Listed below are the missionaries we currently support. We try to have updated information and current prayer letters available, however, currently the fastest way to obtain a prayer letter is to stop by the church. If you have any questions, please make inquiries to our missions committee.
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Mike and Laura Budler - South Africa EBM: Training Nationals, Sports Outreach The Budlers are thankful for open doors of ministry in Atlantis and Strandfontein. Nicolaas and Ursula Perrang, a South African family, drove several years to Grace Baptist Church in Table View because their city, Atlantis, did not have a Bible-believing church. With the blessing of Grace Baptist, the Budlers and the Perrangs have launched a small group church plant in Atlantis, gathering friends and neighbors for Sunday morning meetings at the Perrang's home. Mike and Laura's opportunities to teach future African pastors and evangelists have been blooming in exciting ways. Mike is teaching a class at the Evangelical Bible College (EBC) in Strandfontein, a far southern suburb of Cape Town (www.ebcollege.org). Laura teaches an English class for the students, most of whom speak English as a second or third language. Additionally, Laura continues to teach and minister weekly at United Sanctuary, a shelter in Atlantis for abused women and their children. She also volunteers to teach at two preschools in DuNoon Township and the whole family assists regularly with "Care in the Cape" - a soup kitchen ministry providing food daily to the poorest of the poor in DuNoon. Prayer Letter | Website |
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Andy and Deanna Pasma - Singapore ABWE: Seminary Administration, Teaching Helping build a future for Southeast Asia on the right foundation - Jesus Christ - is the Pasma family's quest. Andy is responsible for the financial and business management and publications of Asian Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS). He also teaches an occasional class. Many of the students are adults from various vocational backgrounds who devote themselves to full-time ministry upon graduation and truly sacrifice all to pursue the study of the Scriptures. They are often in the extreme minority as Christians in their home areas. Part of the Pasma's ministry is to offer these servants of God quality theological education which helps promote the spread of the Gospel throughout Asia. Prayer Letter |
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Richard and Wilma Dix - North America EBM: Regional Coordinator Richard and Wilma Dix came to Illinois as missionary church planters in 1982. They founded Village Baptist Church in Aurora, Heritage Baptist Church in Elgin, and Seminary Avenue Church on Chicago's near north side. Presently they minister as North America Regional Coordinators with EBM. It involves attending Board and Regional Coordinator meetings; encouraging, helping, guiding and directing in the lives of 23 families as they engage in various ministries of church planting, educational training for ministries and campus outreach - especially to students from other lands. Prayer Letter |
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Brian and Lauri Dix - Portugal ABWE: Church Planting, Pastor Training The Dixes arrived in Portugal in 1991 to join the ABWE team in their efforts of church-planting. In 2001, they were asked to help 're-start' the Ramada Baptist Church, which had dwindled down to about a dozen discouraged believers. Since then, the church has become healthy and worship attendance is reaching 60. There was only one teen girl five years ago and now the group of 15-20 youth is highly active in the church, especially in the area of worship. Brian is the primary pastor of the church and Lauri, Nathan and Matthew all contribute in significant ways. Numerous methods of evangelism and outreach are used to develop contacts, but spiritual movement in the lives of the highly relational Portuguese people is usually based on strong, long-term friendships. Brian also teaches occasional classes in our field-wide leadership/pastoral training program. Prayer Letter |
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Don and Connie Duty - Australia ABWE: Church Planting Don and Connie Duty have been in Australia for 15 years. In that time they worked with four groups of believers to form churches who have moved on to self-supporting status and have called their own pastors, the latest being Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Port Stephens, Australia. They have also been active in East Timor, frequently journeying with teams to this volatile area where they are seeing an amazing response to the Gospel. Don also enjoys teaching theology students who are leader in training. Prayer Letter |
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Fady and Ramona Nouneh - Canada EBM: Arabic Ministry Fady and Ramona, a Lebanese couple, moved to Montreal in 1992. Since 150,000 Arabs live in that city they saw a need for a church and started the Arabic Baptist Church. They also hope to begin a French church with some faithful believers. Currently Fady preaches in the Arabic church and an English church, preaches in the Arabic community center in Laval on Saturday afternoons while Ramona teaches children, and hold in home Bible studies. He assists Ramona with Turkish-Arabic ladies’ meetings and they lead meetings for students in French and English, they broadcast his Sunday sermon on an Arabic Christian television station that reaches Canada and the U.S. This enables hundreds of thousands of Arabs to hear the Gospel in their own language each week. Prayer Letter | Website |
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Rocky and Lori Mason - United States MAF: Aircraft Repair Though the Masons live stateside, Rocky ventures to fly to places where his assistance is needed around the world. In January 2005, he flew to Sumatra and worked alongside a team as they helped the Indonesians' recovery process in MAF's response to the tsunami. Rocky lived in a tent and tagged along on relief flights. He helped to prepare a King Air 2000 airplane for use in Afghanistan - a country which has many closed doors to missionary work. For 61 years countless needy people in Africa, Asia, Eurasia and Latin America benefited every day from a generous outreach focusing on evangelism, church support, community development, medical assistance, crisis relief and national training through MAF's services. Website/Prayer Letters |
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Steve and Vicki Stairs - South Africa ABWE: Church Planting, Pastor Training Having spent six months in Cape Town, South Africa, relieving a family on furlough, the Stairs family is now on deputation to gain full support so they can return to train South Africans to reach South Africans for Christ. Offering leadership training and theological education, God is matching their ministry gifts and skills with the needs in Cape Town. Website/Prayer Letters |
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Bob and Linda Stevenson - United States World Impact: Urban Ministry Bob and Linda minister to the urban poor in Chester, Pennsylvania. Bob is the director of the Chester ministry, overseeing the church plant, Highland House, and the mission school, Frederick Douglass Christian School. He also leads staff worship and teaches adults in the Highland House church plant. Linda is Bob's administrative assistant and teaches children during Family Bible Study. Prayer Letter | Website |
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Pregnancy Information Center Community Outreach The PIC is a local organization seeking to provide pregnancy services and education as an alternative to abortion. We support their work as they provide a safe place for women to come, be educated and counseled to preserve life, and not take it. They offer the following services free of charge: Pregnancy tests and Options Counsel, STD Factual Information, Material Assistance Program, Post Abortion Support, In His Light for Dads-to-Be, Parenting Classes, and Community Referrals. Website |
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Missionary to China Associate Pastor Though we are unable to know the personal details of our Chinese pastor's family due to the risk of him being revealed in a country which isn't friendly to the true Gospel, we have been his sole financial support since 1994. The persecution seems to be lessenning due to China hosting the upcoming 2008 Olympics at Beijing, but there are still occasional raids on Christians on the local level. In 1996 we surprised him with funds to purchase a motorcycle to aid in his commute to his many house churches which were miles apart, and a replacement motorcycle in 2006. In 2000, he let us know of his desire to offer training to Christian workers. We were able to send funds for the purchase of lumber for tables and benches needed as well as a stipend for each one who attended the session. He is now married and has a young daughter and son. He presently ministers to one church and many groups associated with that church. |