Praise & Prayer Requests
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International
AUSTRALIA
Ben & Laura Grisez, CC Sydney, Castle Hill—unity & love in His Church; us to walk worthy of the Gospel & bring Jesus honor. Praise God for His strength & healing.
Andrew & Niki Russell, CC Melbourne—God’s wisdom, direction, discernment, & provision in ministry; more leaders & faithful helpers to be raised up within the ministry; our family (Andrew, Niki, Joshua, & Christian).
AUSTRIA
Ken & Michi Meyer, Oasis Refugee Ministry & CC Vienna—us to remain diligent despite the limited observable changes in Vienna. Praise God for Uwe, an Austrian who serves at church & seeks Him wholeheartedly.
BELGIUM
Bart & Anya De Craene, CC Antwerp—spiritual growth & participation in our Russian/Ukrainian fellowship; our upcoming retreat; Monika & Bart’s university studies; Luka & Emma’s homeschooling. Praise God that we are all back in Belgium, serving & studying.
BRAZIL
Celso & Tatiana Nascimento, São Vicente—a mission team to help us with painting our bldg. Praise God for the 45 newly born again Christians in July thru a visiting team from Canada.
CAMBODIA
Steven & Annie Sutton, Water of Life, Kampong Thom—teachers & volunteers for the Khmer Children’s Outreach Project; provision to keep the work going; victory over intense spiritual battles.
Holly Dziedzickie, ATP House of Refuge, Phnom Penh—peace with neighboring countries; provision; justice for ongoing court cases. Praise God that the new boys’ house is doing great; the kids are thriving!
Rith & Eva-Maria Sang, CC Phnom Penh—fruitful Christmas outreaches; gift boxes for children & the poor; a fresh work of the Holy Spirit.
Katherine Steele, Water of Life, Phnom Penh—deliverance for several of the children/teens from intense spiritual battles; more staff; peace to know God’s direction about housing. Praise God for several of the kids pressing into God in this season.
Kit & Ream Carson, A Greater Hope NGO, Takeo—safety for our 2 sons in college; success for our CBI Cambodia program starting in Jan. 2026.
CHILE
Jordan Moffatt, Church Plant, Concepción—God to continue to work in me His compassion, humility, & wisdom; a healing of my mom; God to be our focus & reward; us to be humble & submitted to His will; bravery in evangelism; fruitful English group; us to connect with & disciple people to grow. Praise God for His faithfulness; souls; provision; the 1st services; the mission team from CC Trujillo.
Richmond Gbotukpah, CC Yekepa—lives of addicted youth to be transformed; more people to be brought in; us to grow in love & unity; our own place for worship; musical instruments. Praise God for bringing the church back together.
MEXICO
Gary & Keri Goo, Calvary Los Cabos, BCS—God's gracious provision for Sunday school classrooms; guidance & provision to reach the children & families at the new primary school near the church; salvation of many thru the Festininos Shoebox event from Samaritan's Purse.
Garrie & Jackie Price, CC Safe Harbor, Cabo San Lucas, BCS—completion of the classrooms & kitchen; rest, fellowship, & sharing with many on furlough; Carlos as he undergoes kidney dialysis. Praise God for unity; Alex & Cynthia’s baptisms; the rain falling from Hurricane Priscilla & Tropical Storm Raymond.
Nolan & Marie Schockey, Servant Senders Inc., Juarez, Chihuahua—Spence & Jayleen McConnell as they transition to new directors; the ministry to continue as the Lord leads.
Juan & Tania Domingo, Horizonte Ministries, Ensenada—lasting fruit from several evangelistic outreaches thru the end of the year! Praise God for 35 new students this semester at CBI Mexico!
John & Laurie Barillaro, CC Mexicali—new work in Ejido, Querétaro, & in El Centro, California; a harvest of souls in Mexicali; Brandi Barillaro’s health; Dawn Barillaro’s pregnancy. Praise God for the purchase of a property for a church plant in Ejido, Querétaro.
Edmundo & Faviola Arroyo Ramirez, CC Querétaro—Praise God for keeping us in this city of Querétaro for 10 years, always showing His grace & mercy to us & to His church.
Dan & Cecilia Valdez, church planting, CC Rosarito—us to redeem the time; patience; safety; vision.
Mike & Sarah Vincent, CC Rosarito—God's direction in our future church-planting efforts; the Lord to help us to reach & disciple more new believers; God to do a miracle & help us to purchase our church building!
Daniel & Ana Jones, Rancho Maranatha, Alamos, Sonora—more fruit; an airplane mechanic to join the ministry to keep us in the air. Praise God that He is providing in spite of not having the mechanic.
