March 12, 2020
by Grace Church of the Valley
| Tags: 13, missions, Uganda, sos
It is with great joy that we have accepted a call to serve Christ in Uganda with Shannon Hurley and SOS Ministries! In November 2018 we became aware of the need and many of you have joined us in praying for God's clear direction. SOS is in need of leadership in several areas: at Community Bible Church of Kubamitwe (located on the SOS campus), overseeing numerous building p...
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March 9, 2020
by Sarah Oskam
| Tags: missions
Please be praying for our missionaries around the world as we support them in their Gospel work to extend the Kingdom!...
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April 29, 2019
by Grace Church of the Valley
| Tags: 13, missions, Albania, Missionaries, pogradec, overseas
Dear GCV Elders and Staff,
We want to say a huge thank you for sending Scott and Patty last week for our church building dedication and for Cory's ordination. Scott and Patty were a huge encouragement to me and Melodie with their years of wisdom in serving God. Our time with them was very special and encouraging. It is so wonderful to have people around who can invest i...
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September 15, 2017
by Sarah Oskam
| Tags: missions, gcvmissions, Missionaries
Dielli FamilyPogradec, Albania
Our summer is almost over here in Albania. The public schools start back on Monday. Our summer project comes to an end tomorrow. We had around 40 youth volunteering at the church all summer long. Helping out at camps, festivals, VBS programs, and any other things that needed to be done. We were blessed to have several groups from America com...
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March 31, 2017
by Sarah Oskam
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Missions
| Tags: missionary, 13, missions, pray, Uganda
Pray that God will send us more laborers: both God-fearing Ugandan men (a gifted administrator and a couple Shepherds Training Center professors) and more missionaries to help with our training center.
Pray that God will continue to raise up God-fearing leaders among us: men and women who exemplify the principles of godly living and can disciple others.
Pra...
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December 12, 2016
by Sarah Oskam
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Missions
| Tags: missions, gcvmissions, Cuba, Hansens, ESL
Bruce Jaye Hansen are coordinators of the Caribbean Literacy and Evangelism International (LEI), which develops Bible-based reading and ESL materials to be used all over the world. The Hansens have been invited by a baptist church in Guantanamo City, Cuba, to train church members to teach English as a second language. This will open up job possibilities in Cuba's growing ...
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October 31, 2016
by Grace Church of the Valley
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Missions
| Tags: missions, Albania, cramers, diellis, gcvmissions,
Dielli Family | Erion, Melodie, Samuel, and Sarah
The Diellis have been working alongside GCV missionaries, Cory and Kristine Cramer, planting a church in Pogradec, Albania. God is greatly blessing their ministry and new church plant and we are excited to be partners with them. Erion is an Albanian national who comes from a Muslim background. He was saved through a VBS pr...
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October 24, 2016
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Missions
| Tags: 13, missions, Albania, cramers, diellis
In 1793, the father of modern missions arrived in India. While William Carey was revolutionizing the way the church thought about foreign missions, a much lesser known name also served Christ and missions by supporting Carey. For 21 years, Andrew Fuller led the Baptist Missionary Society, an organization that began in his own home in 1792. Fuller helped raise money, recrui...
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