Reports from the Mission Field

Catching up... Greetings from Costa Rica,Thank you all so much for praying for us over the last several months! We have felt your prayers and are excited to share with you all how God has answered those prayers! Our transition back to the field has been very busy! We are glad to have an opportunity to write to you and let you know some of what has been going on.The da...

The Spirit's DirectionSometimes God Has a Different Plan Recent events have reminded me of Paul's experience in Acts when he and his fellow missionaries attempted to travel into Bithynia, "but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them." (16:7) Since returning from Ghana in mid-February, I have been planning toward and eagerly anticipating my next trip in early June. ...

RWANDA AND DRC God moved in this conference last year (above). Preparations are now underway to soon return.This year is a first for me involving a change of summer schedule. Typically I teach for a month in the summer but the Lord wasn't giving me a peace about the last two weeks in Uganda. A border dispute has been brewing resulting in refusals to allow some Rwandan...

Hello Friends, Partners, and Church families! We are writing in this busy season to let you know about some changes and challenges we are facing here in Athens, Greece. We are always thankful for your prayers and that so many of you remember us and care about what God is doing in this part of the world. (Scroll down for family and ministry pics!) We are moving! Sever...

Coffee Talk With Marc Denise Atchley FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS "For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Esther 4:14 (ESV) March is a month for both celebration and solemn observa...

The Clow Communicator Feb-March 2019 Clinia Arbol de la Vida We are thrilled that the clinic is up and running! We are doubly blessed and excite to share with you that all inspections passed and we are a fully licensed clinic being ran under Honduran licensed Dr Roger Guillen! We are so thankful to God for this all being accomplished. We also are excited to have an inte...

Eric Beth Yodis Facilitating Church Planting Evangelism WorldVenture - Ukraine Thanks for praying for our new church planting trainees. The session went great and the spiritual disciplines were taught in a fresh and compelling way. Personally, I was nervous. Many of the subjects in this first session were subjects these men and women had heard before; Praye...

Dear Family Friends,This month marked several significant dates in our lives, and even though I'm embarrassed to admit it, one of those dates was my 60th birthday! The other day marked 26 years since our arrival in Moscow with our 3 small children. If you are like me, then you're probably like me wondering where all the years went. Several years ago God impressed on me to...

Spring 2019 Ministry Update Life-Changing ConversationsEvery other Thursday night RUF International hosts Dinner Discovery on campus - that means feeding 100 people and then exploring Christianity with all who stay for small group discussion. For the overwhelming majority of our friends from the 20-25 countries who come each time DD is their one and only opportunit...

THIS WAS THE BEST TWO WEEKS OF TEACHING IN RWANDA... The Lord was obviously answering prayers while teaching over the two weeks in Rwanda. Thank you for praying. These top Christian leaders of Rwanda are displaying certificates from ELI certifying them to go and teach others. Restoring the Families Ephesians addressed many aspects of the Gospel and of the restorat...