No one person can do the task but Jesus gave this task to His Church. What part does He want you to take in this great undertaking? Ask Him, "God, what do you want me to do? God, where do you want me to go?"
David's Well is a mission which endeavors to establish churches throughout Latin America while demonstrating the love of God through providing food, medical attention, school supplies, aqueducts, and building projects along with sharing the word of God. David's Well is a primary partner of White River Christian Church - Global Expansion. Juan & Ydalia Rodriquez are the missionaries.
Well over 15,000 people have been led to the Lord Jesus Christ since the mission was started in 1987. There are 160 congregations with more than 50 ministers who in turn are training other leaders. Five medical clinics have been constructed in remote villages offering treatment to more than 12,000 people each year. Another 10,000 people are treated annually through volunteer doctors making bi-monthly trips to outlying communities. In addition, there are boarding houses for high schools and college students, benevolent ministries such as jail ministries, and casket programs for the poor. Sixty-five aqueducts have been constructed to provide fresh water to villages. In February of 2009 a Well Drilling unit was purchased by White River and the first well was drilled in the village of Bahia Grande. WRCC traditionally sends 2-3 trips each year. These involve teaching and evangelism as well as work trips. For more information on our mission or to find out how you can be involved contact any member of our Global Expansion team or Dan Crosley.
David's Well has been blessed with strong leadership through Juan Rodríguez, his wife Ydalia and their daughter Yolanda (currently a university student in the Dominican Republic). Juan became a Christian in his native land of the Dominican Republic where he planted numerous congregations and preached in others. In view of the fact that Juan was one of the top preachers and evangelists in his country, he was sent as a missionary to Central America in 1987.
Since arriving in Panama, Juan has given tireless effort to expanding God's Kingdom throughout Latin America. Currently he oversees work in both Panama and Costa Rica. He has trained evangelists who work in a number of other countries as well. Thousands of people have been brought to know the Lord Jesus Christ through their efforts.
Telephone: 001-507-775-5254
email: icdecristo@cwpanama.net
The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border. The capital city is Nairobi. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark and the second among the highest mountain peaks of Africa, and both were originally usually pronounced /ˈki¢°njə/ in English although the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was [ˈkenia]. Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the British East Africa Protectorate and so there was no need to mention mount when referring to the mountain.
Bryan & Kelly, Brock, Keith & Kathy Ham, Wallace & Mary Kamau, and Lee & Anne Marie Pruitt partner with Kenyans from the slum communities in serving the poor of Nairobi. The team uses Community Health Evangelism (CHE), a proven program through local churches that assists the urban poor and brings transformation through available resources, training, microenterprise, optimism, and faith. The team specifically works with the Missions of Hope International, which provides education, clothing, and adequate nutrition to the poorest children in the Mathare slum -- one of the worst slums in Africa.
Among the Maasai people, Dan & Connie Crum, Lynn & Dori Cazier, and Joe & Kim Cluff continue to train church leaders, strengthen the churches, and help with the construction of new church buildings. As ministries mature, CMF missionaries turn over local administration and oversight to national partners. Joshua & Ruth Barron are developing training and teaching materials for the churches in the Maa language.
The medical ministry among the Maasai is currently overseen by Maasai personnel under the guidance of the team. Eight CMF clinics treat tropical diseases, immunize children, and combat the HIV/AIDS crisis by offering blood testing and counseling services, medical treatment for opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis or pneumonia as well, provide antiretroviral medications to extend the quality of life of those affected, and set-up home-based care for those who are too ill to come to the clinic.
CMF International
5525 E. 82nd St.
PO Box 501020
Indianapolis, IN 46250
phone 317.578.2700 | fax 317.578.2827
missions@cmfi.org | www.cmfi.org
Tavriski Christian Institute (TCI) is a conservative evangelical seminary, which trains ministers for practical ministry in spreading God's Kingdom.
The idea to create a Christian education establishment in Kherson (regional center of Southern Ukraine) came into being in the mid of 1990s. It arose due to the clear understanding of a need for well educated ministers of local churches. A group of initiators started to work in the fall of 1996 and less than in a year, in August of 1997, the institute was officially registered.
The founder of TCI was Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches Union of the Kherson Region. The institute started with two programs for full time students - Christian Education and Christian Leadership. A part time program opened two years later. In 1999 TCI joined Euro-Asian Accreditation Association of Evangelical schools and started the process of its programs accreditation. In June 2000 the first graduation took place. In 2004 the first two programs got their accredidations.
Today TCI unites 102 students from five different evangelical denominations. It is a big Christian family, consisting of people who differ in age, character, upbringing and interests, united by the common purpose - to serve Christ fruitfully. There are church pastors, missionaries, evangelists, and leaders of other ministries here. Also church youth who committed their lives to the Lord and are willing to get good training in order to fulfill their commitment attend TCI.
TCI is not just a local educational establishment. The brothers and sisters from Kherson, Nikolayev, Kirovograd, Sumy, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhe, Zhitomir, Vinnitsa, Kiev Regions, Crimea and also Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Israel are studying here. Today TCI is real proof of the reality of Christians crossing denominational boundaries and collaborating together. It is also greatly contributing to the idea of church leaders' education necessity.