Robert & Dámaris Aguayo, CC Mérida, Yucatan—the students & their families to be reached by the Gospel; physical strength & health for Robert & Dámaris; protection & provision for Calvary Centro Church. Praise God for the growth of Lighthouse Christian School.
Kurt & Kendall Kula, CC/CCBCE Tbilisi—God to use CC Tbilisi/CCBC Eurasia to preach the Gospel & train up many workers in Georgia & in the surrounding Caucasus region.
David & Deborah Markey, CC/CCBCE Tbilisi—a good ending to the fall semester; a fresh filling of the Spirit in our students & staff; clear direction for young adults/married couples in church. Praise God for sweet times of fellowship with fall teams; His faithfulness in our lives.
GERMANY
Rolf & Regina Crede, CC Lippstadt—God’s guidance & blessing for planning mission trips to Cambodia & Uganda; a youth pastor.
GREECE
Sean & Jacky Coleman, Calvary Crete—more of Him, less of us; unity; revival; divine appointments; ministering to youth; residency renewal; successful family therapy; deliverance for James; family’s salvation & walk.
HAITI
Brian & Sophia McDaniel, Cross to Light, Port-au-Prince—God’s protection, provision, & open doors to preach the Gospel; protection for my family.
HUNGARY
Ildi Bacsko, CC Budapest—Spirit-filled & fruitful women's ministry season about the women of the Bible; love & wisdom to lead & minister effectively one-on-one. Praise God for fruitful summer conferences & Arise women's outreach; new vision for the women's ministry.
Lindsey Cuen, CC Eger—the planning of 2 weddings for next spring; our church as we are seeking to move to a larger location.
Laci & Lilla Gyűgyi, CC Esztergom—our marriage to be strong & healthy; our kids Lina & Lili to get to know Jesus personally; our church to be renewed spiritually & have a missional heart for our city.
INDONISIA
Randy & Deb Denham, Brandon & Yunita Ingram, Shine the Light Intl., Jakarta—spiritual growth for our family & school; His wisdom how to carry it out. Praise God for His grace & open doors.
IRELAND
Rick & Cindy Johnston, Calvary Braid Valley, Ballymena—a blessed UK Men's Retreat; good fellowship at our annual Christmas dinner; Jesus to be glorified in all our Christmas outreaches.
Shawn & Deanna Tebbe, Calvary Sligo—lasting fruit for His glory; an outpouring of the Holy Spirit; protection; provision. Praise God for growth in leadership, in faith, & the body; new believers & those seeking.
Vincent & Melissa Aniku, CC Midigo—us to get refreshed, healthy, & to encourage churches while in the U.S.; protection of all the ministries of our church while we are away.
UKRAINE
David & Katya Snead, CC SoM & Seminary, Lviv—health; peace, provision; safety; victory; blessings for new believers in the Bible study.
Joel & Katya Brown, CC Living Water, Mukachevo—rest & restoration for our family after ministering continuously for nearly 4 years during war; wisdom as we continue serving.
Duane & Lisa Tucker, CC Living Water, Mukachevo—the church in Ukraine & those who serve it in the midst of war, power outages, & winter coming; God to refresh & restore us all, especially the weary; provision to continue to stay.
Missions In Restricted Countries
ASIA
Derek & Allison Forbes, BGEA—the outreach in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from 24-25 Jan. 2026. Praise God for the 3-day, multi-denominational pastors gathering in northern Vietnam in Oct.
EAST ASIA
Khanh—God to help us to produce well, sell well, & make the business for transformation profitable & become in-country funded & self-sustaining. Thank Dad for His provision for the seed bank & efforts to help sell the products for the farm.
ISRAEL
Jerusalem Light—peace in Jerusalem; continued protection; faithful support; our kids in the army; endurance to serve in the heart of the city; our family.
Stephen & Pat Apple, Shepherd's Light, CC Tel Aviv & CC Haifa—protection of the returned hostages & survivors from suicide; comfort & peace for the families of those murdered. Praise God for the return of the living hostages!
Harringtons, CCCM, Israel/Malta—us to be Spirit-filled; good health; God to add to the church such as should be saved; lasting fruit from the outreach & teaching of students in Israel & from the Nov. 3 thru Dec. 13 Malta outreach.
Stateside-Based Missions
CALIFORNIA
Bill Holdridge, Poimen Ministries, Manteca—senior pastors to finish well in their ministries to their fellowships, & then to receive direction & vision for their next steps, should Jesus tarry.
Mary Shaw, Chaplain, Napa—Praise God for 2 new law enforcement chaplains.
Dan & Debbie Finfrock, Intensive Care Ministries, Redlands—my Inductive Bible Study seminar in Oxford, England.
