Compelled To Go
Kenya Update
This past December, we purchased 3 acres in Kijabe Town, Kenya to build an equipping center. This equipping center will be used as a base camp to feed and disciple orphans in the Kijabe Town area, equip the young ladies with vocational skills to help them escape prostitution, and train pastors and evangelist to take the gospel to people that have never heard the name of Jesus Christ.
The next project for this property will include fencing to divide the usage between agriculture and training. We will also be providing clean water for the people and irrigate the farm land. After this is done, we will start on building the structure that will house the training center and kitchen.
The next mission journey will be leaving in May as we take a team to minister to the physical needs while sharing Christ to meet their spiritual needs. Ask God to pour out His favor on this team as they step out of their comfort zone to serve Him.
And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.' Matthew 28:18-20
We're all called to spread the Gospel. There are opportunities for you to help locally and internationally, by serving with one of our local mission partners, or by going on a mission trip.
Serving Locally Through Love Loud
Love Loud is how our church most directly serves our community. Volunteers are recruited through Connect Groups, and Love Loud projects are scheduled throughout the year to provide opportunities for Biltmore to demonstrate God’s love and reach out to the needs of the community. These strategic efforts are planned to reach the lost and un-churched, and minister to the needs of people through school projects, medical clinics, feeding the hungry, and other areas of outreach as needed.
Serving Locally Through Our Partners
Local and Regional ministries give us the framework to get outside the walls of our building and share the love of Christ in our community. Check out our partners below and contact us with your interest to serve.
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries
Handy men or women needed. If you like to see projects come together, we have a few gratifying jobs that make our facility more efficient and a lot nicer to look at including:
- Landscape: Pull weeds, rake the yard, clean flower beds, and around building
- Teachers (Trade or academic): crafts, resume building, computer software, etc.
- Discipleship Mentors
- Chaperone for outings
- Serve a meal to the homeless
- Donate clothing
Asheville Pregnancy Support Services
Volunteers are needed in the following areas of this vital ministry that serves over 2,000 women in crisis situations. Desired skills: Graphic Design; Marketing; Donation Processing; Mailings; Newsletters which go out four times a year; Christmas Cards-writing out; addressing and processing for mailing; Cleaning Center or grounds. The following items are always needed:
- Wal-Mart Gift Cards
- New Baby Clothes (0-24 months)
- New Maternity Clothes
- Baby Furniture
- Baby Formula
Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
Volunteers needed in the Crisis Ministry, Jail Ministry, Women and Children’s Shelter Ministry, Medical Ministry and Thrift Store/Donation Center. Opportunities such as Clothes Closet, Food Pantry, Receptionists, Warehouse Workers and Maintenance are available. Contact Lynn McKinney for additional opportunities at 828.259.5305.
The Body
A community of authentic, relational disciples of Jesus Christ in West Asheville, that meets on Wednesday and Sunday to minister to the needs of the un-churched. Contact Carter Pounders at 828.242.6673.
Buncombe Baptist Resource Center
Partnering with approximately 100 congregations in the Buncombe County area with one thing in common…a commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ, His work and His Kingdom. For specific volunteer opportunities, contact Norma Melton at 828.252.1864.
Celebrate Recovery
Service opportunities at Celebrate Recovery include greeting, resource table, help in the kitchen, and prayer team.
Prison Ministry (Craggy Correctional Center, Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women, Buncombe County Correctional Center, Buncombe County Detention Center)
For more information contact Samantha or call 828.687.1111.
SPAN (Servants Paying Attention to Needs)
The SPAN ministry focuses on sharing Jesus while providing home repairs and small-scale remodeling services to Biltmore members and non-members in the community. These services are aimed at those who do not have the financial and/or physical ability to maintain their residences at a safe and basic livable condition.
To find out more information on our mission partners, visit the Mission Wall outside of Terrace Hall on the Arden Campus.
Serving Internationally Through Mission Trips
There are few things more life-changing than serving on a mission trip. It's hard to come back and take what you have for granted after seeing the desperation and need in third world countries. The 2012 mission trip schedule is being developed and will include trips to work with our strategic partners in Kenya, Haiti and Guatemala.
Haiti
Touching the lives of the orphans and the poor in Haiti is the passionate call God has given to Cody and Maria Whittaker. The orphan child sponsorship program helps provide care and support to both the orphaned children and the Haitian families that are caring for them. Haitian families who were previously living in tents have been able to move into houses because of this ministry. These children and families are being taught the Word of God with the single goal of making disciples for Christ. If you would like to learn more about this ministry visit their website.
Guatemala
Hope for Guatemala was launched by Jose Armas to minister to the needs of orphans and their families in Zone 18 of Guatemala City. This ministry currently serves over 200 children who represent about 120 families, and as a result impacts the lives of more than 1000 people on a weekly basis. The orphan child sponsorship program enables this ministry to provide for the spiritual, nutritional, educational and medical needs of orphans. If you would like to learn more about this ministry visit their website.
Kenya
Mission One, led by Pastor Wilfred Githongo Kabiru and his wife, Rahab, is a multi-ministry approach with an organized effort to reach children who have been orphaned by the AIDS epidemic and illnesses attributed to poor health and the absence of clean water. They are working to bring water to the entire village of Kijabe Town and build a Orphan Care and Equipping Center that will meet the basic needs of these children, train girls in a trade so they can feed their families, and train future leaders to reach their people for Christ.
We are also working to establish a village and church to reach the Maasai, an unreached nomadic tribe in Kenya. The Maasai follow water sources, so we plan to build a well that can act as a home base for the tribe, where we can provide food, clothing, and medical care, as well as plant a church to minister to this unreached tribe.
For a list of upcoming mission trips, visit the Missions Calendar