Short Term Missions
Our annual Peru Day Camp trip took place Dec. 30, 2016 – Jan. 7, 2017 with great participation from
I.P.C., Twin Lakes Camp, and the Peru Mission churches. Approximately 140 children were served. The
Fall medical and construction trip to Peru took place Sept. 27 – Oct. 7.
Missions Conference (February 23-26, 2017)
The theme of the 2017 Missions Conference was “Come and See,” taken from John 4:29. Dr. Paul
Kooistra, former director of the Presbyterian Church in America’s (PCA) missions agency, Mission to the
World (MTW), was the keynote speaker. Missionary guests included Alex and Stefany Mark, pastor of
First Scots Presbyterian Church, Beaufort, South Carolina; Hermes and Alleen Tomás of Peru Mission in
Trujillo, Peru; and Tim and Andrea Kay of African Bible University in Kampala, Uganda. A special
offering was collected to support Jessica Wiggins in her short-term service to Peru Mission and to defray
publishing costs for the translation of one of Terry Johnson’s books into Chinese, a project sponsored by
the Chinese Reformed Seminary, Taipei.
I.P.C. Day Camp at Point Pleasant
Another camp enrollment record was broken with 685 campers attending over the 8 one-week sessions
(34 campers more than last summer). 89% of the campers were not members of I.P.C. Camp employed 28
high school and college students. Eleven of I.P.C.’s middle school students volunteered. Staff
meetings/dinners were held every Monday night in the homes of different staff members to conduct camp
business and have a Bible study together. This summer we studied “Questions God Asks.” Thank you to
everyone who contributed to the success of this camp.
Moral Concerns Subcommittee
The Moral Concerns Committee led the congregation in our efforts to stand for life in 2017.
- In the spring and fall we participated in the “40 Days for Life” prayer campaigns at the abortion
clinic in Savannah.
- In October we stood alongside other churches in the "National Life Chain."
- Our attendance at the "March for Life" in Washington D.C. was completed with a full busload of
Christians, 48 persons.
- Presentation to our youth was made in October to encourage them to attend the March for Life and
to become involved in committee activities.
- On September 23, 2017 Students For Life America and Coastal Empire RTL sponsored a kickoff
event & concert at the Savannah Civic Center Arena. Mr. Paul Rogers attended with some of the
I.P.C. Youth.
- Ms. Paula Kinard (United for Life for His Glory / Coastal Empire Right to Life) made a presentation
to the committee and any interested members of I.P.C. about God’s workings in the Low Country
and the new women's THRIVE healthcare clinic in Savannah due to open 2018.
- Several members of I.P.C. did sidewalk counseling regularly, and over 20 babies were spared
abortion through God’s intervention this year.
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