Brookwood is committed to impacting the world beyond the walls of our building. We seek to share the love of Christ through community, state, national, and international ministries.
We want to facilitate and enable God's people to be obedient to our Great Commission task to reach the world with the love of Christ. Our desire and our goal is "To Guide Everyone We Meet To A Life Centered In Christ."
We want to provide all people an opportunity to hear, understand, and respond to the gospel in their own cultural context. We have embraced the Acts 1:8 challenge to be Christ's witnesses throughout the world.
We want to provide all people an opportunity to hear, understand, and respond to the gospel in their own cultural context. We have embraced the Acts 1:8 challenge to be Christ's witnesses throughout the world.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will by my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8 (HCSB)
Brookwood commits itself to a comprehensive missions involvement in its community (its Jerusalem), state (its Judea), continent (its Samaria), and the world (the ends of the earth). We support the following ministries both financially and through volunteer participation. For more information on these ministries please contact Donny Lee, Missions/Influence Minister.
2012 Snapshots
Two of the local ministries that Brookwood partners with in the Shreveport/Bossier area are The HUB and Purchased. Click here for some highlights from 2012.
LOCAL AREA MISSIONS
Brookwood partners with several community ministries to help them serve the community better. We provide ministry needs such as cleaning supplies, canned foods, first aid suplies, linens, clothing, etc. Please continue to give, and encourage others to give. You can find detailed donation requests by downloading our Ministry Partner Needs brochure.Click here for a list of ways Brookwood members and LifeGroups can get invloved and make an impact on the Shreveport/Bossier area.
Common Ground is looking for 6-8 interns for this summer to run the day camp for the neighborhhod children. If you are interested in one of these positions, download information and an application.
LOUISIANA MISSIONS
Louisiana Baptist Builders Needs Your Help!Projects across the state are in need of volunteers, in the spirit of Acts 1:8, consider volunteering with Louisiana Baptist Builders. For information on volunteering contact Jeff Woodrich, mission builder strategist, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call 225.975.0848. Information on Louisiana Baptist Builders can be found at www.LBC.org/BaptistBuilders. New videos are posted, as well as an updated project list, please pray how you can be involved!
Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
A home that provides love and support for children without homes. Brookwood participates in the home's yearly food drive in September. We collect commercially canned or processed foods, dry goods, paper goods, toiletry items, and cleaning supplies during September for the Fall Food Roundup. Contibutions can be dropped off at the church Information Center at that time. Mark the contributions "FFR".
NATIONAL MISSIONS
We support the North American Mission Board through our Global Missions Offering.INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
CambodiaBrookwood works with IMB missionaries in Cambodia and has taken several trips to do surgeries in Phnom Penh; and medical clinics and veterinarian work in several muslim villages. The missionary we work with is presently translating the Bible into the Cham language and discipling in the villages where new churches have started. He will not be hosting groups for at least a couple of years. Pray that he will be able to translate the scriptures clearly during this endeavor.
Ethiopia
Brookwood works in Ethiopia to meet needs in cooperation with our workers on the ground there. Call Donny, Missions/Influence Minister, at the church for more information.
Honduras Mission Trip [Evangelism, Bible Clubs]
Trip Dates: Monday, July 15 - Sunday, July 21, 2013
Trip Leader: Donny Lee
Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Villages outside of Tegucigalpa
Level 1 Starter: Travel by school bus and vehicles to ministry locations. Stay in mission house with 3 bathrooms/showers; extra wide bunk beds; living room with wi-fi, TV, and ping pong table; very nice dining area; no AC, fans only. Meals cooked for us by Ignite mission staff and eat in some restaurants. Ministry is done in churches, schools, and outdoors.
