With Open Eyes

Thirsting for Higher Success Business Luncheon

WOE Staff — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:51:16 +0000

Thursday, March 29, 2012 | 11:30am

Bentonville, AR | John Q. Hammons Convention Center

Speakers: Steve Reinemund and Frank Harrison

One Event…Two Recipes for Success

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Former beverage rivals will sidestep brand loyalty and challenge business leaders in the Bentonville, AR community on March 29 as they share secret recipes for personal success and the pivotal role faith has played in both their professional and personal lives. All proceeds from this event will benefit With Open Eyes, a 501(c)3 non-profit global missions organization.

EVENT SPEAKERS

Steven S. Reinemund

Steve Reinemund is former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo and currently serves as Dean of the Schools of Business at Wake Forest University. A 23 year veteran of PepsiCo, Steve’s leadership from 2001 to 2006 increased revenues by more than $9 million, net income by 70 percent and earnings per share by 80 percent. PepsiCo’s annual dividend doubled and the company’s market capitalization surpassed $100 billion. Steve’s legacy includes a commitment to health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, and values-based leadership. He currently serves on the Wal-Mart Board of Directors and as Dean of the Wake Forest University Schools of Business.

Frank Harrison

As the fourth generation leader of what has become the nation’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, Frank Harrison’s roots in the Coca-Cola system date back to 1902 when his great-grandfather started one of the first Coca-Cola bottling operations in the country. Today, with operations in parts of 11 states and annual sales of $1.5 billion, Frank is building a lasting legacy focused on creating a culture of servant leaders whose values and actions honor God. In 2008, Frank and his son, James Harrison, co-founded With Open Eyes Foundation, Inc.

EVENT LOCATION

John Q. Hammons Convention Center

Embassy Suites Hotel, Spa & Convention Center

3201 Pinnacle Hills Parkway | Rogers, AR 72758 | 479-271-2365

Directions: Take I-540 to exit #83, go West on New Hope and South on Pinnacle Hills Parkway. 1/4 mile on left.

EVENT REGISTRATION

Feature Sponsorship $ 3,000

Table Sponsorship $ 1,000

½ Table Sponsorship $ 550

Single Tickets $ 125

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WITH OPEN EYES

4100 Coca-Cola Plaza

Charlotte, NC 28211

704.442.7117

One Conference

Christina Hogan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:50:17 +0000

We have the privilege of participating this year in the One Conference, February 10-12, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Our co-founder, Frank Harrison, has the honor of speaking and our ministry will be highlighted in the Experience Area.

For more information:

www.oneconference.com

Click on the link below to watch the promo video:

Following the Path of the Mobile Messenger

Christina Hogan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:16:25 +0000

“It’s dusty, bumpy, hot and a bit overwhelming. It’s the pathway of a Mobile Messenger. As our team travels down the dirt roads and dry riverbeds outside Mwingi Town, we can’t help but wonder how Charles walked all this way…why he walked all this way to come to this village. Our wonder soon turns to sorrow as we are bordered on both sides by field after field of brown corn stalks. They’re dead. Before the corn ever had a chance to produce a crop of food the rains stopped. Now they simply stand as a reminder of the drought that grips this land and strangles these wonderful people.

The van stops by a little wooden structure. We quietly climb out overcome by the solemnness of it all. We’re still trying to process. In this dry land our sadness is interrupted by singing. Praise! These same people we had grown to feel such pity for, where coming out to greet us one by one. The singing never stopped. Each smiling face a reminder that the joy of the Lord is not dependent on a worldly crop. And, we will never in our lives forget the phrase, “you are welcome.”

We spent the morning worshiping, praying and teaching in the church of a Mobile Messenger. We visited orphans being cared for by members of this new congregation. We visited an older lady being cared for by these people. How do they help others – what do they have? We watched as the tiny aisle between the wooden benches filled with singing people walking to the offering basket to give God an offering. Some brought change, some brought fruit, some brought food. Whatever they had to give. Whatever they had to share.

Our time in Mwingi ended under an acacia tree. I sat surrounded by eleven future Mobile Messengers seeking to learn all they could in our short visit. Eleven new Christian leaders from this one small church. A few questions and some small gifts and it was time to go. Back down the dusty road. Back over the bumps. Back through the corn fields. And, though we still pray with all our hearts for rain to transform this land, we now know in the path of the Mobile Messenger God can bring a harvest no matter the worldly circumstances.”

Courtney Cash

God Moving in Mwingi Prison

Christina Hogan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:58:39 +0000

Great day in Mwingi prison. 60 salvations. Good time with the warden and everybody. Perfect spot for Mobile Messengers. Lots of young prisoners in a way out place. They rotate a lot of prisoners in and out every 6 months or so. Team is doing very well.” -Ministry Team

Taking a Moment

Christina Hogan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:34:43 +0000

Sharing Christ in Kenyan prisons, following the path of Mobile Messengers and taking a moment to keep it real! Jesus and Coke all over the world!

