Luke and Tina Griffin connecting you to tribal missions Come listen and be challenged by speakers and bands from around the country here in Camdenton, Missouri THIS WEEKEND! Hope to see you there! This year’s theme is to reach the Tribes in our world who have NEVER heard the Gospel. PLAY A PART in what God’s doing world-wide. MORE INFO HERE!
CROSSOVER KICK OFF HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!! – come check it out!
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Crossover Music Festival PARTNERS with New Tribes!
A unique MISSIONS and MUSIC festival right here on our NTM Campus at the Lake of the Ozarks. We are partnering with Crossover Music Festival this year. Our campus will be open for campers to come and set up their tents for rustic camping starting June 10th and camp until the 13th.
Crossover Music Festival joins forces with New Tribes. Get your tickets while you can!
June 10th hang out all day at the our NTM campus campground and enjoy great Music, Speakers – our very own Gracia Burnham and Tina Marie Griffin, Tribal Village Scenes (find out how God can use you to reach remote people groups around the world), Campus Talks and Tours, Scripture Tower, Wacky Olympics and more. What a way to bond with your Youth Group!
June 10th, 11th & 12th enjoy all the above during the day and at 3pm head over to Lake Ozark Amphitheater for Crossover Music Festival. Artists will be Mandisa, Decemeradio, SanctusReal, Fireflight, Grits and more.
Learning about planting tribal churches will be the main focus at the festival this year.
Register soon at: www.crossoverfestival.org and experience a life-changing event this June!
(written by Dave Meyers)
Check out what God did in this village!
AWAYO – Fear to Faith from New Tribes Mission on Vimeo.
It’s Official AND It’s Official…
Well its official! Our foreign field where we will be serving once we graduate in May will be
Griffins join staff @ MTC!
A) Cambodia
B) Africa
C) Anywhere far and scary
Actually, it’s Roach, Missouri! That name sounds like a mission field! We have formally been asked to join the Development and Mobilization team here on campus and enter into the amazing staff family here at MTC. This means that we are in our last semester of classes and our full-time ministry will start in a few short months. Luke has been getting involved in his ministry and
meeting with missionary candidates regarding the finances needed to get to the field and how to build a partnership team. I have some upcoming speaking engagements where the opportunity to share about foreign missions to our younger generation will be the main focus! Through this, God has continued to confirm in our hearts that this is where we need to be.
The OTHER official news is that we have Griffin bambino #2 due at the end of August! Keep us in prayer as Luke is cooking and cleaning a lot more often now that I have been having rather nasty morning (afternoon/night) sickness. Thank you for being a part of our team!
the Griffins adopt 16 teenagers………..for the night
MTC youth group that the Griffins love and adore
Bam, Bam, Bam!! I ran down the stairs and peeked through the curtain to see a half dozen teens shivering outside our door.
“Let the fun begin” I thought as they burst through the door and made themselves at home. Another dozen or so were hot
on their heels. We’re gonna have a FULL HOUSE tonight!
We had a blast hosting the MTC youth Bible study at our house a couple nights ago. The MTC staff and students’ teens played games, had praise and worship and studied the Bible together. These teens are hungry for truth and challenge US to pursue God as much as they do. What a privilege to be a part of their lives.
Griffin in the kitchen…watch out!!
Smoke rolled out when I opened the doors to the oven. No, nothing was on fire I was just searing a crust on the prime rib I was cooking for the staff appreciation party. The whole kitchen was filled with the smells of hot rolls, oven roasted new potatoes, and coffee brewing. It was getting down to crunch time as we prepared to plate food for 136 hungry missionary staff. This meal was the students way of showing our appreciation for all of the hard work and time that the staff here at MTC spend in making this training possible. Tina took a trip back in time to her high school and college days of waiting tables and I jumped back into restaurant mode from my days in the commercial kitchen. What a great opportunity to put our teamwork class to practice as we served those that normally serve us.
Luke as head chef for the MTC Staff Appreciation Christmas banquet
Griffins Survive Youth Retreat!!
Luke preparing last minute notes for youth retreat
Thirty-five teens laughed till they cried as Tina and Luke made complete fools of themselves on stage at this year’s MTC youth winter retreat. We were performing one of those skits where we couldn’t talk to each other but we had to figure out what the other person was doing. I guess the correct term is “improve.”
We were ecstatic when asked to be the guest speakers at Camp Mocomi for all the teenagers of the staff and students here at MTC. We had an awesome time getting to minister to these teens through Tina’s presentation on the lies of pop culture and Luke’s message on the truth of God’s Word. Many long lasting friendships were made over a short 48 hour period. Pray for us as we continue to minister and study here in MO.
Tina speaks on the power of media influence on our youth at retreat
The Griffins are heading to the woods…
No, not hunting for deer…even though that sounds like fun! Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to diligently prepare five workshops for
Griffins speaking at upcoming MTC Youth Retreat @ Camp Mocomi
an upcoming MTC youth winter retreat at camp Macomi located in the middle of nowhere, Missouri. We are jam-packing the minivan with the “must haves” and trailing 35 anxious teens on a bus on Friday, November 6th. The theme of the weekend is the power of media influence on our youth. With the average teen today watching or listening to over 60 hours of “entertainment” weekly, our next generation’s worldview is being shaped by what Hollywood proclaims instead of the truth found in Christ. That’s alarming…
The teens from the Missionary Training Center are leaders in their communities and are excited to take this information to their schools and help their friends in need. After Tina shares her workshops entitled HOLLYWOOD EXPOSED, Luke will talk about our Identity being centered in Christ. We are so excited to share this truth with the youth here on campus at a fun-filled, informative retreat! For more information you can check out www.tinamarielive.com.
Luke finds himself in pulpit of local church…
Luke preaches at New Home Baptist Church
My main squeeze Luke spoke at New Home Baptist Church in Camdenton a week ago Sunday to fill in for the pastor who was out of town. It was so neat to see God use him and to see how much he’s grown in such a short period of time. Luke spoke to the church about how the issue of acceptance is so often misunderstood in our Christian walk.
He opened the sermon with his almost fatal suicide attempt, brought on by a distorted view of the way God accepted him. Many people were nodding in agreement throughout the service and it was awesome to see Luke’s message change hearts. He loves being used by God to help change people’s misconceptions on acceptance. Please pray that God will continue to use us to minister to those that are hurting and lost.
An Indonesian Long House in Missouri?
Bouncing along on the back of the 4-wheeler my mind races ahead to the project that we are about to undertake. Coming to a stop at the base of the mountain, I unload my machete and prepare to hike with the others to the site of our new youth project.
Forging our way up the mountain, I begin to think of all the teens that will hike the same trail next June.
Tina and I pray that they come away challenged to take a serious look at missions instead of it just being another “cool experience.”
Indonesian Hut we are constructing for a huge youth project
While hacking our way through the last undergrowth, we step out into a clearing the length of a football field and half as wide. This field, etched into the side of the hill and hidden from the rest of the world, will be the sight of our new interactive tribal experience for teens. God opened the door for us to host a summer youth festival on the school’s 320 acre campus allowing thousands of teens to learn about missions.
After hiking up to a village, they will experience what tribal life is like, from walking through huts to hearing people actually speaking in a tribal language. In addition, there will be an interactive course as well as a speaker sharing about what tribal church planting entails and the need for missionaries in all parts of the world. All this in hopes of challenging teens to be a part of what God is doing world-wide. These are exciting times!
Until the last tribe is reached… Luke & Tina Griffin
