Arabic Broadcasting Service - Shukri and Adma Habibi

The Arabic Broadcasting Service prepares and produces radio programs in the Arabic language and broadcasts them from many different radio stations around the world.  “The people walking in darkness have seen the great light.”  This is the message they have been proclaiming on the radio for over 33 years.  They produce four programs:  “Spot Light” focuses on spiritual truths and issues in every day life according to the Word of God; “You and I On The Way” addresses Arab women’s issues; “Songs and Meditations” plays songs and shares short stories that bring peace to the soul and lifts the spirit; and “Listeners’ Mail” where listeners’ letters are read, questions are answered, and new listeners are welcomed.  For more information, please check out their website at www.arabicbroadcasting.com

 

 

Campus Crusade for Christ - David Blakkolb

Dave serves at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He and his team have worked for the past year to get a new campus ministry called Lifelines off the ground. Lifelines is a campus organization that uses the outdoor experience to help students grow in relationship with each other, in relationship with God, in character and in leadership. They provide Bible studies and Growth Groups. They are excited about helping students connect and grow. Their hope is to have every student hear how they can connect with God through a friend. Please pray that Dave can find more laborers to join his team and wisdom as he leads the team. www.campuscruadeforchrist.com.

 

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship - Rob and Amy Dixon

Rob and Amy work for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Clovis, CA. InterVarsity, is an interdenominational campus ministry. Their mission is to plant and build multi ethnic, witnessing communities on campus.

Rob is the Divisional Director of the Surf and Turf Division. He oversees the work on nine campuses where he has eleven InterVarsity chapters. Rob’s job is to advance the mission of InterVarsity through those chapters and to care for the staff under his care. He currently leads, develops  and pastors forty staff members. For more information go to http://www.intervarsity.org/

 

Latin American Missions - Tim and Lois Halls

Tim and Lois Halls are missionaries serving with Latin American Missions (LAM) on loan to PM Internacional (PMI). Tim has worked in Brazil and Central America for over 20 years. He helps new pastors lead new churches. During that time he was introduced to the Muslim World by Latin Americans. He is now learning from them as they love Muslims in Jesus' name. PMI, where Tim works as the U.S. Director, is an initiative of Latin Americans who are living and ministering in Muslim countries. Latin American churches have sent thousands of missionaries to live and serve in over 100 countries. Your prayers have helped Latin Americans take their place in the future of the world in a way that promotes the name, message, and power of Jesus.

 

Ministries to Muslims - Don and Mary Jo McCurry

Don and Mary Jo work with Ministries to Muslims (based in Colorado Springs), and the Ibero-American Institute of Trans-cultural Studies (IIbET based in Granada, Spain). Don and Mary Jo were missionaries with the Presbyterians in Pakistan. They were members of Glendale Presbyterian Church from 1976 until 1993 at which time they moved to Colorado Springs.

These ministries are about bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to the Muslim world. Don has traveled to over 65 overseas countries to train national Christian leaders and missionaries on how Muslims can be reached for Christ. He has also lectured at more than 40 colleges, Bible schools and seminaries internationally. Don led weekend lay-seminars on Muslim evangelism at churches in more than 100 American cities and has taught the Perspectives course in several locations across the U.S.  Don began his ministry as a missionary to Muslims in Pakistan. Don has two major works: Healing the Broken Family of Abraham: New Life for Muslims, Tales That Teach. He also has a popular booklet entitled, Now You Can Know What Muslims Believe.

 

New Hope International - Hank and Mona Paulson

During the summer of 1971, Hank Paulson, founder and president of New Hope International, traveled to Eastern Europe.  He met with Christians who had been imprisoned or persecuted for their faith.  This was the beginning of the Eastern European Bible Mission which smuggled Bibles and Christian materials behind the Iron Curtain and organized secret camps and training programs to strengthen the Church. When the Wall came down in 1989, freedoms were restored and a new ministry began – New Hope International. They established equipping and publishing ministries in six of the former Communist countries. Each New Hope ministry is registered as a non-profit organization and functions under a National Board of Directors and has an association agreement with New Hope International. New Hope International is committed to equipping the Church in Eastern Europe through partnerships that provide training, materials and encouragement as they win the next generation for Christ. New Hope also organizes Vision Tours to Eastern Europe to see what God is doing through national workers in four former Communist countries and fellowship with local believers.  Embark on a 15-day tour to Vienna, Prague, Budapest and out-of-the-way places on Central and Eastern Europe.  For more information about the ministry of New Hope International or for information about the Vision Tours, check out their website at www.newhopeinternational.org

 

Partners International - Bob and Martha Savage

Bob  Savage serves with Partners International, based in Spokane, Washington. Partners International creates partnerships between majority-world indigenous ministries and churches and individuals in the USA. They have indigenous partners in 50 of the hardest countries in the world for Christian ministry. These partners plant, on average, 3 new churches per day. Bob has personally spent time with indigenous ministry organizations in 40 countries.

Bob has been working with Partners International since he and his family left GPC in 1986. Bob’s main work in the last few years has been providing opportunities and training for church teams or professionals who want to work alongside an indigenous ministry. He also has other key roles in the organization by participating on or leading various task forces to improve PI’s ministry. One is involved in improving communications systems about the work on the field. Another is focused on organizational development so that the indigenous partners have long-term sustainability.

