INFUSION ADVENTURE: INDIA - team was sent to Delhi, and the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa to conduct two back-to-back 3-day conferences for over 150 indigenous pastors. Ministry was also done in many villages and a Bible school.
September 27
KATRINA RELIEF: Raised and donated $500 to River of Life Assemblies of God Church in Jackson, MI. At the time, they had several hundred people physically
living in their church; most of which were elderly persons from a senior’s home requiring constant medical attention.
September 6
Wired $12,900 to Takoradi, GHANA, West Africa to plant a village church. These funds will also provide a home for the village pastor, and salaries for not only
this pastor, but 8 more pastors in 7 other churches for the next two years.
August 8
Global Infusion begins operations out of our first office.
July 25 2nd Anniversary of Global Infusion
July 22-24
Global Infusion's 2nd Annual Summer Conference.
July 11-19
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - facilitated a team from Colorado Springs, CO. The goal of the trip is to run a VBS, assist in a medical outreach, and complete many light-construction projects.
July 10-15
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - facilitated a 106 member team. The goal of the trip is to install 15 eco-toilets ("waterless toilets") in poverty-stricken area and begin construction of a 10-store "mall" in a different impoverished area.
June 20-30
INFUSION ADVENTURE: UKRAINE -team is sent toKiev, Ukraine. The goal of the trip is to work with the various ministries our contact is involved in. These ministries include a kids camp, several churches, working in the villages outside of Kiev, and street evangelism. The team also brought over 350 lbs. of clothing, food and other items requested by our contact.
June 14
Shipped clothing, food, household items, small appliances, books, and other items requested by our contact in Kiev, Ukraine.
June 3
Shipped medical supplies to Haiti.
May 19
Shipped food, shirts, and other miscellaneous items requested by our contact, and medical supplies to Juárez, Mexico.
April 21
Shipped medical supplies to Juárez, Mexico.
April 16
FUNDRAISER Concert: Participated in the organization of a benefit concert to raise funds for tsunami relief in Asia. After the proceeds had been divided, Global Infusion was able to send $1300 to our contact in India to help with the relief work they are involved in.
March 21-25
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - team is sent to Juárez, Mexico. The goal of the trip is to hold a conference for the local pastors and leaders. The team was made up of pastors from around the United States and conference sessions were held both morning and night.
Over 1,000 toys were collected and shipped to Juárez, Mexico for Christmas.
December 15
Shipped Bibles, shoes, worship cassettes, pictures and other items requested by our contact to Takoradi, Ghana.
November 6-13
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - team is sent to Juárez, Mexico. The goal of the trip is Construction and Teaching. The team completed many building projects, taught sewing classes, and distributed toys, candy, clothes, medicine, and Spanish Bibles.
104 children received full or partial scholarships to attend school for one year.
October 1-12
INFUSION ADVENTURE: GHANA - team is sent to Takoradi, Ghana in West Africa. The focus of the trip is Teaching and Evangelism. The team is able to speak in over a dozen meetings, including a Marriage Conference, and a session on basic health care taught by an R.N. on the team.
An educational fund (Ghana Educational Fund (GEF)) is also established in conjunction with Grace & Faith Ministries. The purpose of the fund is to sponsor children who live in the villages of Ghana who have no resources for education.
August 19
Jonathan and John Haward traveled to North Port, Florida to deliver a $1,000.00 check to Gulf Coast Assembly of God. There were several congregation members whose home’s were destroyed because of Hurricane Charley. The check was given to Pastor Keith Jones to use specifically for families who needed the most help.
July 26
Donated Fender portable Sound System to our contact in Ghana - Pastor Daniel Yaw Akuoko. He was able to take it on the plane home to Africa after the conference. We were also to financially bless both our contacts who came in for the conference (Tim Gamwell - MEXICO, Pastor Daniel Akuoko- GHANA)
July 25 1st Anniversary of Global Infusion
July 24-25
Global Infusion's 1st Annual Summer Conference.
July 1-9
Working with I.C.E. (Inner City Experience), Jonathan Haward (President of G.I.) travels to Belize to help teach sessions, lead worship, and participate with a construction crew building an outreach center for Central Assembly of God in Belize City
June 19-26
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - team is sent to Juárez, Mexico. A grocery store is built in an impoverished area, four bathrooms are renovated in a community center, clothes, toys, candy and Spanish Bibles are distributed
June3
Shipped medical supplies to Haiti.
April 13-17
Reconnaissance team sent to Juárez, Mexico to meet with Tim Gamwell of Life Challenge International; information was gathered and plans were made for future teams to be sent
April 8
Shipped blankets, clothes, shoes, school supplies, hats, gloves to Mexico.
April 4
Global Infusion Worship Center is officially established.
March 27
1st Annual Board Meeting.