Daniel Massieh, Open the Gates, San Diego—God’s protection over the 2025 Intl. Christmas Celebration on Dec. 6 at the Salvation Army in El Cajon; provision for 300 gift boxes for the Muslim refugee children; 40 volunteers to help with the kids, kitchen, & other areas; provision for the facility, food, music, singers, Bibles, tracts, etc.
COLORADO
Bob & Jeanne Claycamp, Mission Assist, CC Aurora—God to give us strength, faith, & discernment as we minister to many pastors & wives around the world.
COLOMBIA
Hernando & Claudia Vargas, CC Jamundi—fruitful outreach to our community; workers for the harvest; a place of our own.
CYPRUS
Jonathan & Katie Doub, New Life Church, Girne—strength, wisdom, & unity as we balance the responsibilities of shepherding the church, the construction project, & parenting our boys; Jackson in the U.S.; the new believers & seekers; strength & provision for those facing persecution.
ENGLAND
Michael & Theresa Howard, CC Harrogate-Leeds—blessings on the men’s winter UK gathering; wisdom in all things; open doors to share Christ; our daughter as she steps forth by faith to reach the lost in a dark school she attends where she started a C.U. Praise God for a very blessed HopeNow outreach.
Jeff & Mary Hicks, Calvary South Lakes, Kendal—wisdom in timing & planning a church “launch” event in a new community; a fruitful Christmas outreach. Praise God for our new venue!
Dave & Nancy Sylvester, CC York & BC—salvation of all the children & youth in our church groups, & also their families; the Christmas outreach events. Praise God for the increased number of children & youth attending the church groups.
FRANCE
Pierre & Nancy Petrignani, CC France—God's leading in refocusing & rearranging the Bible studies, home groups, & church prayer meetings; fruitful evangelistic outreach/Christmas tea on 6 Dec. Praise God for an abundantly blessed church retreat & Western Europe pastors conf.
Steve & Laura Cyr, CC La Rochelle—believers to be growing in the Word & faith; fruitful evangelism & Christmas outreach. Praise God for His provision & protection for Steve's trip to Burundi.
Tonio & Lindsey Petrignani, CC Nice—the ladies’ Christmas tea; financial support; our joy in serving Jesus. Praise God for baptisms and our new Bible study on Tuesdays.
Mike & Becky Dente, CC Paris—souls to be saved & lives to be transformed & grow close to Jesus. Praise God for His provision & help concerning administration and accounting at the church!
GEORGIA
Lisa Collins, CC/BCE Tbilisi—provision for & a complete healing from the dental & oral surgeries; God's Spirit to impact all attending CC Tbilisi; CCBCE to be impacted by God's Word, His powerful love, His anointing to make disciples, & Jesus' wisdom to glorify God each day.
NETHERLANDS
Celeste Yohai, Musicianary, Amsterdam—grace as I continue to lead worship in church in the north & other activities; my neighborhood; God’s blessings as I continue to make contacts/conversations!
Stan & Marnie Marinussen, CC Haarlemmermeer, Nieuw Vennep—us to be steadfast & to finish the race well; a healing of Marnie from Alzheimer’s; those with a heart to help to contact Stan.
NICARAGUA
Jackelin, Samuel & William Gaudé, CC Emanuel, Los Cocos—more power & better equipment for the radio; the church to grow spiritually & in members; provision from the Lord for our ministry.
Cal & Jessica Stuebner, CC Managua—salvation of the lost who came to the special events & those saved to draw closer to Jesus. Praise God for the 3 special events that went well.
NIGERIA
Prince & Florence Lawrence, CC Abuja—more laborers in this field; greater fruit bearing in our ministry; provision for a Bible Training Center, Medical Clinic, Sports Center, etc. Praise God for grace in sustaining & blessing His work; growth & maturity among our people; our family remaining faithful to each other while raising our kids to love Him.
Kefas & Tina Momoh, CC Lagos—prison & school outreaches; a convenient place of worship. Praise God for faithfully leading & providing for us.
PERU
Darwin & Annie Torres, Calvary La Semilla, Cusco—provision; the church plant in Chinchero; the widows’ ministry; a smooth transition as we establish a bilingual church in Colorado Springs, CO, & as Pastor Konrad Cuzcano takes over in Cusco, Peru.
PHILIPPINES
Joseph & Billie Rosemarino, CC Bacalod—church & children’s home; all our outreaches thru the holiday season. Praise God that He is faithful.
Rick & Arcelie Casper, CC Bustos, Bulacan—paint for sealing the large cement wall & roof of the Mission House from water coming thru; Christmas blessings for the kids. Praise God for the completion of the chapel.
