Eric and Beth Yodis Facilitating Church Planting EvangelismWorldVenture - Ukraine CHURCH PLANTER TRAINING GRADSWe praise God for this group of 6 church planters and their church planting teams who have just finished their training a week and a half ago. Please continue to pray for them as they continue their work of church planting throughout the provinces of Ukrain...
Keep ReadingLEAVING FOR GHANA ON FRIDAY Teaching is indeed a privilege but it carries with it great responsibility. The familiar warning from James comes to mind: "Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness." (3:1) Thoughts on Teaching Teaching Brings Both Joy and Responsibility "Keep a close watch on ...
Keep ReadingLooking Back at 2018 2018 brought many milestones for me (Judy). In June, my hometown celebrated its 200th anniversary. I was glad I had the opportunity to return for the festivities and to see how much the town has changed (for the better) since I left in 1976. Needless to say, I've changed a lot since then, too! It was in November of 1998 (20 years ago), while Jay w...
Keep ReadingCoffee Talk With Marc Denise Atchley GREECE'S RECOVERY (Part 1) "When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin an...
Keep ReadingNEW LAWS NEW BEGINNINGS FOR THE CHURCHES This picture was taken last summer in Kigali. Through the gracious gifts of two believers in the USA, we are about to reach a goal of placing 300 Kinyerwandan Study Bibles into their hands. This is a 'game changer' for our ministry of training. God bless those who gave, may His Word go further and stronger in the DRC and Rwanda be...
Keep ReadingUpdate from JFK Dear Family and Friends -Flying to Birmingham, England today starts a new chapter in our lives. We are looking forward to what God has planned for us in this new country, but we are also a little anxious about the new cities and people we will meet. Unfortunately, we still don't have an apartment. There is a lot of red tape in England, more than any of the...
Keep ReadingDear Christ Covenant Family and Friends, As this year has quickly come to a close, one of the things I have been thinking about is areas in which I would like to grow in the coming year. As I was reading Ian Hamilton's wonderful book, A Faith Shaped Life, there was a chapter on what faith aspires to and he mentioned the need for the church to have more encouragers. I ...
Keep ReadingChristmas Greetings from Dan and Susan! We thank the Lord Jesus Christ for another year of his blessings on our life and family. God truly does all things well, and he has promised that ALL that happens in the lives of those who love him will "work together for good." (Romans 8:28) We hope that this family letter will give glory to God and encourage you to praise Him alon...
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Keep ReadingHebrews 12:1 reminds us to "...run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith" RUNNING THE RACE SET BEFORE USOur oldest grandchild, Riley McNamee, ran a 5K for her school. She is 9 years old and earlier this year she was not happy that her younger sister could beat her in shorter races, both in swimming and runn...
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