The bulk of the pioneer church planting happening in the world today is through local, grassroots organizations. Partners International believes that partnering with indigenous organizations is an effective way for USA churches to be involved in mission.

Bob’s wife, Martha, is a professor of English as a Second Language at Gonzaga University. They have two grown daughters, Elizabeth and Sharon. Bob also serves on a nationwide leadership team that advocates best practices in partnerships with indigenous ministries. This work can be found at www.cosim.info. Partners International’s website address is http://www.partnersintl.org/welcome/

 

The Navigators - Karen Goldfain

 Karen serves with the Denver Metro Ministry of The Navigators in Colorado. The Navigators have asked her to develop a ministry to African immigrants in the Denver area. They will focus on reaching the “not yet believers” and reaching the next generation with the Gospel. They meet with Ethiopians, Ghanaians, Kenyans and other internationals to establish them in their faith, equip them through study of the Scriptures and train them in discipleship so they may reach their friends, family and co-workers. They spend time on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. This campus is shared by the University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan State College, and Denver Community College. There are over 40,000 students attending classes and a remarkable diversity of cultures and ages. Karen is committed to investing in deep relationships as they ask God to raise up from among them lifetime laborers for His harvest. They previously served with Navigators Africa in Ghana and Kenya for over 30 years. http://www.navigators.org/us/

 

Youth With a Mission (YWAM) - B. Bishop

B. Bishop serves in in Colorado Springs with Youth With A Mission's (YWAM's) International Communication office. YWAM is a large organization with over 17,000 staff, many of whom come from nations like Brazil, South Korea, India, etc. His role is mission communication. He helps YWAM's communication staff develop media that inspire more people to get involved in mission and he coaches those staff as they create tools that provide YWAM's field workers with information they need to be effective. Bryan is the international leader of YWAM's five regional communication teams. He also oversees YWAM's international research. Go to http://www.ywam.org/ for more information.

 

Wild Hope International - Peter and Tammy Russell

Peter and Tammy are founders of Wild Hope International, a non-profit religious organization that was founded to facilitate ministry in Tanzania, East Africa. Their mission is to empower emerging leaders through God's love to step into their destiny as children of God who will transform their community and the world. Wild Hope's Ministry training base is in Arusha, Tanzania. This training base has three focal points: 1 - the Urban Poor - empowerment projects initially targeting widows in the Unga slum of Arusha through discipleship and micro-enterprise training, 2 - School of Ministry - practical ministry training for both Tanzanian and visiting US emerging leaders using curriculum developed in Kenya and at Fuller Theological Seminary, 3 - Inter-Church Partnerships - facilitating inter-church partnerships for mutual edification and breakthrough both within Tanzania and between the US and East Africa.

 

Wycliffe Bible Translators - Marilyn Cathcart

Marilyn serves with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Colombia. She has been in Colombia working with the Cacua Tribe since 1965. The translation of the New Testament into the Cacua language has been completed and published. Now the Cacuas now have an audio version of their New Testament. Representatives from Faith Comes By Hearing visited the village in Wacara and completed an audio recording of the Cacua New Testament. It was put together on a computer and recorded on a microchip. The microchip was installed in a digital player called “The Proclaimer.” The microchip will not erase or wear out from frequent playing. Members of the tribe who cannot read now can listen to the Cacua New Testament and hear God’s word. With donations from GPC and other churches, the Cacuas were able to purchase 40 Proclaimers. Marilyn and many members of the Tribe are now working on translating the whole Old Testament.

Marina (the girl who lived with us for 4 years while studying high school) and her husband Edgar (the fellow who shot off the little finger of his left hand in a hunting accident) are here working on Exodus with us (Lois is here too for a couple of months).  We are into the chapters about the tabernacle and its furnishings (Ex 25,26) – very difficult! But we are making good progress, thanks to the Lord’s very obvious help!

 

Wycliffe Bible Translators - Mary Hopkins

Mary serves with Wycliffe Bible Translators/SIL International, Mexico. She is the Literacy Coordinator in Mexico. In this position she assists Bible translators with literacy issues and needs in indigenous language areas. She also plans and coordinates literacy programs and goals for the Mexico Branch to further Bible translation and Scripture use. Mary directs and teaches different training courses aimed at speakers of indigenous languages, teaching literacy principles, production of materials in their languages, and promotes the use of translated scriptures where they exist. She also provides advanced training and focused practical experience.

 

 

Wycliffe Bible Translators - Paul and Janet McLarren

Paul and Janet serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Waxsaw, North Carolina. For years they served with North African translation project in North Africa and Europe. Now they are in North Carolina where Paul will contribute to a publication call "Translators Notes " by writing the Translators Notes for the Book of Numbers. Janet will be teaching one of Wycliffe's cross-cultural programs that take place in North Carolina.This will combine her interests in anthropology and will take advantage of her past experience in teaching. They will now be able to apply their experience over the past 25 years working with translations in North African languages to translators and Wycliffe people worldwide.