Brookwood works with Sam and Peggy Feazel of Ignite Missions in Honduras to provide volunteers, supplies, and financial support to minister to the people of Honduras. In July 2012 we had three teams- a Kid’s Bible Club team, a Women’s Retreat team, and an Eye Glass Clinic team. The Kid’s Bible Club team went to the two villages each day. In the morning they went to the village of Trojes and the afternoon to the village of Corillitos. We did music, Bible story, crafts, recreation, and illusions with them each day. The Kid’s team had 41 kids pray to receive Christ. The Women’s Retreat team worked at the church in Corillitos each day teaching on the Fruit of the Spirit. The retreat was a great blessing to the women of three villages who attended. They never get the special treatment and encouragement through God’s word the way they did during this special week in their lives. Several of them said that this was the best week in their lives. All but one of the women were Christians and 48 of them made rededications of their lives to Christ. Their was one that gave her life to Christ for the first time. The Eye Clinic was held in four different villages and each person that came through was counseled by one of Ignite Mission’s team pastors. Many people were fitted with glasses and are now able to read. Their were 13 people who received Christ as their Savior through this great ministry. We thank all of those who helped send us, provide materials for ministry and who prayed for us along the way. During the week there was a total of 55 salvations and 48 rededications. God truly blessed.
Mexico Mission Trip
Trip Dates: Saturday, June 29 - Saturday, July 6, 2013
Location: Cordoba, Mexico and Villages in Southern Mexico
In-Town Group Level 1 Starter: Travel by bus and vehicles to ministry locations. Stay in apartments with bathrooms/showers and bunk beds. No AC, only fans. Meals cooked by the MITC staff. No hiking or camping. Ministry is done in churches or houses.
Outback Group Level 2 Physical Active: Travel by bus and vehicles to ministry locations. Stay in churches on concrete floors with a pad, sleeping bag, and mosquito net or tent. Also, stay in some homes on beds at times. No AC, only fans. Sometimes hiking involved. Meals cooked by families in the villages. Bathing can be in a shower, by bucket or in a river. Bathrooms can be indoor or an outhouse. Ministry is done in churches or houses.
In the Summer of 2012 the number of short-term missionaries that traveled to Mexico was 14: 7 Brookwood members, 2 Woodridge members, 2 from Kansas, 2 from Tyler, and 1 from Greenwood. The MITC Team had 7 people and the Outback Team had 7 people. The MITC team went out from Cordoba each day to 5 different villages and saw around 700 to 800 people in their medical clinics for the week. The Outback Team went to four villages and saw around 400 people for the week in their medical clinics. While we did the clinics the MITC students and pastors of churches preached and shared the gospel one on one with those who were waiting to see the doctors. Donny also shared the gospel with the kids through the use of balloon sculptures, juggling and illusions. The doctors and those working in the clinics were able to pray with many of the patients who came in with physical needs; but who also had spiritual needs. It was a wonderful sight to see doctors, interpreters, and other team members kneeling with a patient or a family and praying for their needs. The pastors were so grateful that someone would come to their village to help them reach people for Christ by meeting physical needs. It opened doors for them with people in their villages that may have taken years to open otherwise.
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection
In 2012 we collected 190 shoeboxes for kids around the world.
Each year in October and November you can pick up your "How to Pack A Shoe Box" brochure at Brookwood's Influence Center. Each year shoeboxes containing toys, school supplies, and toiletries are used by God to tansform the hearts and souls of millions of children and their family members in some 100 countries. The shoebox you give can be that box that changes a child's life forever. Samaritan's Purse includes in each box given a small book of Bible studies and the plan of salvation in their language.
How Do I Get A Passport?
Everyone who plans to go on an international mission trip must have a U.S. passport. It takes a few weeks to receive your passport after making application for one; therefore, it is advantageous for anyone who plans to travel out of the U.S. in the future to go ahead an apply for a passport. A passport is good for 5 years if you are 17 years of age or younger, and for those 18 years of age or older it is good for 10 years. Click here to find all the information you need on how to apply for a new passport or reapply for one.
Donations for Mission Trips
We collect various items for the mission trips that we do here at Brookwood. Bring your donations to the Brookwood Influence Center and mark them "MT" so that we will know they are for our mission trips. Needed items are listed below:
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste (travel size)
- Fuzzy Sticks (pipe cleaners)
- Sm. Stuffed Animals
- Kid's Meal Size Toys
- Soccer Balls
- Basketballs
- Ball Pumps & Needles
- Playground Balls (All Sizes)
- Money for eye glasses, medicines, tracts, & Bibles
Short-term Mission Trip Application