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Praise & Prayer Requests
International
AUSTRALIA
Ben & Laura Grisez, CC Sydney, Castle Hill—unity in the church, endurance, & refinement with rejoicing always in Christ. Praise God for His grace & goodness.
Andrew & Niki Russell, CC Melbourne—wisdom, discernment, provision, & protection; our family (Andrew, Niki, Joshua, & Christian); the Discovering Daniel Conf. we hosted in Aug.
AUSTRIA
Ivan & Michelle Ibbotson, CC Salzburg—good health of our family; steadfastness in faithfully serving the church body; the church conf. in the fall; our daughter Ella with final exams in Aug., graduating high school, & finishing her apprenticeship at the botanical garden. Praise God for the discipleship course starting.
Ken & Michi Meyer, Oasis Refugee Ministry & CC Vienna—growth in our church, in depth & breadth; God’s help for our small fellowship.
BRAZIL
Kaká & Lillian Monteiro, Calvary Curitiba—continued growth as a family; financial provision; courage to preach the Gospel; patience, grace, & the power of the Spirit to establish this new church. Praise God for the launch of the church on April 12!
Celso & Tatiana Nascimento, São Vicente—protection from spiritual warfare; good health; financial provision; effective outreaches; our staff, teachers, scholarships, new students, & the leading of the Spirit for our next Bible Institute semester. Praise God our youth group is growing in faith & service.
CAMBODIA
Steven & Annie Sutton, Water of Life, Kampong Thom—continued development of Khmer Children’s Outreach Center for rural kids; the hearts of the kids & youth to turn toward the Lord & remain steadfast in their faith.
Holly Dziedzickie, ATP House of Refuge, Phnom Penh—the new little boys to grow up to be godly men; financial provision; continued justice in our court cases. Praise God that the foreign pedophiles who hurt our kids are now being deported!
Rith & Eva-Maria Sang, CC Phnom Penh—spiritual growth in the church; new ministry opportunities.
Geoff & Jennifer Wood, Refuge for the Poor—God to continue to provide resources for the ministry, grant wisdom to lead, & use Refuge to bring hope in Christ to at-risk kids in Cambodia.
Kit & Ream Carson, A Greater Hope NGO, Takeo—a director to help run the foreigner side of our CBI classes & cooperate closely with our local CBI leaders & classes.
CYPRUS
Jonathan & Katie Doub, New Life Church, Girne—a restful sabbatical; direction for our boys finishing high school; continued progress on our bldg. project; continued work of the Spirit among people of North Cyprus; unity among ministry team as we add 2 new families in the fall!
Denis & Kasi Wafula, CC Kebabe, Kisii—the new baby due. Praise God for open hearts & growth in desire for Jesus in CCK & our community; the ministry leadership growth/discipleship.
Silas Shololi, U-Turn for Christ, Kisii—someone to join in ministry with a focus on U-Turn; discipleship; continued & increased surrender. Praise God for freedom & growth in the men.
Ramsey & Vicky Vule, Charis Ministries Intl., Nairobi—our family's health; Ramsey's trip to the refugee camps (logistics & safety); fruitful ministry; our children to have bold faith; God's glory in all we do.
Ruth Deam, Consider Jesus Ministries, Nairobi—God to be glorified thru a new Bible study meeting in Charity Wanja’s home; protection & safe travels for Grace & Maggie to lead & encourage this new group each month; & each woman to grow in her relationship with Christ; the governing leaders of our country.
LIBERIA
Moses & Oretha Floe, Jay Henry & Dorris Garsaynee, Richard & Fatu Moccor, CC Saving Grace—provision to complete our church bldg. construction & to feed our students. Praise God for His many blessings upon our lives.
Richmond Gbotukpah, CC Yekepa—provision to build our church & send missionaries to Guinea; support for the orphans & widows.
MEXICO
Gary & Keri Goo, Calvary Los Cabos, BCS—God to provide shelter for His people from hurricanes & storms; His grace to be upon the cities in southern Baja Mexico, so that many turn to Jesus Christ as Lord; God to provide Sunday school classrooms as shelter for children's church.
Garrie & Jackie Price, CC Safe Harbor, Cabo San Lucas, BCS—the thieves who broke into the church; freedom from alcohol addiction for Alex; financial help for those impacted by the coming furlough. Praise God nothing expensive stolen in church vandalism; growth of youth group; God’s faithfulness; church leaders.