How Beautiful are the Feet

Christina Hogan — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:59:48 +0000

It’s interesting how certain passages of Scripture or little phrases can become the theme of a mission trip, family vacation or group outing. They aren’t planned. They just seem to capture the spirit of the experience and bring to mind the memories of significant events and feelings of the group.

I believe this trip to Kenya will have a special attachment to Paul’s words from Romans 10, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” It’s not very common for men to sit around talking about beauty and feet. However, this passage has opened our eyes to be observant and considerate of the special Mobile Messengers and chaplains hosting us here in Nairobi.

We have been careful to listen, learn, and invest in the lives of our Mobile Messengers as we serve together these special few days. We have seen doors open to Kamiti Maximum Security prison as we walked together through the bars and stood together among more than 300 men serving life or death penalty sentences. We all shared a unified message of hope that included the truth that no prison bars or chains could prevent a man of knowing freedom in Christ. During our program, one young man experienced that truth for the first time. We have a new brother at Kamiti to lift up in prayer daily.

This morning we had the opportunity to visit Remand Prison and assist in leading the church service for the prison guards and their families. Our friend Pastor Mongrose helped to organize all of these opportunities, and one of our Mobile Messengers served as the main speaker for the morning. Again, we had the blessing to worship with and learn from these special men of God.

We have an incredible team of men form the U.S. with us on this project. Each one of them is a leader in ministry or business. Their humble spirit is refreshing and their investment in the lives of the Mobile Messengers has been powerful. They have encouraged, listened, preached, shared, and served in every situation.

Mobile Messengers and servant leaders. A world changing combination of partnership. They are bound together by a passion for God and a commitment to evangelism. Though I haven’t taken a good look at their toes, I know they all have beautiful feet. For these are the people bringing the good news to Kenya.

Yesterday, our devotion was based on Romans 10. In God’s intimate leading it was ended in the same way, as one of our team members got a sweet email of encouragement from his daughter. At the end of the email, she simply wrote this to her dad… “Remember, how beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news.”

Dr. Courtney Cash, Program Director

Ministry Team Arrives Safely in Nairobi Kenya

Christina Hogan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:10:24 +0000

Pictured is the ministry team with our Mobile Messengers greeting them at the airport in Nairobi, Kenya. Tomorrow morning at 7am, they will start their day working alongside our Mobile Messengers in a Nairobi prison sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. Please lift them up in prayer as they get a good night’s rest and also to prepare the hearts of all those they will minister to tomorrow.

Container of Aid Arrives in Lui, South Sudan

Christina Hogan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:43:43 +0000

A 40′ container filled with basic needs and medical supplies arrived in Lui, South Sudan yesterday. On hand to receive the container were Mobile Messengers who have waited a long time for aid to distribute to their people at Lui Hospital and surrounding villages. Many of the needs of the suffering people in Lui were documented by our co-founder, James Harrison, in the original ‘With Open Eyes’ documentary. His compassion for the suffering people in Sudan inspired the very forming of our foundation so this marks a very special milestone in the history of With Open Eyes. Special thanks to our resource partner, Gleaning For The World, and the Episcopal Church of South Sudan – Lui Diocese. Also, we would like to express a sincere thank you to the supporters who gave so graciously to carry on the good work that the Lord began through the determination of a young man whose heart was full of compassion.

Following the Path of Mobile Messengers

Christina Hogan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:50:06 +0000

Join us in prayer! A team departed yesterday from Charlotte, NC to work alongside former prisoners, now Mobile Messengers in Kenya. Today, they are anointed evangelists and church planters who remain committed to serve current inmates in the same prison system where local chaplains brought them hope and change. The team will be working at various prisons throughout Kenya, including Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi. They will then follow the Mobile Messengers into villages to visit a few of the churches they planted in 2011. We are so grateful for the commitment of these men to serve the under-served! Check our website daily for updates!

Program Coordinator, Sheri Sloan, sending off a few

of our team members from Charlotte.

Mobile Messenger Report from Rwanda

WOE Staff — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:53:03 +0000

“My ministry is growing rapidly; many people are turning their lives to the Lordship of Christ. I’m able to reach villages that I won’t have reached without a motorbike; a ministry trip that took me 7 days is now taking me two days and the results are amazing as I’m not tired from walking as I used to. Where I needed 2 days, I now go in the morning, spend the day ministering then come back in the evening. I’m now a better parent as I’m able to spend most evenings with my family as I’m now mobile and independent. More importantly, the harvest is far much more that I had witnessed before. Pray with those new church plants that are resulting from this accelerated witnessing and proclamation of the gospel through our partnership with With Open Eyes; these people are meeting in the cold and rain for lack of a roof but they are happy and are growing in their faith in Jesus Christ.”