Praise & Prayer Requests
Are you a missionary? Sign up here!
International
AUSTRALIA
Ben & Laura Grisez, CC Sydney, Castle Hill—God's guidance, provision, & wisdom to do His will in our church & community. Praise God for His grace & goodness.
Andrew & Niki Russell, CC Melbourne—more leaders & helpers in the ministry; direction, wisdom, discernment, provision, & protection; our End Times Prophecy Conf. in May.
AUSTRIA
Alex & Laura Lindsay, City Chapel Klagenfurt—growth of our 2 pastoral trainees; our weekly youth ministry starting up in 2025; steadfastness in prayer.
Ken & Michi Meyer, Oasis Refugee Ministry & CC Vienna—believers in church to grow; others to come to faith here. Praise God for bringing some light to this city.
BELGIUM
Bart & Anya De Craene—good Bible school exams; God to raise up male leaders in the church. Praise God for a blessed retreat with the Ukrainian/Russian church.
BRAZIL
Celso & Tatiana Nascimento, São Vicente—a revival in the country; more churches to be planted & more people to get saved; fruitful work with the kids of the community. Praise God for our 1st year of CBI Brazil; our 25th year of church ministry in Brazil.
CAMBODIA
Steven & Annie Sutton, Water of Life, Kampong Thom—additional helpers & finances for the Khmer Children’s Outreach Center project; the very soon launch of the boys mentoring program.
Holly Dziedzickie, ATP House of Refuge, Phnom Penh—grace, justice, & provision for current ongoing court cases; our expansion to receive abused little boys. Praise God that the kids are great; the pedophiles were found guilty!
Rith & Eva-Maria Sang, CC Phnom Penh—health; wisdom for church leadership; spiritual growth & fellowship within the church.
Kit & Ream Carson, A Heart for Wisdom School, Takeo—favor with CC affiliation; architects as they plan for the new school campus; favor with qualifying & starting a CBI program here in Cambodia. Praise God for the completion of the new church building.
CHILE
Sebastián Carmona & Rocío García, CC Iquique—resources to rent a place to start a special program for our School of Ministry; the Bible study starting in Antofagasta; the outreach with The Whosoevers; our missionaries’ future trips.
COLOMBIA
Luis Carlos Taborda Ortiz, CC Cali—acquire a bldg. for the church; assistant pastor Fabio Rendon & a new work in Yumbo-Valle; resources & the Intl. Conf. “I AM” in July 2025.
COTE D’IVOIRE
Chris & Noelle Jones, Gospel for Africa, Abidjan—the Lord to help us find a bldg. to call our own. Praise God that we continue to see lives changed for Jesus!
CYPRUS
Jonathan & Katie Doub, New Life Church, Girne—wisdom for Jackson’s schooling next year; fruitful stateside summer visit; finalization of church paperwork & beginning of construction project; establishing & raising up of new believers.
ENGLAND
Jeff & Mary Hicks, Calvary South Lakes, Kendal—wisdom, vision, & discernment as we consider (& possibly trial) new locations for Sunday services; plans for Easter outreach.
Kenny & Missy Pope, Calvary Plymouth—the Lord to help us find a bldg. to call our own; God to continue to use Calvary Plymouth to reach people for the Lord! Praise God for a young woman who gave her life to Jesus a few weeks ago!
Dave & Nancy Sylvester, CC York & BC—more divine appointments to share Jesus; accommodations for a youth retreat for 40+ young people. Praise God for new converts!
FRANCE
Bruno & Lydia Favre, CC Bourges—us to be strengthened in grace; God to raise up elders. Praise God for the faithfulness of the servants.
Pierre & Nancy Petrignani, CC France—deeper fellowship & communication within CC France; final acceptance of CC France into National Evangelicals. Praise God that CC Nice has an assistant pastor, Nathan; Pierre's knee is free from pain.
Tonio & Lindsey Petrignani, CC Nice—a sound person & worship leader; 2024 accounts meeting; stairs project. Praise God for Nathanaël; the wall moved in kids’ ministry!
GEORGIA
Lisa Collins, CCBCE Tbilisi—God's Spirit to minister to & impact our Bible College students & those attending church thru God's Word, His powerful love, His anointing to make disciples, & Jesus' wisdom to glorify God each day.
Vlad & Sveta Oplev, CC Tbilisi North & CBI, Tbilisi—our students; our new local Iranian fellowship in Tbilisi.
