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Jan 06, 2025

Farmer Veteran Coalition, with the support of RAFI – Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA and the USDA Center for Faith-Based Partnerships, is pleased to offer these QPR training opportunities to faith leaders, such as priests, rabbis and other religious leaders. FVC has provided more than 70 QPR training and follow-up debriefing opportunities to help […]

International Missions
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Jan 06, 2025

PHILIPPINES – We thank the Lord for his perfect guidance and provision throughout our trip to Agape Houses in San Carlos and Guihulngan. Truthfully, I almost didn’t make it to Negros Island with Erwin due to lingering health challenges from my previous visit to Claveria. But God is faithful! Just a day before our flight, […]

International Missions
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Jan 06, 2025

JAPAN – This December was a meaningful month for our family, filled with ministry, family reunions and moments of both joy and sorrow. Our time in Japan began with precious days spent reconnecting with family and preparing for Erwin’s trip to New York to care for his ailing mother. While he was there, we received […]

Announcements

Jan 06, 2025

Carl Crouse’s third book “Gateway to the Caribou: A Boy’s Life in Sumas, Washington in the 1960s and 1970s, Sprinkled with a Bit of History” is now available on Amazon. The book is filled with stories about growing up in a small town in the U.S., including the setting of the Sumas Advent Christian Church for […]

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Jan 05, 2025

Some think it is a powerful movement of God, others think it is dangerous, others say it doesn’t exist at all. The New Apostolic Reformation or NAR is one of the fastest growing and most influential religious movements in the church today, and most Christians have never heard of it. More than 66 million Christians in […]

Church Planting
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Dec 12, 2024

Why would a denomination, network, region, conference or group of churches be concerned with church planting? There are at least two answers I can think of: They are driven by a missional focus or they are consumed with survival. A missional mindset mandates that a life that has been transformed by the gospel must share […]

International Missions

Dec 06, 2024

TANZANIA – Pastors Johnson and Amos have returned from another successful trip to the Datoga tribal people. They were thrilled to be greeted warmly by the four former prophets of Aseeta who had renounced their traditional religion and given their lives to Jesus Christ. Johnson and Amos brought the good news to five different villages, […]

International Missions

Nov 19, 2024

PHILIPPINES – The Oro Bible College (OBC) celebrated its Foundation Day on October 25-26, 2024, in a newly renovated auditorium — a symbol of the college’s resilience and forward momentum. This year’s festivities brought together a record-breaking number of alumni, students, faculty, staff and supporters for two days of worship, fellowship and inspiring reflections. A […]

Nov 19, 2024

MAINE – This fall, Dunntown AC Church in northern Maine was blessed with an unexpected opportunity to welcome a Spanish-speaking brother who joined us while working in the area. Although he didn’t speak English, he felt prompted by the Lord to attend one Sunday morning, intending to rely on Google Translate to understand the service. By God’s […]

Church Planting

Nov 19, 2024

NORTH CAROLINA – It’s hard to believe we’re already heading into our 10th Sunday since the launch of Redemption. The Lord has been so faithful to us, and it’s been so neat to have an up front seat to what God is doing here. I’ve honestly been blown away by the response so far – […]

Asleep in Christ

Oct 28, 2024

Diane Carrol Brinton It is with great sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of Diane Carrol Brinton, age 79, on December 31, …
Asleep in Christ

Oct 24, 2024

Duane E. Crabtree Duane Crabtree, 84, fell asleep in the Lord peacefully at his Melrose home on Saturday, October 5, 2024.Duane was born on April …
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