Missions
Grenada Community Berean Church is active in worldwide missions. As a church body, we support many full time missionaries, covering five regions of the world. We hosted a Missions Conference in March of 2003. We also support short term mission trips for those in the church body who are called to go.
We currently help support 12 missionary families. For information on how you can help support one of our missionaries please call the church office.
MISSION NEWS:
2006/07 GCBC Short Term Missionaries
Heidi Y. is going with AWANA to Slovakia this summer.
Missions Booklets Available!
We just finished making new booklets that have information on our church supported missionaries. We want you to get acquainted with these servants of the Lord, correspond with them, pray for them and support them as you feel led. The booklets are available in our church foyer.
North America
Glenn & Sue
Ashcraft,
Andrew, Kayla,
Amber
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
Lista
de Correos
Los
Chorrillos
29312
Villanueva del Rosario
(Malaga)
SPAIN
email: gashcraft@avmi.org
Serving
with AVANT
Glenn and Sue Ashcraft are serving in Spain at the “Springs of Life” camp, where Glenn is the Director. They run a full schedule in the summer and weekends are booked throughout the rest of the year. The camp is a tremendous encouragement to the believers in Spain as it is a place to bring children, teens and adults for spiritual encouragement. They also see many come to Christ through the work they do.
If
you would like to personally support the Ashcrafts, please send your first
check to:
Avant
Ministries
10000
N. Oak Trafficway
Kansas
City, MO 64155
Let
them know on a separate note that it is for Glenn & Sue Ashcraft.
AVANT will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next
month’s gift.
Your gift is
tax-deductible.
Joe and Bev
Bushelman,
Tara, Kyle, Megan, Katie
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
3443
W Sagebrush Hills CT
Tuscon,
AZ 85741
email: joe.bushelman@uscm.org
Serving with
Campus Crusade for Christ
Joe
and Bev Bushelman are with Campus Crusade at the University of Arizona.
Their mission is to evangelize students and disciple them. They focus on
raising up student leadership and work through them to reach even more
students for Christ. There is a large population of Hispanics at U of A
and God has raised up a ministry called “Destino” to reach them.
If
you would like to personally support the Bushelmans, please send your
first check to:
Campus
Crusade for Christ
100
Lake Hart Dr.
Orlando, FL 32832
Please
put their name and CCC Account Number 0355243 on a separate note. CCC will
send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.
Your gift is
tax-deductible.
Joel and
Virginia Cook,
Matthew
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
1631
Sweem Street
Oroville,
CA 95965
email: cooksayhello@yahoo.com
Serving with
AWANA
Joel and Virginia are currently AWANA Missionary Appointees on deputation, raising their support. They are called to serve the Northern California and Northern Nevada area, teaming up with Mike and Becky Sexton under the new field structure of AWANA. Under this structure, they will be focusing on church care for the 61 churches in No. California that have AWANA clubs. Our church is one of these!
If
you would like to personally support the Cooks, please send your first
check to:
Awana
Clubs International
1
East Bode Road
Streamwood,
IL 60107-6658
Please
put their name on a separate note. AWANA will send you a coupon to return
with your check for the next month’s gift.
Your gift is
tax-deductible.
Lori
& Bill Gardner
Jonathan,
Michael
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
637
N Mentor Ave Apt 204
Pasadena,
CA 91106-1065
email:
Bill_Gardner@sil.org
Serving with
Wycliff Bible Translators
The goal of Wycliffe is to translate the Word for separate language groups. Bill and Lori Gardner are currently in Pasadena, California furthering their education with the goal of going back to Africa to be able to teach at a deeper level. Bill is working on his doctorate. He is also teaching and mentoring students at Biola and is a TA for students taking missions classes on-line. Lori is working on her Master’s degree. Bill and Lori are especially gifted in this area and are looking forward to return to the field.
If
you would like to personally support the Gardners,
please send your first check to:
Wycliffe
USA
P.O.
Box 628200
Orlando
FL 32862-8200
Please
put the Gardner’s name on a separate note with your check. Wycliffe will
send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.