GERMANY
Robert & Barbara Thomason, CC Darmstadt—clear conversations for our discussion group for people interested in discussing spiritual things; the monthly "CityLight" outreach downtown including music; completion of the new album!
Rolf & Regina Crede, CC Lippstadt—fruitful mission trip to Uganda; conversions; youth group; children's ministry; helpers in different areas of ministry.
GREECE
Sean & Jacky Coleman, Calvary Crete—transformed minds; powerful prayer life; love; unity; revival; awakening; reaching young adults; teams & outreaches; residency renewal; family’s salvation; permanent church bldg. Praise God for connections.
GUATEMALA
Luis Sánchez, CC Antigua—our new home Bible study in the city of San Lucas; students for our Calvary Bible Institute in Guatemala.
HAITI
Brian & Sophia McDaniel, Cross to Light, Port-au-Prince—protection as we are in the last 15% of the capital that has not yet been taken over by the gangs. Praise God that the Bible Training Center is still going strong.
HUNGARY
Ildi Bacsko, CC Budapest—continued blessing on women's meetings; Spirit-orchestrated preps, changed lives, & saved souls at national women's conf. (16-18 May) & 'Arise My Fair One' women's outdoor outreach (22-25 May). Praise God for fruitful women's ministry.
Lindsey Cuen, CC Eger—plans for our summer English camp; many more to sign up this year.
INDIA
Notika & Sunil Pashchenko, CC Bangalore—God's provision & protection; kids who attend tuition classes in our church; preparation of 3 teen girls to be able to enroll in school in May.
INDONESIA
Randy & Deb Denham, Brandon & Yunita Ingram, Jakarta—continued open doors for evangelism, teaching, & shepherding for our students; continued wisdom, protection, & blessings upon our church plant. Praise God for continued open doors.
IRELAND
Rick & Cindy Johnston, Calvary Braid Valley, Ballymena—a blessed fellowship at our church retreat/baptism; unity of town churches in battling the drug epidemic; successful completion of Cindy's chaplaincy course.
Shawn & Deanna Tebbe, Calvary Sligo—wisdom & an understanding heart to shepherd His people; a pouring out of His Spirit! Praise God for protection & provision; all who pray!
Tyrone & Anna Power, Coastline Church Tramore, Waterford—a new bldg. to meet in; salvation for many! Praise God we were able to get surf Bibles out to local surfers; great conversations & relationships growing.
ITALY
Louis & Janey DeMeo, Missions, Mentoring, & Orphans First—healing, safety, & provision for our Orphans First children’s programs in India, Mexico, & Ukraine; many salvations thru our Mission Italy & our return this spring; our revisit to France this spring.
Missions in Restricted Countries:
ASIA
Derek & Allison Forbes, BGEA—effective follow-up from the Dec. outreaches. Praise God for open doors to organize 2-day outreaches in Can Tho, Vietnam & Vientiane, Laos, back in Dec.
EAST ASIA
Daniel & Liz—our family devotion time together; strengthened marriage; vision of Dad’s will in a new season; us to be a light to the community; divine appointments to share about Dad; health & special needs for our son; our family business to grow & provide for our needs.
Khanh—provision for everything needed for my transition to make the U.S. my home base; me to be salt & light to my family & contribute to my community here, yet still be able to continue the work in East Asia. Thank Dad that my teammates in East Asia are stepping up, showing signs of maturity & autonomy.
ISRAEL
A & I—guidance regarding our next steps; provision; a smooth transition.
Stephen & Pat Apple, Shepherd's Light, CC Tel Aviv & CC Haifa—release of hostages; comfort for families of those killed; safety for IDF & believers to share the Gospel; discernment for pastors Dmitry, John, Neriyah, Yossi, & their congregations in comforting & reaching many; Shepherd’s Light Church Online to reach more; wisdom for Israeli govt. Praise God for thriving CCs & church plants ministering to & loving the lost.
Harringtons, CCCM, Israel/Malta—salvation of Roy; 2 new believers to grow. Praise God for 5 weeks in Malta & 40 saved; 5 weeks in Israel encouraging believers at CC Haifa & CC Tel Aviv in the Word, as well as time with believers in both Golan & Jerusalem.
Stateside-Based Missions
CALIFORNIA
Bill Holdridge, Poimen Ministries, Manteca—wisdom, strength, & open doors to do the will of Jesus as He works with us to revitalize His church.