February 12
Shipped clothing to Mexico.
Shipped computer monitor, clothing to Ukraine.
January 6
Shipped computer, 25 blankets, hand-knit scarves, gloves and hats to Mexico.
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - team is sent to Juárez, Mexico. The purpose of the trip is to winterize dorms that GI had sponsored and helped to build during this past year. The dorms are currently being used as a group home for young girls from the streets of Juárez. The team insulated the building, tiled and remodeled the bathroom and showers, built an addition on to the existing building to be used as a laundry facility, carpeted the floors, and performed a variety of other tasks. The nighttime temperature inside the building went from 42°F with a heater running all day, to 62°F with no heater.
November 7-17
INFUSION ADVENTURE: INDIA - team is sent to New Delhi, and the Indian state of Orissa to conduct two 3-day conferences simultaneously; one for indigenous Pastors, and one for their wives. Over 150 people were in attendance. Ministry was also done in two nearby villages.
October 2-11
INFUSION ADVENTURE: GHANA - team is sent to Takoradi, Ghana, West Africa. The team holds services in several villages simultaneously, facilitates a seminar for Christian leaders, dedicates a brand new village church sponsored entirely by Global Infusion partners, evangelizes and baptizes new converts in the "Whindo" village, assists with a Bible School graduation and preaches on a national television station.
September 7
Shipped 5 boxes (30 lbs.) of surgical supplies to Haiti.
July 25 3rd Anniversary of Global Infusion
July 3-11
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - facilitated a team from Colorado Springs, CO. The team ran a children’s VBS program in four separate neighborhoods, ministered in various services, laid a concrete slab at a missionary compound, and did some repair work on the dormitories where they were staying.
June 18-July 28
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - facilitated 5 different construction teams with team sizes of 81, 12, 7, 59 and 27 totaling 186 people. The teams continued to work on the "mall" began last year, they finished a children’s play area, they built a volleyball court, several bathrooms onto existing homes, and worked on other construction projects, all in a very impoverished neighborhood located just outside of Juárez (Carlos Chavira).
May 29-June 13
INFUSION ADVENTURE: UKRAINE -team is sent toKiev, Ukraine. The goal of the trip is to facilitate a children's camp, crusade meetings, and minister one-on-one on the street. The team also brought over 234 lbs. of clothing, food and other items requested by our contact. In addition to these donations, Global Infusion was also able to raise and give $5000 to our contacts so they can purchase a vehicle.
May 26
Wired $1400 to Takoradi, Ghana. These funds were for our Ghana Educational Fund (GEF) and also for the completion of the village church construction which began in September of 2005.
May 8-13
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - team is sent to Juárez, Mexico. The goal of the trip is to hold a conference for the local pastors and leaders and community people. The team was made up of pastors from around the United States and conference sessions were held both morning and night.
April 18
Shipped 4 bags (80 lbs.) of surgical supplies to Haiti.
April 12
Wired $6700 to Takoradi, Ghana. These funds were for our Ghana Educational Fund (GEF) and also for the completion of the village church construction which began in September of 2005.
April 10
Shipped 2 boxes (50 lbs.) of baby articles, vitamins, food and kitchen supplies to Juárez, Mexico.
March 1-11
Reconnaissance team was sent to Cairo, Egypt to meet with underground church leaders and develop plan for further outreach. Future ministry will include medical outreach to underpriviledged Egyptians, as well as Sudanese refugees.
Feb. 3
Wired $1489 to Takoradi, Ghana for increasing the salaries of village pastors and ministry staff and beginning the initial cash infusion necessary for building our contacts ninth village church.
Jan. 27
Wired $1126 to Takoradi, Ghana for our Ghana Educational Fund (GEF). Rather than dividing the donation between many children, our contact decided to fund nine years (the remaining education) of 3 village children who are currently in elementary school.
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - team is sent to Juárez, Mexico. They finished a study hall in the girls home that we have been helping to build for the last few years. Many other projects were completed. The team also brought and gave away the following: hats, gloves, jackets, blankets, other articles of clothing, and a laptop computer.
October 22-November 3
INFUSION ADVENTURE: INDIA - team is sent to New Delhi, and the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to conduct a 3-day conference for indigenous Pastors in a city named Ujjain. Ministry was also done in several village churches. The team then traveled to Pipariya, to teach for several days at our contacts accredited Bible college.
October 12-14Global Infusion World Missions Conference Video
September 24-29
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 4 was sent to Juárez, Mexico for our third annual conference held at Centro Victoria. It was a great week with multiple teaching sessions during the day, and powerful services at night.