Your gift is
tax-deductible.
Dan
& Linda Grocott
Timothy, Kimberly, Audrey & Mishaela
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
257 E. Swift St.
Orland, CA 95963
530-865-2511
email: Daniel_Grocott@ntm.org
Serving
with New Tribes Missions
Church Planting Among Nationals
Dan and Linda and their children currently are living in Orland, California. Early in 2006, they were asked by the Venezuelan government to evacuate out of their tribe for political reasons. It was a very difficult time for them as they were well on their way in language learning and translating the Scripture into the language of the Yuana. However, the Yuana Church continues to meet and study the portions of the Bible that they have in their language. Praise God!
If
you would like to personally support the Grocotts please send your first
check to:
New
Tribes Missions
PZO – 2244 Venezuela
P.O.
Box 02-8537
Miami,
FL 33102-8537
Put
the Grocotts name on a separate note. New Tribes will send you a coupon to
return with your check for the next month’s gift.
Your gift is
tax-deductible.
Ed
and Glenna Houston
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
4370
Karindale Rd.
Kamloops,
BC V2B 8N1
e-mail: Eghouston@telus.net
Serving with
InterAct Ministries
Ed is from the Grenada area and Glenna is from around Jacksonville, OR. They are one of the first missionaries our church has helped to support. They work with the Native Fellowship in Kamloops, BC. They also work through the Native Bible Centre preparing the 25 courses the distance-learning school offers and getting them out to many.
If
you would like to personally support the Houstons please send your first
check to:
InterAct
Ministries
31000
S.E. Kelso Rd.
Boring,
OR 97009-6099
Put
the Houston’s name on a separate note and enclose with your check.
InterAct will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next
month’s gift.
Your gift is
tax-deductible.
Russ &
Sylvia (Jones) Lambert
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
14432
Peaceful Glen Grv.
Colorado
Springs, CO 80921
e-mail:
Serving
with One Challenge (OC International)
Russ
and Sylvia are back in the United States after serving in England for two
years. They continue to be involved with a world-wide ministry but work
from Colorado to do so. Russ is the assistant to the executive director of
OC, Greg Gripentrog. Because Russ has served extensively on the field, he
is the perfect person to be in an advisory position. Sylvia is employed in
the finance department and works 30 hours a week in the office. She keeps
track of many details and is a huge help to OC!
If
you would like to personally support the Lamberts please send your first
check to:
OC
International
P.O.
Box 36900
Colorado
Springs, CO 80936-6900
Please
put the Lambert’s name on a separate note. OC will send you a coupon to
return with your check for the next month’s gift.
Your gift is tax-deductible
Ted
& Judy Olsen
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
4818
Chaparral Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
Website: www.dawnministries.org
Serving with
Discipling A Whole Nation (DAWN)
Ted and Judy live in Colorado Springs, CO but work world-wide. Ted does extensive travelling meeting with networks of church planters in So. America, Africa, India and other countries. He works with these groups in training, envisioning and equipping.
If
you would like to personally support the Olsens,
please send your first check to:
DAWN
Ministries
5775
North Union Blvd.
Colorado
Springs, CO 80918-1772
Please
put the Olsens name on a separate note and include with your gift.
DAWN will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next
month’s gift.
Your gift is tax-deductible
Gary
& Kathy Opfer
Ryan, Kimberly, Bethany
Letters
of encouragement and support can be sent to:
Triple
Cord Ministries
P.O.
Box 17279
Colorado
Springs, CO 80935-7279
email: TripleCord@aol.com
Serving with Triple Cord Ministries
Teaching Today’s Church and Reaching Tomorrow’s in Nepal
If
you would like to personally support the Opfers,
please send your first check to:
Triple
Cord Ministries
P.O.
Box 17279
Colorado
Springs, CO 80935-7279
Please
send a separate note with the Opfer’s name on it. Triple Cord will send
you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.
Your gift is
tax-deductible.
