Exciting News from Lakeside's World Outreach Missionaries and Ministries!
Praise Reports from Lakeside Missionaries


  • Missionaries to Poland, Richard and Lori McLane - Richard and Lori operate a Refugee Center in Katowice, Poland, where they provide lodging, food and Christ’s love to those who need a place.   They recently completed  the transformation of the basement level of the facility into a comfortable room for meeting and relaxation space. and the renovations on the upper levels will soon be ready for more refugees who are waiting for a place to live. Thank you Lakeside for your prayers & support!
The photos above and below show the before and after remodel!
  • Africa - Dan and Rachel Smithers Dan and Rachel formed Key of Hope in January 2007, a unique ministry to children in the worst AIDS-affected area in the entire world: Durban, South Africa. An international non-profit, Key of Hope reaches children affected by poverty and AIDS with the hope found in Jesus Christ through long-term mentoring relationships and the language of music to communicate the truths of the Gospel. Last month Dan and his wife Rachel took 25 of the children on a life changing 7-week choir tour. Thank you Lakeside for your generosity, partnership and prayers!
The singing kids


The Smithers family
Prayer Requests from our Lakeside Missionaries
  • International - Convoy of Hope (Disaster Relief) Much of Africa is undergoing various changes in climate. Parts of Central and West Africa experienced devastating flooding in late 2022, and South Africa is experiencing an abnormal rise in temperature. A below-average rainy season is forecasted for 2023, which means humanitarian aid, like what Convoy of Hope provides, will be vital for the communities affected by the drought. Pray for the many living in the area known as the Horn of Africa as they work through this season of drought.

Above, the women working the dry fields
Below, the farmers lose livestock because the cows are too weak from lack of water to find areas to graze
  • Latin and South Americas-  The spiritual needs across the globe continue to be urgent and compelling. Millions of people have never received a personal witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Pray for our missionaries Steve and Kim Puffpaff, Damien Zinicola, Bradley Walz and all those in Latin and Central America as they build relationships with the people groups, and that the Holy Spirit will open the ears of those bound by the false religions so they may hear and see the Gospel in a fresh way to free them from the negativity of their secular belief system.
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  • Missionaries - Because of you, our faithful Lakeside giving Family, our missionary families are spreading the Gospel around the world. Please lift up all of our missionaries and ministries in prayer as they reach out to the unreached and unchurched peoples around the world!
How can I Serve in World Outreach?
There are many ways to serve missions....

  • Pray for our supported missionaries and ministries, especially in these times of unrest all around the world.
  • Be a part of IMPACT, our Wednesday ministry to the needy and hurting! Contact Steve Addy or Ruth Bowman in the church office (586-726-1120) for more information.
Lakeside's 2022 World Outreach Giving Report
  • Lakeside's 2022 World Outreach Faith Promise Need: $216,900
  • Lakeside's 2022 World Outreach Faith Promise Actual (as of 12/31/22) Giving: $209,703.00
How Should I Pray?
For the Nations of the World

Pray for government officials to make decisions benefiting
the ministry and outreach work of our missionaries,

Pray for a hedge of protection from Satanic attacks
against our missionaries, their ministries and the Christian Nationals,

Pray for a Spirit-empowered revival to flood the nations!

For our Missionaries

Pray for the protection and provision of our Missionaries
around the world in the midst of the unrest that involves so many countries.

Pray for the United States of America for God's Justice, Righteousness and Peace to prevail.

Pray for our service members as they work to protect our nation and people.