Mary Shaw, Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, Napa—a full-time law enforcement & fire chaplain for the city & county of Napa. Praise God our volunteer team of 9 community chaplains is strong; I was comforted & sustained throughout the past year of many "firsts".
Dan & Debbie Finfrock, Intensive Care Ministries, Redlands—favor conducting Inductive Bible Study seminars for pastors in India & for them to use this tool.
Neal & Yvonne Pirolo, Emmaus Road Intl., San Diego— Yvonne as she writes her 2nd book, chronicling her China mission trips, & Neal as he tries to edit them!
COLORADO
Bob & Jeanne Claycamp, Poimen Ministries, Mission Assist, CC Aurora—wisdom & discernment in coming alongside pastors, missionaries, & their families to assist & encourage them in the work God has set before them.
OHIO
Michael & Anni Rhoads, Canton—strength & boldness to evangelize; our return to Israel; protection. Praise God for a fruitful outreach in Mexico & in Southern CA during wildfires!
VIRGINIA
Helen Hong, Newport News—relief from pain & miraculous healing of my lower back, waist, & possibly pancreas; saints to provide needed help.
JAPAN
Tommy & Joanna Ruiz, CC Ginowan/CCBC/CCPC, Okinawa—vision, provision, & workers for new bldg., spring CBI Asian Pastors Conference, & SOS ministry here in Japan & in the States. Praise God for a very fruitful first semester for CBI Japan; purchase & renovation of new children’s ministry bldg.
Rich & Emi Giddens, CC Ishinomaki Fellowship—growth of new believers; more missionaries & kids for our preschool. Praise God for the 2 people who raised their hands to believe at our Christmas party!
Rob & Rika Wunderlich, CC Kagoshima—safety & protection for kids; health for Tomoko; translators Kaori & Momoko; a church building to purchase; a church guest house; children’s ministry.
Chizuo & Mari Sakurai, Jesus Community Kokubunji, Tokyo—God to raise up & send us more workers for the harvest; the vision given to us of "healthy sheep begetting healthy sheep" to be fulfilled through us.
Kiyomasa & Taeko Akashi, CC Logos, Tokyo—our fellowship to grow spiritually; an additional worship leader; CC Japan Pastors Conf. in Okinawa (13-15 March).
KENYA
Randy & Kari Saul, Abide in Truth, Kisii—health of Kari’s father & wisdom for his care; classes beginning in Shepherd’s School of Discipleship; our continued health.
CC Kebabe Shepherd SoM, Kisii—God’s continued guidance/direction; new classes to continue to encourage/equip pastors & leaders in the Word; hosting mission training & internship sessions.
Denis & Kasi Wafula, CC Kebabe, Kisii—open hearts & growth in desire for Jesus in CCK & in our community; growth & discipleship of the ministry leadership. Praise God for community outreaches bearing fruit!
Jim Larson, Intensive Care Ministries, Mombasa & Nairobi—mature, full-time missionary with teaching/admin gifts to oversee establishment & development of Intensive Care Ministries Bible College & discipleship of students & instructors/staff.
Ruth Deam, Consider Jesus Ministries, Nairobi—effective upcoming conferences for Firefighters for Christ; renovation of library room; continual spiritual growth & physical strength. Praise God for all He has in store for us in 2025; the ladies held their 1st 2025 Bible study.
U-Turn for Christ, West Kenya—someone to join us in ministry with a focus on U-Turn; continued/increased surrender & discipleship; revelation in Jesus. Praise God for freedom/growth in the men.
KOREA
Mike & Hye-Young Loudermilk, CC Daejeon—a new church planting opportunity near Camp Humphreys for those who would like to see a Calvary Chapel in their vicinity.
LIBERIA
Jim Larson, Intensive Care Ministries, Monrovia—mature, full-time missionary to oversee establishment & development of Intensive Care Ministries Bible College & discipleship of students & instructors/staff.
Moses & Oretha Floe, Jay Henry & Dorris Garsaynee, & Richard & Fatu Moccor, CC Saving Grace—completion of our church edifice; our Sunday school ministry; scholarships for our students who want to attend college.
MEXICO
Gary & Keri Goo, CC Cabo San Lucas, BCS—God's will to be done for the bldg. of the church; provision for the physical, spiritual, & economic needs of the bldg. & the people of God. Praise God for so many answered prayers!