Tavriski Christian Institute
Dneprovskaya st.74, à/ÿ 39
Antonovka, Kherson 73485
Ukraine
Phone: + 380 552 444 808
Cell: + 380 953 588 404
ofis@tci.org.ua | www.tci.org.ua
WRCC helped pave the way for the development of the Georgia Extension through a preliminary investigation to Georgia. Later, just a month after the Russian invasion, a prayer team was sent by WRCC. WRCC then became the first sponsor of the Georgian Extension. Pastors Timothy Brock and Dan Crosley taught one of the first courses at this new TCI Extension. Having some experience of working in the other countries, TCI staff and leaders asked God to show us new opportunity for the ministry. The door was opened in the Caucasus where political instability and special desire for freedom and independence became a national feature or historical tradition for many. But at the time the region was in religious vacuum and Christians didn't always have an opportunity to gain integral knowledge and skills for their ministry in church and society.
Desiring to meet the needs of local Georgian churches during the years 2006 - 2008, TCI invited young leaders from that region to study at TCI in Ukraine. At the same time we were discussing the possibility of opening TCI Extension in Georgia.
In the end of November, 2009 we had the first class of TCI Georgian Extension. There are 15 students studying there at this time. Most of them are ministers and pastors in the churches.
Many people ask us why it was Georgia? The answer is because we see a special strategic value of this region:
Georgia is a country that maintains peace with Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the citizens of this country also have free access to Turkey.
Nowadays we see that Georgia has rather democratic principals and religious freedom. It'll allow us, with God's help, to build big and secure project to further God's Kingdom
Tavriski Christian Institute
Dneprovskaya st.74, а/я 39
Antonovka, Kherson 73485
Ukraine
Phone: + 380 552 444 808
Cell: + 380 953 588 404
ofis@tci.org.ua | www.tci.org.ua
The National Bible Institute is located in Queretero, Mexico. The Institute is a co-ed college that currently has 31 students. The students study to become ministers during the week, and each weekend they take the gospel to adjacent areas.
Mexico has a large un-evangelized population. This is particularly true in Central Mexico where the Bible Institute is located. The Bible Institute is fully staffed by Mexican nationals. They are dedicated to raising up a trained leadership to effectively preach and plant congregations that can be self sustaining and in turn plant other congregations. While being trained, students actively participate in hands-on efforts throughout Mexico.
The Institute was originally established through the help of Workers for Mexico, an organization whose mission is to take the gospel of Christ to the people of Mexico through the support of national evangelists and benevolent works. Mexico is a country of 110 million people seeking to know God. Workers for Mexico presents the simple gospel of the New Testament Scripture and strives to serve with compassion as Jesus would, to also help children and the needy, in a country that struggles economically. All of the churches and works are located among the poorer colonies in towns and cities.
The National Bible Institute also has a Spanish blog at:
www.ibn-manantial.blogspot.com
Or you may contact Workers For Mexico at
P.O. Box 400
Grayson, Kentucky 41143
Toll-free 866-474-6274
606-922-2812
606-474-6895
www.workersformexico.org
Domou Christian Mission was founded by Tina Eisenhower more than 25 years ago. Tina is from our local area having grown up in Arcadia, Indiana and is a graduate of Johnson Bible College in Tennessee.
Ministry in Haiti is not easy. The country is plagued by abject poverty, voodoo religious practices, and recurring natural disasters. The country was still reeling from the devastation of back to back hurricanes when the earthquake of 2010 struck. The WRCC April 2010 team was astounded by the devastation that they saw. Words cannot begin to describe the suffering of the people in Port-au-Prince and the outlying areas where they traveled.
Damou Christian Mission has an excellent track record of helping the people of Haiti. Even though it is a small mission they have been able to minister to thousands. A school in Jacmel, on the south side of the island, provides an outstanding education to about 900 students. They not only receive and education but also adequate food and medical attention. There is also a ministry to provide care for the elderly and to orphans.
In the aftermath of the massive earthquake, Damou Christian Mission immediately began providing food, medical relief, and direct care to many of the suffering in their area of Haiti. This has included regular trips into one of the many tent cities. It is hard for most of us to imagine having our family live in a tent for more than a short vacation but tens of thousands of Haitians only have a tent to call home without much hope for a real dwelling place. But the tents are not occupied by just one family. Many of them have several families trying to live together in these cramped quarters. When the heavy rains come, the ground becomes thick mud and the waters rush through the tents. Disease spreads quickly in such conditions. Some parents in desperation are selling their children into slavery in order to provide for the rest of the family.
WRCC is partnering with Damou Christian Mission. A WRCC team will be leaving February 11th to minister with Tina Eisenhower and this mission. See "Upcoming Mission Trips" for details.
Haiti is situated on the western part of Hispaniola, the second largest island in the Greater Antilles. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean behind Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Haiti at its closest point is only about 45 nautical miles (50 mi) away from Cuba and has the second longest coastline in the Greater Antilles. Haiti's terrain consists mainly of rugged mountains interspersed with small coastal plains and river valleys.
Check out Wikipedia for more information about Haiti at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti
Damou Christian Mission
c/o Chuck Heinold
2514 Countryside Drive
Lebanon, IN 46052
www.damouhaiti.org