Faye
Prindle
Letters
of encouragement and support can be sent to:
AVANT
10000
N Oak Trafficway
Kansas
City, MO 64155
email: fjprindle@avmi.org
Serving with AVANT
Faye recently moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEXICO where she began a new assignment after spending many years in Bolivia. Faye is gifted in Christian Education and is learning that you life always has opportunities to do something different! The ministry she is involved in is brand new. She and her teammates are making initial contacts with people through the avenue of music and drama. They literally go out to the streets and to wherever God opens up an opportunity.
If
you would like to personally support Faye, please send your first check
to:
Avant
10000
N. Oak
Kansas
City, MO 64155
Please
include a separate note with Faye’s name on it.
AVANT will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next
month’s gift.
Your gift is tax-deductible.
Valen
& Carol Straley
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
Valen
& Carol Straley
386
Reighmount Dr
Kamloops,
BC V2H 1M2
email: vcstraley@gmaill.com
Serving with
Interact Ministries
Valen and Carol are working with a young native church in Kamloops, BC. The church has continued to grow and is challenging Valen and Carol to teach deeper. They are excited that the church is asking for a more structured Bible Study on a steady basis. They have more children coming as well. They are busy with ministry…visiting, giving rides, Bible studies and many, many phone calls. Please pray for them!
If
you would like to personally support the Straleys,
please send your first check to:
InterAct
Ministries
31000
S.E. Kelso Rd.
Boring,
OR 97009-6099
They
will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s
gift.
Your gift is tax-deductible.
Dave & Diann
Yunker
Letters
of encouragement can be sent to:
Dave
& Diann Yunker
%
New Tribes Mission
1000
E. First St.
Sanford,
FL 32771-1487
Email: dave_yunker@ntm.org
Serving
with New Tribes Missions in Singapore
Dave and Diann were reassigned to Singapore in 2004 after serving the Lord for many years in Papua New Guinea with New Tribes Mission. They are currently recruiting missionaries from Singapore to reach that area of the world and the regions beyond. They open their home to many missionaries coming home on furlough or who have to visit Singapore for a variety of reasons. The area they live and work in is predominately Muslim. They do their recruiting by visiting area churches, hosting dinners and conferences and whatever God calls them to do.
If
you would like to personally support the Yunkers,
please send your first check to:
New
Tribes Missions
1000
E. First Street
Sanford,
FL 32771-1487
They
will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s
gift.
Your gift is tax-deductible.
Kagitha
Yesu Raju &
John Issac
Gidion John Alrudoss
Letters
of encouragement and support can be sent to:
Gospel
For Asia
1932
Walnut Plaza
Carrollton,
TX 75006
Serving
with Gospel for Asia
Kagitha
& John are preaching the good news mainly in Hindu dominated villages
of India. Their outreach includes house visitation, open-air meetings,
literature distribution and church-planting.
Berean
Fellowship International Church Planting
The
vision of the Berean Fellowship to be involved in India has been to train
300 church planting pastors (CPP’s). Currently, there are 298 who have
been trained or who are in training! It is exciting to see the goal near
the end, yet it is stretching us as a Fellowship to trust God with the
next steps.
The
Berean Fellowship goal is to continue support of our 300 pastors at
$100.00 per month over the next 3 years. If you would like to be involved
in this, send your first check to:
Berean
Fellowship. P.O. Box 1264, Kearney, NE 68848
They
will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s
gift.
Your gift is tax-deductible.
Other
Church Supported Organizations…
Berean
Church Council
P.O.
Box 6103, Lincoln, NE 68506
We
support the following areas:
z
Berean
Fellowship Pastors (needy pastor's)
z
National
Church Planting
z International Church Planting (India)
Choices
(Mt. Shasta Crisis Pregnancy Center)
431 Alder P.O. Box 1355
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
926-6707
Kidder Creek Orchard Camps
P.O. Box 208
Greenview, CA 96037
467-3265
Radio Bible Class Ministries
Grand Rapids,
Michigan 49555-0001
Yreka Coordinated Services
P.O. Box 1284
Yreka, CA 96097
Yreka Ministerial Chaplaincy
P.O. Box 1284
Yreka,
CA 96097