Reports from the Mission Field

Reopening with Caution CIT has made the decision to open training again in late June. Surprisingly, with all the risks and concerns, registrations have been strong. In fact, we are full now with waiting lists for the summer and fall! God is sending us His servants who are willing to embrace the risk of COVID as one of the many risks they will face in the future as they se...

Hello wonderful ministry team! I truly hope that during this season of caution you are still able to enjoy some of the activities you love this summer! Due to COVID-19 shutting down all of our mission trips, instead of Prague, I am spending my summer in Chattanooga, raising support and hanging out with students. I am so thankful for all of your support and prayers this p...

In lieu of a summer home assignment, we've made this video to give you an idea of what God has been doing through our ministry in establishing a church plant in Chiayi County, Zhongpu. As always, thank you for your prayers and financial support which make this ministry possible.Click here to watch the video on Youtube. Thomas and his co-workers took a few men hiking in ...

The Clow CommunicatorMarch/April 2020 This is not the newsletter I expected to write for March/April. I expected to share with you about the churches I got to visit. I expected to tell you about John hosting new teammates (currently support raising to join the team in Teguc.) on their short visit to meet the La Ceiba team. Expected to share with you about Holy week in Hon...

Managing the Crisis With a sewing machineKathy has spent a significant amount of time sewing masks for the Sheriff's department where Beth works. They were very much needed and much appreciation was expressed. In addition, she made some for our CIT facilitators and students. To date, she has made well over 100 masks. With a computer and phone (from home)Just after our...

This has been a very chaotic week. The stress of corona virus and social distancing - especially the stress of not being able to worship together - has been compounded by tornado damage, power outages, and loss. Storm Report Virus, Social Distancing, and TornadosBy now, most of you have likely heard of the swarm of tornados that swept through the South late Easter Sun...

CALLED TO BE HOT AND COLD Friends and Family, I'm excited to announce I have raised 60% of my support! Honestly, partnership development has been a journey. It has been incredible and so encouraging to see God open the hearts of individuals, families, and churches to partner with me. Other times, Satan uses my insecurities and uncertainties to try and pull my focus off ...

Keeping Up with One Jones For the past month, life has looked quite different from most spring seasons. This is the same for Cru and our normal spring semester on campus. Even though we have not been able to gather in larger group settings, we have been able to gather in small groups or through online platforms like Zoom. We are still able to proclaim the name of Jesus ...

Dear Christ Covenant, So much has happened in the last 12 days since our last update. We asked people to pray for our eventual return to the US. Just a few days after our update, we received a call from the US embassy in Honduras saying that there was a military flight leaving from a military base in Comayagua, Honduras the following day and would be going to Norfolk, Vi...

The Lord Worked in a Mighty Way Through Biblical Stewardship While Corona Virus Approached As I flew for nine hours from Amsterdam to Kigali, a man on the row behind me coughed all night long. Of course I was concerned, but prayed for safety. While in Rwanda, we could see what was coming internationally, but prayed and focused on the reason the Lord had called us ther...