August 27-31
INFUSION ADVENTURE: GUATEMALA - A team of 3 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala for both ministry and reconnaissance. All the team members ministered at various services, and also visited various potential ministry sites. This will be a new country Global Infusion is adding to our roster of countries. Our contact, Pastor Oseas Cordero, has not had any missions teams help his church or his ministry to this point.
July 30-August 6
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 19 (House of Prayer, Blairsville, GA) was sent to Juárez, Mexico. The team ran also multi-day children’s VBS’s simultaneously, including one day with the Tarahumara Indian children, went out at night to perform dramas and witness through street evangelism, as well as complete several construction projects including building a house.
July 28-August 4
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 18 (Miami Vineyard Community Church, Miami, FL) was sent to Juárez, Mexico. The team ran multi-day children’s VBS’s simultaneously, and worked at several construction sites including beginning a daycare facility.
July 25 4th Anniversary of Global Infusion
July 18-August 7
INFUSION ADVENTURE: UKRAINE -team of 14 is sent toKiev, Ukraine. The team traveled to several villages outside of Kiev where they ministered to people who receive few visitors, and even less exposure to the Gospel.
July 16
OFFICE: Closed on a house in Louisville, TN, which we will be using as our new headquarters! Thank God for this milestone in our history!
Our prayer is that this new asset to the organization will be used for God's glory as we reach people around the world with the love and power of Jesus Christ.
May this house be just the first of many buildings to come that will ultimately be the Global Infusion World Missions Campus!
INFUSION ADVENTURE: EGYPT - A team of 12 was sent to Cairo, Egypt. This was the second of two back-to-back teams facilitating both Sudanese and Egyptian medical clinics, and reaching out to Muslims in the local community.
May 16-31
INFUSION ADVENTURE: EGYPT - A team of 7 was sent to Cairo, Egypt. The team was there to facilitate the medical clinics and participate in a medical outreach, and sharing their faith with local Muslims. Over the course of two weeks, the team hosted several clinics (both Egyptian and Sudanese), seeing and treating literally hundreds of people. The team also went to one of Cairo’s largest garbage dumps to host a clinic, as well as an outdoor church service. Many members of the team spent time with the children in the area too. The team had the opportunity to facilitate a church service in an approved government church (Anglican), and spend several days witnessing on the streets of Cairo.
April 10
Wired $1625 to Takoradi, Ghana. These funds are being used towards building our contacts residence ($500), and ($1125) for our Ghana Educational Fund (GEF).
March 24-31
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 31 (Freedom Church, CO) was sent to Juárez, Mexico. The team ran multi-day children’s VBS’s simultaneously, including one day with the Tarahumara Indian children, went out at night to perform dramas and witness through street evangelism, as well as complete several construction projects.
Januray 19
Wired $2100 to Takoradi, Ghana. These funds are being used towards building our contacts residence.
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Egypt - A team of 12 was sent to Cairo, Egypt. The team facilitated medical clinics to both Sudanese refugees and Egyptians living in trash cities. They also spent time reaching out to Muslims in the local community.
December 6-13
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Guatemala - A team of 8 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala. In addition to continuing our work there of distributing food to those who are starving, the team also facilitated several days of medical clinics where over 175 people were treated. The team also had many opportunities to share the Gospel, preach and teach in several churches, and even paint our contact’s church.
November 10-21
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Thailand - A team of 5 was sent to the following cities in Thailand: Bangkok, Phuket, and Trang. The team spent time evangelizing on the street, reaching out to women who are involved in the sex-tourism industry; the team also ministered the Gospel in schools to hundreds of children.
October 23
Wired $3600 to Takoradi, Ghana to be used towards our Ghana Educational Fund (GEF) - this will sponsor the education, tuition, books, and uniforms for 120 village children. We also wired $500 towards the building of a house for our contact.
October 4-5Global Infusion World Missions Conference
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Guatemala -A team of 8 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala. They went to several refugee shelters that contained people who had survived a disastrous mudslide. They delivered thousands of pounds of food, clothes, soap, mattresses, and other emergency goods. They also conducted several services for the refugees and taught church leadership meetings at our contact’s church.
July 27-Aug. 2
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 22 from Florida and Pennsylvania, was sent to Juárez, Mexico. This team continued the outreach to children through VBS’ in various locations, and worked at several construction sites.
July 25 5th Anniversary of Global Infusion
July 14-20
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 18 (all but 2 were women), from Tampa, FL, was sent to Juárez, Mexico. The team facilitated multi-day conferences for women and young girls in four different locations. They also brought and distributed over 250 lbs. of products for women, make-up, school supplies, toys, and clothing.
July 14-19
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 41, Park West Church in Knoxville, TN, was sent to Juárez, Mexico. The team ran multi-day children’s outreaches simultaneously, one of which numbered over 110 kids, as well as complete several construction projects (continued work on a daycare center, building out of two homes, beginning work on another dorm for girls’ home).
