September 10, 2019
NACCC NEWS
The Messenger
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Military Chaplain Update
Michael Chittum, Executive Director
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Last month in the
August 10, 2019 edition of the NACCC News
, I noted that the NACCC is the endorsing authority for three military chaplains: Ariel (Al) T. Castillo, CH, CPT of the U.S. Army, Chaplain Derek E. Martin, LT of the U.S. Navy, and COL Andrew Gibson of the U. S. Army (Maine National Guard). As is sometimes the case, I discovered that the records of the NACCC were incomplete.
I am honored to recognize one other chaplain for whom the NACCC is the endorsing authority. He is: Koch, Richard J COL USARMY NG AKARNG (USA). Col. Koch has served as a chaplain for 23 years, with the last 16 being full time with the Alaska National Guard and has been deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Col. Koch stated: “Beyond my full time work with the AKNG, Mary (also an NACCC minister) and I are serving as "Stated Supply" (sort of following the tradition of Johnathon Edwards) for a local Presbyterian church in Anchorage and we frequently remind them of our NACCC roots.”
As you pray for our chaplains, please add Rick Koch to your list.
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Julie Robie, Missions Administrator
Ghana, West Africa – Rev. Charles Nyane, president of Word Alive Mission in Ghana, West Africa, welcomed a team of eight who traveled to offer encouragement and support to the mission. Folks travelling to do mission work are invariably asked, “Why don’t you just send money?” Sending money is good. Money is needed. There is never enough money to cover mission needs. Both funds
and
fellowship are needed. Support, however we are able to provide it, reminds national and international missionaries that they are loved, that we pray for them and that we support them. That this sometimes very hard work of loving others to Jesus Christ is teamwork. And we journey with them, no matter how hard it gets.
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Please enjoy the Fall issue of
News & Needs of our Missions
, featuring a new design collaboration by Missions Administrator, Julie Robie and Development & Communications Assistant, Tracy Bernhardt.
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NAPF/HOPE Leadership Needs your Help!
Ryan Prendergast
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The NAPF/HOPE Leadership Team are looking for two individuals who are willing to help plan and run the NAPF/HOPE conferences. This requires attendance at the three-day planning meeting in the fall, the pre-meetings which are a few days prior to the conference, and of course at the conference. Planning involves working with the two HOPE officers to totally organize the conference which includes; selecting the location, the theme, a mission project, a worship leader, band and conference speakers.
Please consider volunteering your time and talent to fill a two year commitment or a three year commitment.
NAPF/HOPE conferences are important to our youth and can be a life changing week for those who attend. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact me
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Member Church News
After the success of their first offering,
First Congregational Church of Porterville, CA
is hosting another Silent Movie evening for the community featuring "Phantom of the Opera", accompanied by a professional theatre organist and an opera singer.
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Send us your news and photos!
Submissions for the October issue are due by September 25, 2019
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