Charles R Downes Charles R Downes died on December 4th with his loving daughters by his side. He was born in Rochester, NH August 29, 1945 to Anne (Lambert) Downes and Charles W. Downes. Charlie grew up in Rochester. As a child, he survived a polio infection that kept him out of school for 4 months. One […]
Why We Need the Holy Spirit When We Read the Bible Blog post by Justin Nash For the Bible to function as if God is speaking to us, the Bible reader needs to understand the meaning of the Scriptures and be convinced of their divine origin and authorship. This is accomplished through an internal working […]
MTI Welcomes Erik Reynolds We are very excited to share with you that we have recently brought Erik Reynolds on to the MTI leadership team. Erik has been involved with course development and facilitation for MTI in the past, but we are very excited to bring him on in a more formal leadership role. Beginning […]
DeKalb ACC Provides Food for Those in Need ILLINOIS – The DeKalb AC Church collected food boxes for five needy families from the Shabbona school district for the Christmas season. There were three boxes of food and a large bag of meat. […]
Celebrating Maize and Marriage TANZANIA – Pastors Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya were the ones selected in the month of November to visit the Hadzabe. Several encampments of this tribe of hunters and gatherers in the Great Rift Valley of Tanzania have committed themselves to following “the God who made the sun” and his Son, […]
2023 Prayer Guide See inside! Previous Next A Prayer for Missions for Each Day of the Year We invite you to make International Missions part of your daily prayer life. This Prayer Guide gives you one Scripture-based prayer request for every day of the year. Each week a different missionary or ministry is featured. In this […]
Lindsey Emma Hughes Musick Lindsey Emma Hughes Musick, age 42, died peacefully on Friday December 2, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving mother and sister. Born on September 19, 1980 to the late John and Emily Hughes, Lindsey was a lover and worshipper her entire life. She was blessed with a great family […]
Remembering Dean Skinner I lost someone this past weekend that has been a part of my life for a long time. My first discipler, not counting my father, Dean Skinner. Dean moved to Savannah and lived with our pastor Chet Hart for several years. He was our youth pastor/director at the church, and I was […]
Fellowship ACC WHFMS Hosts Christmas Party NORTH CAROLINA – On Sunday December 4, the Fellowship (Bethlehem/Taylorsville, N.C.) WHFMS sponsored their annual church covered-dish Christmas party, after a couple of years off due to COVID. The theme of the evening was The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Attendees were invited to ponder their attitudes and “the size […]
Powerful Displays of Confession and Forgiveness in Tanzania By Africa/Europe Area Director Bryce Whiting TANZANIA – It began with a missed appointment. I had called Pastor Johnson Odoyo to inquire about his recent adventures with the Hadzabe tribe. Johnson did not answer the phone, but moments later sent a text, “Praise the Lord brother Bryce! […]