One day I came across a 19-year-old who had been kicked out of his home. I chatted with him a bit. Seeing that he was cold and hungry, I bought him a sandwich and coffee. We talked more as he ate, and I discovered that he’s getting into hard drugs. I shared with him that
Arnold & Eleanor Tracey, Whonnock, B.C. Read More »
We are located in the high desert of the Big Horn Basin, west of the Big Horn Mountains and not far from the east gate of Yellowstone National Park. Manderson, population 114, is surrounded by ranches and irrigated farms. We have been here for 24 years and have raised our children here. All four of our
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We received a call concerning an elderly member of our church who was forgetting to do many of the things required to stay healthy. We called several women and asked them to help. Enough people volunteered that at least once a day someone visits the lady and helps her with daily tasks. We also arranged
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Bowman Community Church is located in Cottonwood, California, about 140 miles north of Sacramento. It is a rural community along Bowman Road and has a school, fire station, small store, and a few other small businesses. PRAYER REQUESTS: Most of the homes here have gates that are locked. These locked gates illustrate the challenge the church faces
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After a large snowfall, I built a snowman in front of the church like I have in past years. While I was doing this, a young man pulled over with car troubles. While he worked on his car, we talked about faith in Christ! Before he left, I told him I was thankful God stopped
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We are entering our third year serving in the Assistant Director role. We give spiritual guidance and coaching to the eight District Representative couples serving our Village Missions family. As part of this, we host two DR meetings each year. I (Jon) oversee the vetting of applicants applying to serve with Village Missions. I spend
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We have been focusing on the nature of the church body as a family, and Serena and I are encouraged by what God is doing. Church members are growing closer in their relationships with each other, and more people are volunteering to serve in the church. Several women painted the children’s classrooms. Others stepped up
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Where can we find joy when it seems like life is a constant struggle? Gordon Rowland looks at Paul’s instruction to “Rejoice always.”
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Ocean Park is affectionately known as the “End of the World” due to an annual car tour. We are in SW Washington, near Lewis & Clark’s Cape Discovery. The town hosts tourists in the summer and has many part-time residents. In the fall, the focus is on cranberry farming, fishing and the shellfish industry. The
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Hartland Center Community Church has been working for two years toward becoming a self-supporting VM partner church. Now, in 2022, we have accomplished this goal! One reason is that God brought several new families to us. The church is so grateful for Village Missions, and there is a good spirit of love and unity! In early
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Ed Peters describes his call to missions and shares the results of that call.
Double Influence: A Call to Missions Read More »
