"God truly touched and changed hearts on this trip. Relationships were formed for eternity and most of all God was glorified in all that we said and did. We all as a team are eternally grateful for the opportunity that God allowed us to experience traveling to Nicaragua."
Tracy LoAlbo
Managua, January 2017 |
"One of my favorite moments of the trip was the day we had our final baseball game. The men had been waiting a few days to really play baseball because of the rain. Finally on the last day, we could play and they had a blast. After the game, John shared about Jesus while we all sat in the stands eating hot dogs and drinking coke. John told the men that all they had to do to accept Jesus was to say it and to pray for it and that he would pray for them right now and if they wanted to accept Jesus as their savior they could, right there in those stands.
As John was explaining this, I looked up in the stands and there were three teenage boys who were also at the baseball game last year, as soon as John started to pray for them, they put their heads down so quickly, closed their eyes tight and clasped their hands together and prayed with John. You could tell that they wanted it so badly, that whatever John told them they had to do to accept Jesus, they were ready to do it.
It was awesome."
-Jenn Cope
Rio Blanco, July 2015
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Update:
- 5 teams "served and learned" in Nicaragua in 2016
- We had a Martial Arts camp, built benches with beautiful art for the community, helped build a children's ministry wing, held VBS and had a marriage seminar.
Upcoming:
- 4 trips remaining for 2017. For more information on joining one of these teams contact Rebecca and email address
- excited about building and deepening relationships with 3 local churches in Managua and to see more grace-changed lives.
Prayer:
- Pray for Katie McGrew and Larrys Mendoza (Connect Nicaragua) as they grow their ministry and touch lives.
- Pray for the local churches and their leadership in Managua and Rio Blanco as well as the communities they serve.
For more information on our 2017 trips to Nicaragua, contact Rebecca Clark at: [email protected].
January 2017 trip to Managua!
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AREA: Togo
Update:
- Twelve people from GBC served in Togo in 2016
- These people performed surgery, repaired vehicle engines, trained 45 pastors and hosted 200 plus kids for a VBS
Upcoming:
- We are assisting Adeta Christian Schools expand by three full grades over the coming years
- We hope to initiate pastoral and teacher training programs in 2017
Prayer:
- For the school to find qualified Christian teachers to staff these additional grades
- For additional opportunities to partner with the hospital, school and local pastors
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AREA: J1 International Cafe
Update:
- GBC fed over 900 students and volunteers over the 2 Grace sponsored J1 Cafes.
- More J1 students attended J1 Cafe Summer 2016 than previous summers.
- Grace volunteers continue to reach out to students once they have returned home.
- Some have even been able to meet these students in their homelands.
Upcoming:
- We will continue to partner with Virginia Beach Community Chapel and area churches to extend hospitality, friendship and the love of Christ to the J1 students at the Oceanfront for Spring and Summer 2017.
- We also are also partnering with the Virginia Beach International Student Outreach Program (which includes local police, the hotel association, sponsor agencies, etc.) to better serve J1 students.
Prayer:
- For God to open doors overseas so that students who heard about Jesus here, can continue to pursue their faith journey at home.
- For the student housing situation to improve at the Oceanfront.
- J1 students are making arrangements now for Summer 2017 in Virginia Beach. Please pray that God would be preparing them to hear and receive the Gospel.
Fore more information on J1 Cafe, contact Kathy Leuhman at:
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Thailand is the latest area to be added to our SALT list.
Last October, a small team of six people from Grace took a trip to Thailand to explore establishing a new mission partnership. As a result, we have scheduled our first SALT to Thailand for October 6-16, 2017.
The focus of the trip will be holding a camp to teach English, a skill that is highly desired and beneficial to the people of Thailand. Through this work, relationships can be established and the love of Christ shown to those who need to hear the good news. There will be more information forthcoming about this trip. It is available for sign-up on our web site at:
http://www.gracebible.church/serve-the-world.
For details and more information on the October 2017 trip, contact Bob West at:
[email protected].
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