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What is the World Missionary Care Team?
Did you know there's a team of volunteers from CSPC who's responsible for overseeing the care of our church supported missionaries? The World Missionary Care Team (WMCT) assists our missionaries in a number of ways, providing a Christ-centered link so these Kingdom laborers can more effectively and efficiently reach the nations.
 The 2012 Global Mission Conference... Who's Attending?
The 2012 Global Mission Conference kicks off on Saturday evening, March 3 with a worship concert in the sanctuary at 7:00 and runs through Sunday, March 11. Mark your calendars!
CSPC is looking forward to welcoming dozens of local and global missionaries.
Some of the mission fields to be represented include Thailand, Jordan, Japan, Tartarstan, China, France, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Tibet, Slovakia, Mexico, Ethiopia, Rome, and Mozambique. Praise God for His work to reach every tribe, tongue and nation!
Where Do Missionaries Stay When Visiting Knoxville?
 During the annual Global Mission Conference, missionaries stay with host families from the church. You could be a host home for this year's conference! This Sunday you can pick up a conference volunteer sheet as you enter the sanctuary. Volunteers are needed to host missionaries in their homes, provide a meal, help with food for an all-church social and much more. Don't miss an opportunity to get personally involved in the life of a missionary this year.
During the rest of the year, CSPC rents a furnished, two-bedroom apartment for missionaries. The church also owns a home near the church (217 Clearfield) that’s used frequently by mission families.
 Looking Back
Mark and Janet Cockrum, CSPC members, served in Spain a few years ago with World TEAM and worked to establish reproducing churches among the unreached Spanish nationals and the growing population of immigrants. Now back in the US, Mark serves on the WMCT and understands from an insider's point of view the importance of caring for our missionaries:
In his own words, Mark recalls how the WMCT impacted his family.
“In November 2006, I had cardiac arrest and was dead for five minutes before being revived with CPR and a defibrillator. This occurred in Atlanta just before the last phase of the cross-cultural training course required by our missions agency. In the hospital, tests revealed that I had blocked coronary arteries and needed bypass surgery. It took two weeks in the hospital to complete the tests, have the surgery, and recover sufficiently to travel home to Knoxville. Our plans to leave for Spain were temporarily postponed.
I still remember how weary I was the night we first arrived at CSPC's missions house after being released from the hospital. The lights were on in the den and the house seemed so inviting to someone who had spent the previous two weeks in a hospital bed. We found an extra treat when we opened the door and saw how wonderfully the house had been cleaned, stocked, and prepared by the WMCT and the Women in the Church (WIC) ladies. We were so thankful for God’s kind provision. I cannot adequately express what a relief it was to have a home available for us while I recovered.
Janet and I, along with our kids, have many fond memories of our stay at the home. It was a special time of enjoying being with each other and celebrating God’s goodness in extending my life. I believe that CSPC’s local housing has provided many families a wonderful place of needed rest and restoration during extended stays off the missions field. I am delighted that CSPC is continuing to provide such opportunities to our visiting missionaries and their families.”
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