Michael's Newest Adventure...
A little bit about me...and a little bit about Mission Scribbles and Scratches... Michael Gillingham comes to LAMP (Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots lampministry.org) after serving as Director of Youth Ministry at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada since 2004. As part of his role at Bethel, Michael was responsible for planning and leading mission trips and servant events for Bethel youth in various locations: LaRonge, Saskatchewan; El Paso, Texas; Juarez, Mexico; inner city Los Angeles, California, and Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. His trips to LaRonge also allowed him to do some basic work with children's ministry at the nearby Bigstone Reserve as well at the Far Reserve. Michael is a firm believer in the importance of learning to serve God and others through mission and servant ventures and he looks forward to helping support this kind of work through the LAMP teams that serve in various parts of Canada's north. Prior to serving at Bethel, Mi...