Nebraska AIM 2009

Getting On The Plane

2009-07-03T08:23:00.002-05:00

Every AIMer is checked in here at the airport in Kingston, Jamaica and everyone will be getting on their airplane! Praise The Lord!!! Our time here in Jamaica went by fast, but everyone enjoyed the ministry time. We will be in the USA in just a short time. Thank you for your prayers and please pray for us as we fly back home! God Bless you all!!! See you in Nebraska!!!

Pastor Mike Maroney

City of Refuge

2009-07-01T22:12:00.002-05:00

Today the entire 2009 Nebraska AIM team was able to go to the City of Refuge and minister to over 70 children and adults. The City of Refuge is an orphanage for abandoned children and children who are involved in court cases. Missionaries Steve and Kim Puffpaff are the directors of the City. We had such a wonderful time ministering to the children. We presented puppet songs, object lessons, and Bible stories to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the beautiful children! After the ministry time around 10 children raised their hands to give their lives to Jesus! That is why we are here in Jamaica!!! We had our lunch at the City of Refuge (which was delicious) and then we spent a little over and hour playing games, painting faces, and tying balloons for the children!

Today was the final day for ministry here on the Island as far as the organized places of ministry goes, because where ever we go here in Jamaica there are opportunities for ministry! Tomorrow will be our final day in Jamaica and the AIM team will be going the Dunns River Falls and to the "tourist" thing tomorrow.

Thank you for your many prayers through out this entire trip!!! I want to encourage you to check out the pictures from today because words just can't express the beauty of the mountains where the City of Refuge calls home. God Bless!!!

Pastor Mike Maroney

Projects Day

2009-06-30T22:31:00.002-05:00

Today the teams were in different Churches doing some service projects. The two Churches that we went to were Moores and Summerfield. Both Churches were in need of a paint job and so the Nebraska AIM team set out to meet the needs. What was really neat was that following the painting the teams were able to minister to the people of the Churches!!!

I have talked about what God is doing in the people of the Churches and the Schools that we have ministered in, however God is ministering to the students that are one this missions trip! On Monday we were able to have a service just among the AIMers where Pastor Bruce Riddle shared from God's Word. During that service Pastor Bruce asked for some testimonies, and one of the students shared that God was giving a new start for her life and she no longer feared the future.

What a blessing it has been to see how God is using the students of Nebraska here in Jamaica!

One quick testimony from the team that went to Moores Assembly of God. At the end of the service the altars were opened for people who needed a physical healing. A man came forward who said he could not hear 100% from his right hear. The students prayed for him and the Holy Spirit opened up his ear! The man said that everything was louder when the team was done praying for him. Even the Pastor of the Moores Church came for healing on her shoulder and when the students finished praying she was able to lift her hands and praised God!!!

God is doing a wonderful work in and through the 2009 Nebraska AIM team! Thanks you for your prayers!!!

Pastor Mike Maroney

Today Was For Rest

2009-06-27T22:34:00.002-05:00

Today we were able to have a full day of rest and relaxation, with some shopping. However our main purpose still remains ministering to the people of Jamaica. As of right now we are done ministering in the Public Schools. There are three more days of ministering in different Churches. Between the two teams we will be doing 10 more services in the remaining three days of ministering!!! So please continue to continue to pray for us.

We have updated the pictures from our missions trip! Please enjoy and use the pictures as a prayer tool!

Click here for pictures.

Friday 6-26-09

2009-06-26T15:32:00.004-05:00

Some of the team is sitting in the dinning area waiting for the rest of the team to come in from their room for our midday meal. We have a breakfast around 6:30 am, then a dinner at 3:30 pm, and a meal after our evening service which is usually around 11:00 pm.

God has been so good with providing each of us with health and strength to do His work every day! And it has to be recognized because of the many prayers that are being sent up to the Throne Room of Heaven on our behalf by all of you! Thank you so very much.

A couple testimonies that were not put into the last post that were from yesterday. One of the teams yesterday went to a Primary and Junior High school which is ages 5-13. At the beginning of the program to just get the children's attention they did a game called "Let's Make Rain" were they rub and clap their hands together. As soon as they began the game it literally began to rain, and it rained hard! It was as God was saying "I Am with you!" There were exactly 200 children at this program and about 180 of those children responded to the Salvation call! Praise The Lord!!!

The other team went to a high school and presented the Gospel of Jesus Christ that had approximately 1000 students. At this program there was about 30 students that responded to the Salvation call!!!

The 2009 AIM team is experiencing something everyday that is not seen in the USA, and that is Bible verses on posters and painting on the walls of all the public schools! The students receive Biblical training from an early age and so the soil that the seed that is being scattered on too is ready to receive!!! Praise The Lord for the work that He has already done here in Jamaica!!!