Betchie Ashworth, House of Grace Children Ministry, Davao—all the victims of 2 consecutive earthquakes in the Philippines; provision for & many indigenous children to be saved thru our upcoming outreaches towards the Christmas season. Praise God for His protection from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake.
Jim & Shonda Davis, PTA, Dumaguete—more missionaries & workers for the many open hearts we encounter; great grace for the believers suffering in Burma; a miraculous healing of Shonda's eyes from macular degeneration.
David Matthews, Generation Christian Fellowship, Legazpi—rapid & complete recovery from a stroke in June; open doors allowing us to return to the Philippines soon; God to strengthen the Philippine team.
Ron & Tes Brown, CC U-Turn for Christ, Samar—Praise God for His protection in the face of the storms in our lives; the resource of His Church helping to restore lives after the natural disaster!
Fidel & Ruby Pasion, CC Tipo—a full time pastor in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Praise God for the opportunity to plant a church in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
PORTUGAL
Brandon & Diana Harding, CC Grande Porto—God’s will, leading, & provision for a possible church plant in the city of Aveiro; our daughters Isabella & Victoria.
ROMANIA
Paul & Maura Cathey, AJM, Cluj—the new intl. church plant to reach many foreigners; unity with the team. Praise God that we are off to a great start!
SOUTH AFRICA
De Beer & Ridri, CC Somerset West—spiritual protection; victory over sin & the devil; an eternal perspective; revival in Helderberg, Stellenbosch, & South Africa.
SOUTH SUDAN
Suzy Zechman, In Deed & Truth Ministries, Tonj—our 48 national pastors working in our church-planting program in 120 remote villages; missionaries to be raised up & help in the field.
THAILAND
Sharon Porterfield, CC St. George—provision for survival needs of all ethnic groups & Rohyinga refugees who fled from Burmese military to Bangladesh & all to personally know Jesus; the bombing, raping, torturing, & killing to stop; salvation of the Burmese govt. officials.
TONGA
James & Deanna Baxley, Mission Tonga, Nuku'alofa—provision & open doors for us to move to the U.S.
UGANDA
Richard Luzinda, CC Entebbe—provision; fruitful evangelism & ministry to the deaf, including Edrine, Edward, Frank, & Sylvia; Zaina, who can hear but is non-verbal; ongoing work in the villages of Gazaya, Kisindye, & Nangombe.
ITALY
Louis & Janey DeMeo, Missions, Mentoring, & Orphans First—souls, discipleship, & funds for Mission Italy; Little Lights slum children’s school in SW India, children’s programs in Mexico & Ukraine, & protection for Orphans First; and an unspoken personal request.
Dave & Denae Downs, Calvary Torino, Italy—God’s guidance, provision, & open doors for purchasing a building for the church; more personnel & funds for Più Forti videos underway. Praise God that Più Forti is growing.
JAPAN
Dan & Mihoko Bolinger, CC Iruma—a healing of Dan’s skin cancer & the side effects from the heart transplant; us as we lead a team to Japan in the spring of next year; wisdom & organization; our return to Japan. Praise God for Dan’s full heart transplant 2 years ago & his current medical recovery.
Rich & Emi Giddens, CC Ishinomaki Fellowship—more students for preschool & for the café reopening; all prep & needs. Praise God for a greatly blessed Asian CC conf.
Chizuo & Mari Sakurai, Jesus Community Kokubunji, Tokyo—the Lord of the harvest to send us workers; the sheep in our fellowship to be healthy & reproduce healthy sheep.
Tommy & Joanna Ruiz, CBI/CC Ginowan, Okinawa—continued vision for renovating the youth outreach building; spring students; spiritual maturity in the Japanese Christians.
KENYA
Ruth Deam, Consider Jesus Ministries, Nairobi—our Christmas outreach as we share Bibles, blankets, backpacks, & food with over 200 people; safe travels & logistics. Praise God for our 501(c)(3) status granted in July.
KOREA
Mike & Hye-Young Loudermilk, CC Daejeon—final preps for our mission trip to Jintotolo Island in the Philippines, traveling mercies, & lasting fruit.
LIBERIA
Moses & Oretha Floe, CC Saving Grace—provision for more scholarships for our struggling Liberian children whose parents can't afford to send them to school.
Jay Henry & Dorris Garsaynee, CC Saving Grace—provision for a few desktop computers for our computer lab for our kids’ effective learning.
Richard & Fatu Moccor, CC Saving Grace—provision to complete construction of the church bldg. Praise God for continued life.
Scott & Christina Hoffman, His Safe Haven, Gbarnga—protection, provision, & abundant opportunities for our team of six missionaries to demonstrate Jesus' love with the foster homes caring for 35 abandoned special needs children, as well as the outreach families we are blessed to share the Gospel with, encouraging them that their child is a gift from God.