Time for a staff function!!!

Edward Hildebrand worshiping

Pastor Vernon Jacobs sharing

June 28th was a GREAT day for the staff at Monte Christo Miqlat (MCM), because we had our first bi-annual staff function for 2012!  The event, hosted at Tiffany's Community Care Center, started out with lively praise and worship led by our very own Uncle Edward which always gets us all 'fired up.' We were also blessed to receive a warm welcome and message from one of our own board members, Pastor Vernon Jacobs.  His message was an eye opener and motivation to all of us, focusing on the Prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10...enlarging and increasing our own and MCM's territory.  He emphasized that 'territory' does not have to mean real estate or financial gain.  There are so many ways this prayer can be incorporated into life.  Those include: 1) Influence...asking God to expand the area in which you and the ministry can be of influence to others, 2) Responsibility...asking God to increase our area of responsibility whether

Aletia Grundling motivating team

personally or in our jobs, 3) Boundaries...praying specifically for what boundaries you want the Lord to broaden such as personal job coverage, ministry geographical coverage, etc. 4) Time...though God won't necessarily freeze time, He can help us to manage time better and be more efficient both personally and in the ministry and 5) Family...asking God to expand our family relationships whether it be for a spouse, children, etc. 

The braai team

Our very own Aletia Grundling, MCM's CEO, gave her first staff presentation and provided an evaluation of the last 6 months of MCM's performance.  She highlighted a number of 'WOW Moments' for each focus area and ministry and we were all blessed to be reminded about all that God has done in the last 6 months!  We concluded our staff function activities with a wonderful braai prepared by these pictured members of our Sports and Administrative teams, as well as lunch prepared by other members of the MCM team.  We are grateful to everyone who helped to put together such an AWESOME staff function.  We all look forward to the next one in November!!!