Ryan Ballein

This summer approximately fifty people from Riverview Church will be traveling to Monterrey Mexico to serve Back 2 Back Ministries.  As many of you already know our goal at Riverview is to “make sacrificial followers of Christ, who make sacrificial followers of Christ who go”.  It is my personal belief that the most important word in this statement is the “GO”.  As a Christ follower I believe my goal is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to every ends of the earth through: cultural relevance, a knowledge of the scripture, and a heart that desires to serve the needy and help the poor.

While this trip is going to awesome it is also going to be very expensive.  As a group we have started coming up with a few ideas such as a: car wash, parents night out, and my favorite putting on a benefit concert. So far we have only tossed out a few ideas but if any of you know of any bands that would be interested in helping out an awesome cause let me know.  I am really excited about the potential to an awesome concert that is composed of good music that is funding a much greater cause.

This is the video from last years trip thanks to Mr. Arron Kite

One verse that has stuck with me for the past few weeks if from the gospel of John when Jesus heals the blind man.  The disciples question the reason this man is blind,  some of them believe it was because of this man’s sin and other imply that it is the result of his father’s sin and this is Jesus’ response, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” It is my prayer that my life and Church would live in this way so  that God might be displayed in our lives.