As a church, we are committed to the Lord’s work in our state capital. The population in Austin and surrounding cities like Round Rock, Pflugerville, San Marcos and New Braunfels is about 90% unchurched, and the Lord is calling many to plant new churches to re-saturate the area with the gospel. For years, we have had a partnership with CrossWalk Church of Pflugerville, and we are pleased to say that we now have a partnership with its newest church plant, CrossWalk of Pfulgerville. This summer’s trip will focus on special projects like sports camps, block parties and canvassing that will be essential in helping the church gear up for its full launch in the fall.

This trip ministers to the population on the Navajo Reservation in Gallup, New Mexico. For many of the Navajo, life is permeated by enslavement to surrounding drug culture, heavy unemployment, gambling, and a history of feeling marginalized. For the last 12 years, CFBC teams have gotten the chance to go and shine light into this darkness, showing them that they are important to Christ, and that there is hope and a way out of the enslavement in His name!

Each year, our teams work with the Journey Church to build on our relationships with the people there through doing construction projects, hosting Vacation Bible Schools, and meeting other basic needs by giving free haircuts and manicures. As a result of the trust built in this partnership, several adults and children have now come to Christ, and we have been able to set a wonderful example of Jesus and His love to a people who are in desperate need to see it. Pray that the Lord goes before this year’s team and brings even more people into His Kingdom as we work in Gallup.

This trip will come alongside Refuge Church of New Orleans. The North American Mission Board has designated New Orleans as a SEND city, which means that it has an extremely high concentration of unreached people. Refuge Church is committed to evangelism and service in the French Quarter, and this year’s CFBC team will be joining the Refuge team for a week full of everything from neighborhood cleanup to coffee shop evangelism.

This trip will join the work of The Movement Church in Homestead, Florida, outside of Miami. The community of Homestead is extremely diverse and extremely unreached, and our team will help them with several projects to help turn their community into a thriving center for the gospel to be proclaimed.