Garrie & Jackie Price, CC Safe Harbor, Cabo San Lucas, BCS—a more reliable car or the repair of Jackie’s car; protection & provision for Andrea & Carolina; an affordable bid to finish the church kitchen; affordable housing for Mario, Veronica, & family; provision for Garrie’s dental surgery & the implants when needed.
Manuel & Isabel Hernandez, CC El Limon Jalisco—comfort & peace for 2 families who lost loved ones; a quick recovery for those sick; flexibility in how God is leading & guiding us; sensitivity & obedience to His Spirit; the Word of God to spread rapidly & be glorified.
Juan & Tania Domingo, Horizonte Ministries, Ensenada—Tania as she recovers from spinal surgery; our new church plant with Yael in Culiacan! Praise God for CBI Mexico!
John & Laurie Barillaro, CC Mexicali—new work in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, & El Centro, CA; TV programs airing Tuesdays & Sundays.
Edmundo & Faviola Arroyo Ramirez, CC Querétaro—a new place to live & congregate as we pack up camp & move on.
Mike & Sarah Vincent, CC Rosarito—our new church plant in local prison; our missionaries Ted & Estella Thayer; God's victory in lawsuit with a man trying to steal our church's property! Praise God for His faithfulness; continued spiritual growth & transformation in men’s Bible study; providing jobs for our 2 young adult children!
Martin & Adriana Solis, CC Reynosa, Tamaulipas—land; a bldg.; open doors to share the Gospel throughout Reynosa; God-fearing men & women to serve Him in every ministry.
Robert & Dámaris Aguayo, CC Mérida, Yucatan—provision to finish equipping the playground & also the classrooms with educational & electronic needs. Praise God for miraculous provision for initial conditioning of bldg., teachers, & enough students to operate; recent opening of Lighthouse preschool.
NETHERLANDS
Celeste Yohai, Musicianary, Amsterdam—my involvement with the church in the North as well as my old & new neighborhoods; new contacts; Holy Spirit-led conversations.
Stan & Marnie Marinussen, CC Haarlemmermeer, Nieuw Vennep—a restoration of all memory & a complete healing of Marnie from the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
NICARAGUA
Dave & Ninoska Budgen, CC Emanuel, Los Cocos—God’s anointing on Pastor Arcenio as he leads our fellowship; God’s leading in our youth fellowships; God to lead us in new ways to share His Word.
Jackelin, Samuel, & William Gaudé, CC Emanuel, Los Cocos—the church; the radio station; my family; the Lord to continue to guide us, giving us wisdom & protection.
Cal & Jessie Stuebner, CC Managua—Pastor Josue to get a visa to attend a pastors conf. in CA in July; our primary school as we add a 4th grade this year & Cindy as she teaches.
NIGERIA
Prince & Florence Lawrence, CC Abuja—more spiritual fruit among us; unity of purpose under Christ's authority; us to be more filled & led by the Holy Spirit; provision for building a trade school, medical clinic, & Calvary Children’s Academy! Praise God for the health & growth of His church in our land; life; grace; protection; provision!
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Rob & Betsy Bradshaw, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Ukarumpa—preps & open hearts for Scripture application & leadership training course to be held among Doromu-Koki people in June or July.
PERU
Darwin & Annie Torres, Calvary La Semilla, Cusco—local leaders God is raising up in Cusco; provision for & the hearts of these pastors & church planters to perform the work of the ministry. Praise God for preparing future leaders thru our church & our seminary.
Brian & Betty Vander Kodde, Iglesia Cristiana Koinonia, Lima—Praise God for people getting saved & baptized; young people excited about Jesus!
PHILIPPINES
Joseph & Billie Rosemarino, CC Bacalod—God to anoint all the upcoming Easter outreaches; our kids to be blessed at their school awards & graduation ceremony, & continue to grow in the Lord.
Rick & Arcelie Casper, CC Bustos, Bulacan—the Lord to send more workers into the harvest field! Praise God for the children’s ministries by the river & in the housing resettlement.
Brian & Joy Versoza, Shepherd's Heart CC, Cebu—good health; my wife Joy & her pregnancy; spiritual growth in the church; God to provide for our daily needs; protection.
Betchie Ashworth, House of Grace Children Ministry, Davao—provision for more walkie-talkies to reach more people; wisdom as we share the Word of God; God to allow this ministry to thrive. Praise God for a new open door using walkie-talkies to reach indigenous people working on their farms.