Thank you again for all of your prayers!!! God Bless!!!

Pastor Mike Maroney

Remember to look at the pictures here.

Finally, A New Post

2009-06-25T23:40:00.003-05:00

I want to say thank you to all who have been praying for the 2009 NE AIM team here in Jamaica! I apologize for not having any update until now, but I just discovered the internet here at the hotel today ...... Praise The Lord!

Wednesday night was the first opportunity for the team to be in ministry. We have split the team up into two separate teams of 25 people. We went to two different churches last night. One testimony that was given by the team that went to the AG Church in Stewarton was that a young man by the name of Glennville responded to Salvation in Jesus Christ.

We have also been able to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the School System here in Jamaica! Praise the Lord for open doors and for receptive hearts!!! Again I ask to you continue to lift this Missionary Team to the Lord of Heaven in your prayers! God's Blessing to you all!

Pastor Mike Maroney

2009 Aim Final Training Day

2009-06-22T23:15:00.003-05:00

The 2009 AIM team training days are over! Dramas have been taught and learned. Children object lesson's have been taught and learned. We are ready to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the children, young people, and adults of Jamaica!!!

We started out the day at 7 am with wake up and 7:30 am devotions. God has been ministering to the AIMers during our numerous prayer times though out these past three days! Then the rest of the day was filled with intense ministry training and preparation. The 50 AIMers are equipped to successfully minister Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit to a nation that is filled with poverty and a people without God.

A highlight for today was a trip to Wal-Mart. After being in this beautiful building called Christ's Place we all needed to have an outing! We purchased some supplies that finalized our needs for the trip. (I was not happy because they were out of the gummy bears that I wanted.)

We ended the day with another hour of prayer and some former AIMers were in that prayer service and they even prayed for us! The presence of the Holy Spirit was very thick!

Thank you for all of your prayers! We truly covet your prayers while in Jamaica. I strongly believe that our success in ministering to the people in Jamaica is directly connected to the prayers lifted up back here at home!

Blessing to you!

Pastor Mike Maroney

Youth Pastor

Valentine Assembly of God

p.s. keep checking for new pictures on the post titled Training Mania

Training Mania!!!

2009-06-22T11:24:00.006-05:00

Today there has been lots of action packed dramas/children ministry preparation. The Aimers are doing Awesome. Click here to see the photos.

2009 AIM Training Day 2

2009-06-21T23:30:00.010-05:00

This is the day that the Lord has made!!! This is for sure as we started out this Day of the Lord by attending Church at Christ's Place here in Lincoln. All of the AIMers attended the Sunday School class that Pastor Bruce taught. We then went into the Sanctuary for Church where Pastor Rick Lorimer, who is the new Senior Pastor at Christ's Place, preached about being Salt and Light to this world. How appropriate for the students and leaders going to Jamaica. The really special part of the service was when the entire Church Body prayed for the AIMers as we stood in front of the congregation at the alter! Pastor Toby Schneckloth, the Nebraska District Youth Director was here in the service to lead that prayer! Thanks Toby!!! After Church we had dinner.

Starting at 2:30 we went directly in to ministry preparation by being taught two dances that we will use to open the School Assemblies that we will be doing on this Missions Trip. At 4:30 most of us spent an hour resting... and I must say that I slept during my free time. We finished up the day with learning human videos and different skits that tell the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

As one of the leaders I was able to walk around and see the student preparing for ministry. The presence of the Holy Spirit could be felt every where I went! Go has set apart there 50 students and leaders for a purpose! That purpose is to minister Jesus Christ to Jamaica!

Once again I ask that you keep the 2009 AIM team in your prayers and may you be blessed by the Sovereign Lord!

Pastor Mike Maroney

Youth Pastor

Valentine Assembly of God

2009 AIM Training Day 1

2009-06-20T17:18:00.005-05:00

For those who are checking this blog on a regular basis (Mom and Dads, and maybe grandparents) welcome to this website. My name is Pastor Mike Maroney and I am the Youth Pastor at Valentine Assembly of God. Pastor Bruce Riddle is the Youth Pastor at Christ's Place in Lincoln. Pastor Arjay Johnson is the Youth Pastor at Northshore Assembly of God in Hastings. We are the three Youth Pastor on this AIM trip. We are in the middle of supper right now. But just wanted to put something up on the site so that you know it is up and running when you got home today.

Once again, thank you for entrusting your children to us for this trip! God is going to answer many prayers through this missions team, and you helped in making this all happen!!! Please keep us in your prayers the next two weeks as we are the tools in God's hand!