Spence & Jayleen McConnell, Doulos Ministries, Juarez, Chihuahua—the mission teams coming in the fall to serve; God to provide the needed finances & provisions for the ministry's future. Praise God for His faithfulness.
Jenna Pepin & Family, CC Culiacán—God to protect & grow our 12 churches in Culiacán & 3 among the unreached Cora/Kuare tribes in Nayarit. Praise God for 15 churches!
Juan & Tania Domingo, Horizonte Ministries, Ensenada—Praise God for all the students registering at CBI Mexico; exciting new opportunities for evangelism!
GUATEMALA
Luis Sánchez, CC Antigua—God to keep us faithful in the middle of the battle; the Central American Pastors Conf. here in Oct.
HAITI
Marc Pimsleur, Emmaus Clinic—lives to be saved & changed at ‘Arise’ women’s outdoor outreach (May 29-31); national summer conferences; vision for next year’s women’s ministry; refreshing summer for all who serve. Praise God for 29 baptisms this year; many new people are attending.
HUNGARY
Ildi Bacsko, CC Budapest—lives to be saved & changed at ‘Arise’ women’s outdoor outreach (May 29-31); national summer conferences; vision for next year’s women’s ministry; refreshing summer for all who serve. Praise God for 29 baptisms this year; many new people are attending.
Lindsey Cuen, CC Eger—the youth who heard the Gospel in our English camp in July to come to the Lord & to church.
Laci & Lilla Gyugyi, CC Esztergom—our kids, Lina & Lili, to give their hearts to Jesus; our church's renewal. Praise God for new families attending church.
INDIA
Pastor Mathew, Faith Campus—provision, protection, & strength for the leaders trained thru this ministry as they proclaim Jesus amid persecution.
IRELAND
Rick & Cindy Johnston, Calvary Braid Valley, Ballymena—mid-week ministries resuming in Sept.; blessings at & travels to women's conferences in Europe in Sept. & in the States in Oct. Praise God for salvations!
Shawn & Deanna Tebbe, Calvary Sligo—discipleship; preps for fall outreaches; outpouring of the Holy Spirit; protection; provision; lasting fruit for His glory! Praise God for leadership growth; times of flourishing for young people!
Joshua & Alyssa Walshe, Ballinasloe Christian Fellowship—Starting a Christian School this fall; Josh took over as head pastor of Ballinasloe Christian Fellowship recently with his wife, Alyssa, and sons as support; upcoming outreach in October for the Ballinasloe Horse Fair; protection, guidance, and wisdom.
John & Rachel McCarthy, North Clare Church—family members who are not born again; unity & joy among our small group of believers & favour with City Council for site of new building in Ennistymon. Praise God for summer camps & outreaches.
JP & Fidelma, Listowel Christian Fellowship, Listowel, Ireland—Please pray with us for new leadership, whether raised up from within or brought in from outside, to help carry the work forward into its next season. Pray for fresh vision and servant-hearted leaders, and for God to pioneer new works and open new doors for the advance of His Kingdom.
Missions In Restricted Countries
ASIA
Derek & Allison Forbes, BGEA—planning to host a Vietnam government delegation to the U.S.; preps for 2 large outreaches next year in Hanoi (March) & Kobe (June).
EAST ASIA
Daniel & Liz—more opportunities to share about Dad; our business to get thru a tough economic season. Thank Dad our family is healthy.
Khanh—favor; finances; faithfulness; provision; the right people in the right positions; perseverance; good stewardship; guidance & favor sharing practical farming techniques & about Dad at 2 farming workshops in the coming months. Thank Dad for sending a good farm manager.
ISRAEL
Jerusalem Light—wisdom & provision for CC in the Old City; open doors for the Gospel; fruitful discipleship in Jerusalem. Praise God that He continues providing.
Stephen & Pat Apple, Shepherd's Light, CC Tel Aviv & CC Haifa—the peace & protection of Israelis as tensions continue with Hezbollah in Lebanon & with Iran; many come to the Lord during these difficult days.
Harringtons, CCCM, Israel/Malta—the upcoming trip to Israel & Malta; a fresh filling of Spirit of God. Praise God the outreaches in Texas (Houston), Austria (Vienna), & Malta have gone well.
