Trail is an unincorporated community with houses spread up and down two rural highways. Logging once was the mainstay, but now the economy is largely geared to tourists who come for world-class fishing on the scenic Rogue River and to see Crater Lake National Park. Many people commute about 25 miles to Medford for work. Most of […]
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The community of Double Adobe is at the southern end of the Sulphur Springs Valley, about 10 miles from the international border with Mexico. The roots of the community go back to cattle and mining, although the nearby mine closed some years ago. Many of the current residents moved here to retire or in search of
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Our church has no teenagers, so we have been pleading with the Lord to allow us to minister to some youth this fall. As of the night before our first youth meeting, we knew of one teen who planned to come. The Lord wonderfully answered our prayers, though, and 8 youth and 7 leaders showed
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We have over 60 children registered for our Good News Club. For the first time since we have been involved with clubs (2006), we had to turn away children because we don’t have enough workers. Please pray for more volunteers to help us! The club is going very well this fall, and at least 2 children
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A century ago our rural area was known as the Amy community, so the church is called Amy Chapel. We are located near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and are surrounded by dairy farms and fields of corn, soybeans, green beans, kidney beans, sunflowers, alfalfa and horseradish. PRAYER REQUESTS: For the ongoing ministries of Sunday School, Bible study, Kingdom Kids
Dale & Suzie Bussinger, Elk Mound, WI Read More »
We are many miles from the nearest Bible teaching church. David, a man in his 80’s, drives about 70 minutes to come to church every Sunday. I visit with him by phone every week. A young woman named Cherea has joined our praise team. She adds a great new dynamic and is a blessing to
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Tanwax Country Chapel has a beautiful location on Mountain Highway about 8 miles northwest of Eatonville, with a tremendous view of Mt. Rainier. The church has been serving the people of south Pierce County for 35 years. We are in a rural setting and draw people from about six surrounding communities. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray that our
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A friend requested I visit his father, Phil, in a hospice center. Phil was losing his battle with cancer and had recently accepted Christ. We visited him and read Scripture, but he was unable to respond most of the time. His daughter and his wife were there, so I turned to his wife and asked
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Rancho Tehama is a rural community of approximately 2,000 people in Northern California. The area is very economically challenged; 43% of the people in Rancho Tehama live under the poverty threshold, compared to 25% in Tehama County. Substance abuse and lawlessness are problems. Many people have a religious background but show little interest in church
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What qualities should a pastor have? District Representative Gordon Rowland looks back at his years as a Village Missionary as he ponders this question.
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We hold services in two nursing homes. Some of the residents eagerly look forward to our visits. We enjoy getting to know them and brightening their day with a good Biblical message and hymns they remember from their childhood. Recently two residents placed their faith in Jesus Christ. Denny showed great interest in our services,
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