Please pray for evangelist Ryan Ries as he continues to share the Gospel and direct many to the Lord. Ryan was featured in the last printing of Calvary Chapel Magazine, Issue 109, as he led a large group of high schoolers in prayer. Ryan is the co-founder of the Whosoevers, who travel the world with the message of salvation and hope in Jesus.

Please pray for the ministry SendHopeNow (SHN) that is based out of Calvary Boise, Idaho. It reaches orphans and the hopeless and powerless with the love of God, especially those impacted by leprosy. The group brings Calvary Chapel pastors to minister to those suffering from years of neglect and hardship. SHN supports four leper colonies to help meet their physical and spiritual needs.

A small team from Calvary Chapel Lynchburg visits Calvary Chapels throughout the Ukraine to minister to church members, refugees, young people with disabilities, and everyday locals. Along the way, the mission team get a glimpse into the lives of people living in a war zone.

Celeste Yohai, one of the early missionaries sent out from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, CA, in 1980, passed on June 20 at her home in Amsterdam after serving there for 46 years. She often referred to herself as a “musicianary.”

From Calvary Chapel Trujillo, Peru, a team of four has responded to the devastation caused by two back-to-back earthquakes on June 24. Pray for them as they minister sacrificially to the physically broken and the heartbroken.

The 56 men who endorsed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 did not take the responsibility lightly. When the American Revolution began, they were aware they may have been signing their death warrants.

Two Calvary Chapel pastors from opposite coasts share their thoughts about the 250^th birthday of the United States, to be officially celebrated on Saturday.

Refuge Fellowship Chiang Mai, Thailand, is partnering with a pregnancy center to share the Gospel and teach the sanctity of life to students in government schools.

Three Calvary Chapels from California traveled to the Philippines to share the Gospel, encourage and assist CC fellowships, lead a Vacation Bible School, and participate in island ministry. 

Gail Mays has spent the past decade encouraging other widows that God still has a plan for their lives and to lean into His love. It was a lesson she learned when her husband Steve Mays passed away in October of 2014 after more than 40 years of ministry together.

Nurtured in the Word, Steve and Gail Mays grew in grace as the Calvary Chapel movement blossomed and spread. From the 1960s to today, Calvary Chapel has grown from one small church in Costa Mesa, CA, to nearly 1,800 worldwide.

In the early 1970s, lost in a life of confusion and sin, Gail saw a new light shining: the hope of Jesus Christ, transforming hippies and burnouts into born-again Jesus People. In one of Calvary Chapel’s Christian homes, she became a new creation in Christ and eagerly embraced her future with Steve Mays, a zealous young house leader.

Pastor John Higgins of Calvary Chapel Tri City, AZ, fearlessly shared the Gospel and impacted many lives for Christ for more than six decades after he left behind the counter-culture of the 1960s to follow Jesus. He passed away on June 3.

Long time Calvary Chapel pastor John Higgins has sadly passed away. John had been instrumental in the connection between Calvary Chapel founder Pastor Chuck Smith and Lonnie Frisbee. John had led one of the early church homes called House of Miracles, a place where the recently “saved” hippies who had given their lives to Christ could find refuge in an environment without drugs and alcohol. John later moved to Arizona and pastored what became known as Calvary Chapel Tri-City in the Tempe–Phoenix area.

As a young man, Pastor Raul Ries left the battlefield of Vietnam only to enter a mental and spiritual battle at home. Through the documentary Taking the Hill, he reached out to fellow veterans of past and current wars, sharing how Christ’s hope and compassion set him free. Read this story from our archives and find out where you can view the traveling three-quarter-size exhibit of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial this summer.

Calvary Chapel Naples, FL, has adopted the ministry of sharing the Gospel annually at their local county fair. Many members of their fellowship volunteer in a brightly colored trailer, the “Godmobile”, answering questions about how to get to Heaven.

Calvary Chapel U.S. Navy Chaplain mentors men and women to help strengthen their faith in God while under pressure.

In the early 2000s, Chinese believers at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, CA, volunteered their time to translate Pastor Chuck Smith’s Through the Bible teachings into Mandarin. Years later, they got to witness the impact of their work.

Injecting both excitement and sometimes much needed encouragement into the hosting communities around the world, short-term mission trips not only lead workers into the field of harvest but also bring rewarding benefits to each person involved.

Believers from Refuge Fellowship Chiang Mai Calvary Chapel bring the love of Jesus to a remote Thai community as they joyfully share the Gospel, provide free medical care and eyeglasses, and love the children.