Missions

"If you have Christ in your heart, you must have missions on your mind"

A major goal of our church is service to others, reaching out in love with our time, talents, hearts, hands and prayers. We support the work of local, national and international missions through hands-on activities and fundraisers.

               The Robinsons - Haiti

Bruce and Deb Robinson		Bulldozer bought and sent by Mendon Church to build roads and clear fields for farming and to literally move mountains!

The Mendon-Haiti Connection, and the Challenges Beyond Port-au-Prince

There is not a person reading this column who has not heard about the earthquakes and devastation in Haiti. Our congregation, Mendon Church, has a long history supporting mission work in Haiti. We have a direct pipeline in the support of Bruce Robinson, an engineer-turned-missionary with an organization called CrossWorld. He has served in northern Haiti for more than 25 years; Bruce is also a personal friend of our pastor, the Reverend David L. Smith. Mendon Church has supported Bruce for over 17 years. Ten years ago the congregation purchased a Caterpillar bulldozer and had it air-lifted to Haiti. Bruce has used the bulldozer to fix rutted roads, to improve land for farming, school and church construction.    Bruce has explained that thousands of Port-au-Prince residents have fled the capital, returning to the provinces where many of them have roots. Bruce, his wife Deb, and the bulldozer from Mendon have been helping with the transition. Our donations have helped to provide food, clothing, shelter and medical care for these people. One key project has been to put more land into use for raising crops - either though draining wet land or irrigating land that is dry. Most of the international aid has gone to the capital, which is still in chaos.

An invitation: The Mendon Church family is in this for the long haul. We invite you to join with us in prayer for Haiti and its people and actively support future projects. We continue to welcome donations throughout the year that help support the Robinsons' ministry in northwest Haiti.  If you wish to donate, please make your checks payable to Mendon Church and mark them "Haiti Relief." Our mailing address is Mendon Church, P O Box 188, Mendon, NY 14506. Thank you!

            Helimission

A medical outreach to missionaries and natives of third-world countries providing helicopter support.

         Beaj Beacham - Nigeria

		Mendon Church supports the teaching efforts of Beaj Beacham in a Christian school for children of missionaries in Jos, Nigeria.
Beaj Beacham with children from orphanage.

         The McKees - Kenya to Texas

The McKees have been working in Kenya as Wycliffe Bible Translators until just recently. They are now in Texas where Carol continues the work she did in Kenya while Rob teaches anthropology and prepares people to become Wycliffe Translators in the field.

             Salva Dut - Water for Sudan

Salva Dut pumping water from wells "Water for Sudan" project built.

We foster a personal relationship with our International Missionaries through regular email correspondence and their personal visits to our church.  "And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."  Hebrews 13:16

           Benincasa - Home for the Terminally Ill in the hamlet of Mendon

Hospice in Mendon	Spaghetti Dinner for Benincasa

     Open Door Mission

     Cameron Community Center

Outside the local area, the church works with the Whittiers in Arizona in support of Native American and Vietnamese refugees; the Menaul School in New Mexico, an ecumenical multicultural preparatory school.

The Missions Committee coordinates the many fundraising activities that support the Missions projects such as the annual spaghetti dinner, and keeps the congregation informed about the status of missions projects and causes.