July 12
NEW GLOBAL INTERN!
Another Global Intern has joined the Global Infusion team at Mission Control here in Knoxville, TN. Liz DeStasio has a B.A. in Psychology and a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling. Before coming to Global Infusion, Liz worked with women who had experienced domestic and sexual violence, and provided them with counseling and advocacy.
July 3-13
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Guatemala - A team of 12 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala. This team also was able to reach the Chorti Indians with food, as well as the Gospel. Many of the Indians came forward for prayer, and 2350 lbs. of food was given out. The team also crossed the border into Honduras and ministered on the street to many people.
July 1-9
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Guatemala - A team of 4 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala. The goal of this trip was to continue reaching out to the Guatemala Indians experiencing starvation whom we have been working to reach over the past year.
June 10
LONG-TERM MISSIONS: MIDDLE-EAST - Global Infusion sends out two more long-term missionaries. Their names are Blake and Beth Stice. They will be working with our contact in the Middle-East for 6 months.
May 11-18
INFUSION ADVENTURE: UKRAINE - A team of 3 was sent to Kiev, Ukraine. The goal of this trip was to custom-build a kitchen for our contacts who had just moved into a new apartment two days earlier. The team was able to convert an empty room into a functional kitchen.
Apr. 22-29
INFUSION ADVENTURE: GUATEMALA - A team of 4 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala. The goal of this trip was to purchase, transport, and distribute food to a region of the country (La Union) that is experiencing starvation. The team sent in January reached two villages, and this team reached two more. They distributed over 4,300 lbs. of food to 100 families, evangelized in the villages, and facilitated the Sunday service in Chiquimula at our contact’s church.
April 14
NEW GLOBAL INTERN! - Our first ever Global Intern has joined the Global Infusion team at Mission Control here in Knoxville, TN. Summer Barbely is originally from Ohio, and a graduate of Master’s Commission. She has committed to GI for a year and a half. We thank God for her and her heart for world missions!
Mar. 24-30
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 13, from The Sanctuary in Tampa, FL, was sent to Juárez, Mexico. The team facilitated multi-day conferences for women and young girls in four different locations. They also brought and distributed over 500 lbs. of products for women, make-up, school supplies, toys, and clothing.
March 22-29
INFUSION ADVENTURE: MEXICO - A team of 25 from Freedom Church, CO (and 4 from GI) was sent to Juárez, Mexico. The team ran multi-day children’s VBS’s simultaneously, including one day with the Tarahumara Indian children, went out at night to perform dramas and witness through street evangelism, as well as complete several construction projects (two homes, and preparation of a new daycare center).
January 22-February 2
INFUSION ADVENTURES: GUATEMALA - A team of 3 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala. The goal of this trip was to purchase, transport, and distribute food to a region of the country (La Union) that is experiencing starvation. Many villagers have been eating nothing but bananas for the last several months. The team distributed over 5,000 lbs. of food to 116 families, evangelized in the villages, and held services in the cities. There are over 6,000 people in this area without food, so there is still much work to be done.
January 8
LONG-TERM MISSIONS: MIDDLE-EAST - Global Infusion sends out it’s first long-term missionary. His name is Edwin Rodriguez, and he is from The Sanctuary church in Tampa, FL. He will be working with our contact in the Middle-East.
INFUSION ADVENTURES: Teams were in INDIA, EGYPT and GHANA!
April 7-14
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Guatemala - A team of 5 was sent to Chiquimula, Guatemala. The focus of this trip was evangelism and construction. Three of the men on this trip are skilled laborers and did a tremendous amount of work on both our contact’s city church and his apartment. The team also facilitated several church services, and personally witnessed to hundreds of people on the street. Once again, our team brought food out to the mountain regions where many people are starving.
March 3-10
INFUSION ADVENTURE: Guatemala - A team of 8 traveled to Chiquimula, Guatemala. They did an incredible job handing out food to the starving, ministering the Gospel to the unreached, and doing some light construction on our contact's church!
January 6
NEW GLOBAL INTERN! Another Global Intern has joined the Global Infusion team at Mission Control here in Knoxville, TN. Wes Siegrist was working in video and media for his home church, while also attending school for graphic design and video. He has a huge heart for missions, and has traveled to Thailand, South Korea and Mexico for missions work.
January 1
NEW STAFF MEMBER! Blake Stice officially joined the Global Infusion team as a full-time staff member. Blake is from California, and went to college at Oral Roberts University [B.A.('04), M.B.A.('08)]. He has been going on, leading, and sending short-term mission teams for the past 7 years. Elizabeth, his wife, is also from California and graduated from Oral Roberts University [B.A.('05)]. She is an English Teacher by trade, and has been on, and led many short-term mission trips.
