Missionary Training – Fortifying the Armor of God
During
the Fall and Winter months we will be preparing for the mission field through a
number of trainings. Nick is a Civil
Engineer and I’m a Surgical Assistant & Wound Care Specialist. Although we have professional licenses within
our specialties, we have a multitude of trainings to help us thrive on the
mission field as long-term missionaries. TMS Global provides and connects us
with these trainings - it’s their job to equip us to be good missionaries. We
like to think of these trainings as fortifying our Armor of God.
Here’s
a snapshot of our upcoming trainings and how these will fit into our ministry
in Sierra Leone……
October 2019 - Heidi
Certified Wound Care Specialist
Training – Cleveland, Ohio
This
training is essential to our ministry by giving Heidi the extensive knowledge she
will need about wound injury, healing and treatments. Heidi will be helping the local clinic and remote
villages with wound care and hygiene on Sherbro Island.
January 2020 – Nick & Heidi
TMS Global Gathering – Cypress,
Turkey
During
this mandatory training with our worldwide TMS family, we will be debriefing
about our progress of re-entry onto the mission field. TMS Global will be evaluating our emotional,
psychological, physical and spiritual health, as well as, discussing our
proposed first year in Sierra Leone. We discuss the progress of the
relationships with our ministry partners, language plans, proposed housing, proposed
Bible studies, ministry projections, emergency evacuation plans, and development
of a plan of self-preservation. Lastly, we review our financial support in
comparison to our proposed budget to sustain us in Sierra Leone for 5 years - TMS
Global gives us the green light to launch, once our funding is in place. This is a time of profound prayer as we
mentally prepare to leave our friends and family in the US and enter a new
culture.
May 2020 - Nick
Equip International Well and
Borehole Drilling – Marion, North Carolina
Nick
will learn how to provide a safe, potable water supply in remote locations and
how to manually drill with simple, less expensive, percussion methods and hand
augers. Well and borehole drilling and maintenance will be Nick’s mainland and
outreach ministry on Sherbro Island.
We pray that you would consider supporting us
as we commit to serve in Sierra Leone for 5 years beginning in 2021
All
4 Him,
Nick
& Heidi Griffiths