May 2013

Missionary Department

~ Our West Central District Missionary Rally will be on July 14 at our Lighthouse Ministries Church in Columbus.  The focus will be on our Hispanic Ministry here in the U.S.
and our speaker is Tim Hawk.
~ The South Central District Missionary Rally will be on July 26 at Nipgen Camp and our focus will be on celebrating 20 years of Kid Power and its impact on the District and our missionaries.
~ The Northeast District Missionary Rally will be at Lily Lake Camp on July 27 and our speakers will be Tim and Kim Benner, our missionaries to Mexico.
~ Have you seen a copy of The Farmer Said, "Yes!"?  What a beautiful means of teaching missions to your children.  Your children and grandchildren would love the story of how God used Don and Twana Hawk to start a farm school for boys in Honduras, Central America.

American Indian Field

~ Steve and Debbie Cartwright will be home for HMA this summer.  Pray for workers needed in Arizona to replace them during the summer camps.
~ Virginia Detillion needs health and strength for the busy summer camp season.
~ Keith and Donna Bourne still need about $1,300 in monthly support before they leave for New Mexico in June.  Please pray that God will meet this need and
thus allow them to stay for their full term.

Bolivia

~ Mike and Donna Brown need prayer for their ministries at the Santa Cruz Learning Center, the Berea Bible Seminary, the Bolivian Evangelical University and Donna's nursing ministries.

Honduras & El Salvador

~ David and Debbie Hawk need funds to complete two houses, someone to replace David as the General Director of the Medical Center so they can move to Honduras and a new pastor for the Jucuapa Church.  They are now the directors of both fields.
~ Rhonda Harmless will be in Honduras until May 22 packing and completing her responsibilities there.  Pray that God will give her clear direction for her future ministry.
~ Terry and Colleen Hawk are now the Regional Directors for Central America and the American Indian Field and will soon be in HMA.
~ Jared and Chris Moyer still need $2,800 in monthly support before their November 1 deadline.  Jared will return to Roatan to lead a work team in June.
~ Ten weeks ago Tim Spetnagel's mother died, then his grandfather died and in November or December he and Aleyda will be parents.

Mexico

~ Dennis and Twana Johnson are praising the Lord for continued growth at the church in Leon and the new Men's Meeting and are concerned about the decrease in financial support
in recent months from CCCU.
~ Tim and Kim Benner, who serve on the Texas-Mexican border, are preparing for a work team in June and are packing in preparation for HMA in June as well.

Papua New Guinea

~ Butch Jenkins is healing well following shoulder surgery, but still needs our prayers for his health.  Butch and Leatha plan to return to PNG in August.
~ Benji and Erica Jenkins carry the heavy load of leading our Bible School and mentoring Seth and Veronica Porter, WGM's new missionaries in PNG.
~ Jim and Becka Johnson need about $1,200 in monthly support before going to PNG August 1.
~ Shawn and Bethany Waugh still need some $5,000 in monthly support before returning to the field.

Paraguay

~ Mark and Bev Donahue are praising the Lord for the vehicle they have needed.  Pray for their administrative and music ministry.

Spain

~ Nathan and Kenzie Vitatoe have begun their new ministries.  Nathan is teaching two English classes and has preached in the Arabic Church.  Kenzie is in language study and is involved in a women's group while Myah and Farrah are in school in the local language, Catalan.

Special Assignment

~ Our family is having a great ministry in our churches and will return to their field in July.

Please remember to be careful not to publish anything about them or their work and use caution when talking about them.

St. Croix

~ Ned and Marie Prince need our prayers for the healing of Ned's vision and for the growth of their church.

U.S. Hispanic Ministry

~ John and Priscilla Kunkle are veteran missionaries with WGM who have joined our church in Laredo which makes them new missionaries with CCCU.  They are working in our church there and beginning compassionate ministry in the community.
~ Dan and Peggy Zimmerman continue to teach classes and make new contacts in Lancaster, Washington CH, Columbus and Whitehall.

Lending Library Information – The library is operated by the Christian Education Department.
You may request a resource by calling 937-695-0025 or e-mailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 
Please order your items at least two weeks before they are needed.

Sign Up to Receive Missionary Tidings by E-Mail

Do you have an e-mail address? Let us know and you can receive the Missionary Tidings by e-mail.

Your Name

Your E-Mail

  Subscribe