Jim & Shonda Davis, PTA, Dumaguete—good health for us; short- & long-term missionaries to come as hearts are wide open in the Philippines; deliverance of the Christians in Burma from persecution; a miraculous healing of Shonda's eyes from macular degeneration.
Patrick & Shari Bailey, S.E.R.V. Ministries, Mindanao—many more ministry workers to support our expanding activities for the Bajao children & their parents; resources for the largest Bajao youth ministry in Mindanao.
Rizty & Nenita Sioco, MFH Bible Center, Santa Rosa, Laguna—God’s church in Palawan to not be “tossed to & fro & carried about with every wind of doctrine …”; peaceful elections in the Philippines.
Ron & Tes Brown, CC U-Turn for Christ, Samar—relief efforts from church for those who lost so much in CA fires; them to know that God loves them.
Steve & Anita Coon, Shepherds’ Voice Evangelism & Training, Inc.—God to set up each mission trip this year & provide the funds necessary to complete the missions in the Philippines.
Fidel & Ruby Pasion, CC Tipo—good health for me & my family; the Lord's continued provision; increased love for God & others. Praise Jesus!
ROMANIA
Nicu & Silvana Hagiu, CC Brasov—the continuation of His work in His church here, even if He decides to move us to a different area (we sense our time here may be coming to an end). Praise God for moving among the foreign students studying here in Brasov.
SERBIA
Tibor & Mercedes Varga, Csantavér—serving the poor; soup kitchen; discipleship of youth; evangelization of the region.
SOUTH AFRICA
De Beer & Ridri, CC Somerset West—unity; a hunger & thirst for the things of God; the Lord to move us to earnest prayer; a revival in Helderberg & in Stellenbosch.
SOUTH SUDAN
Suzy Kuj, In Deed & Truth Ministries, Tonj—an executive director for In Deed & Truth Ministries; a stateside donor manager. Praise God for His amazing provision in 2024.
TANZANIA
Jim & Janice Larson, Intensive Care Ministries, Moshi—English-speaking missionary/intern to help with CC church plant (e.g., children/youth, asst. pastor, outreach, worship). Praise God for our staff of 30 African Bible college instructors!
THAILAND
Arron & Vicky Moon, Refuge Fellowship CC, Chiang Mai—provision; wisdom; education visas for our girls; outreach plans; teams to visit & help with outreaches & VBS; trip to the U.S. (May-June) for Arron, Jr.'s, graduation. Praise God for the start of 2 services; a car for daughter Jocelyn; new middle school leader; Jenny Lopez (CC South) serving as new worship & high school leader.
Sharon Porterfield, CC St. George—God’s provision for the many survival needs of all ethnic groups & Rohyinga refugees in Bangladesh who have fled from the Burmese military, & all to personally know Jesus; the bombing, raping, torturing, & killing to stop; unity & spiritual fruit at the Pa La U Discipleship Center.
TONGA
James Baxley, Mission Tonga, Nuku'alofa—provision; lasting fruit among those reading the Tongan Bible; healing of Sam; Kaufusi family; wisdom for Deanna in New Zealand. Praise God for blessing the Tongan Bible.
UGANDA
Gregg & Jo Clarkson, CC Fort Portal—conversion finishing of the Remand Home ministry suite; God’s guidance serving youth for CC Fort Portal; carpentry equipment arrival; smooth transition back to the United States.
Vincent & Melissa Aniku, CC Midigo—our 1st graduation as a CC Golden Springs Bible College affiliate; favor for soccer team to go to premier with more open doors to share Gospel beyond Uganda. Praise God our soccer team (Calvary FC) finished 1st phase in 3rd place in the big league.
UKRAINE
David & Katya Snead, Lviv—salvation of unbelievers in home Bible study; health; safety from cruise missiles; victory; peace.
Joel & Katya Brown, CC Living Water, Mukachevo—continued work with & housing of the displaced in our refugee shelter & teens in host homes (currently 2 families & 3 teenage boys in our home); provision; Holy Spirit in lives of church; revival in our city. Praise God we are still able to serve after 3 years of war.
Benjamin & Lena Morrison, CC Svitlovodsk—lasting fruit from the Christmas outreaches; provision to continue serving & bringing hope to the refugees; new believers to grow & find healthy churches; me to be able to finish my dissertation during my extended sabbatical; growth, wisdom, & protection for Tolya & his family as he serves as interim pastor; health & strength for my family; the atrocities & war to end; God’s mercy upon the people here.