Stateside-Based Missions
CALIFORNIA
Bill Holdridge, Poimen Ministries, Manteca—wisdom, vision, & open doors for our team of 13 pastoral couples (www.poimenministries.com) to strengthen current senior pastors, so their churches will be strengthened.
Mary Shaw, Chaplain, Napa—full coverage to be restored; protection from health & family emergencies; a great turnout for our Chaplain Academy (Oct. 2-3) & God to raise up many new community & law enforcement chaplains.
Dan & Debbie Finfrock, Intensive Care Ministries, Redlands—pastors who were taught how to teach the Word for our 11 Bible schools in Tanzania, Africa.
Neal & Yvonne Pirolo, Emmaus Road Intl., San Diego—a good edit & publication as Yvonne works tirelessly on her memoirs of her 44 Bible delivery teams to China.
Byron & Emily Barrett, Horizon North Park Christian Fellowship, San Diego—– the community to experience Jesus' love, children to come & play, & people to serve, set up, tear down, & run activity booths during the Family Funday Community Summer Outreach.
COLORADO
Bob & Jeanne Claycamp, Mission Assist, CC Aurora—wisdom, discernment, & health as we make ourselves available to assist pastors, missionaries, & their wives in their ministries in the U.S. & abroad.
OHIO
Michael & Anni Rhoads, Canton—the war to cease, boldness to preach, wisdom, health, & traveling mercies as we head to Jerusalem, Israel.
ENGLAND
Jeff & Mary Hicks, Calvary South Lakes, Kendal—more like-minded mission workers; more young families to come alongside; continued favor in the school where we meet; wisdom planning the Christmas outreach.
Kenny & Missy Pope, Calvary Plymouth—a church building to call home; God's anointing for all that He leads us in. Praise God for 40 converts being baptized during 3 beach baptisms in the past 3 months!
Dave & Nancy Sylvester, CC York & CCBCY—our staff & students as we are committed to teach the whole Canon of Scripture; the commencement of our 51st Bible College semester in Sept.
FINLAND
Jaakko & Rachel Haapanen, CC Helsinki—strength & comfort as we walk thru a tragic death that occurred in the church family.
FRANCE
Bruno & Lydia Favre, CC Bourges—new servants; mature believers; wisdom; grace. Praise God for a new building; the new location in the center of the neighborhood.
Steve & Laura Cyr, CC La Rochell—fruitful street evangelism; our mid-week Bible study; new converts. Praise God for kids' camp; the mission team from Canada.
Tonio & Lindsey Petrignani, CC Nice—a new home; an office for Tonio; a worship leader; stairs. Praise God for the hike; festival; vacation; baptisms!
GEORGIA
Kurt & Kendall Kula, CC/CCBCE Tbilisi—God to use our team to make many disciples among the nationals & to plant many new churches in this region.
GERMANY
Robert & Barbara Thomason, CC Darmstadt—ongoing monthly outreaches "CityLight" street evangelism & TruthSeekrz discussion group for inquirers; a translator/assistant pastor; lasting fruit from the outreach crusade Aug. 29-30. Praise God for growing the fellowship!
Jörg & Süster Macheil, Koinonia CC, Hannover—fruitful marriage seminar & marriage counseling ministry; new leaders; more laborers, children, & youth; unity; boldness. Praise God for an open door in the city center; new rooms for children's ministry.
Rolf & Regina Crede, CC Lippstadt—new & clear direction on the way forward.
GREECE
Sean & Jacky Coleman, Calvary Crete—us to live in His fullness & walk in the Spirit; fruit of the Spirit; revival; divine appointments to share the Gospel & testimonies; believers to be unified in love; salvation of our family.
Edmundo & Faviola Arroyo Ramirez, CC Querétaro—our youth camp; our men's conf.; sick congregants & their needs; strength thru life's trials.
Daniel & Ana Jones, Rancho Maranatha, Alamos, Sonora—protection as we fly; fruit that is pleasing to Jesus. Praise God for all He has done & is doing.
Martin & Adriana Solis, CC Reynosa, Tamaulipas—the Lord to raise up God-fearing men & women with a passion for Jesus & a love for the Gospel to reach Reynosa for Christ.
Robert & Dámaris Aguayo, CC Mérida, Yucatan—each teacher at Lighthouse Christian School to have a heart to disciple the next generation; the new families joining the school to be ministered to & grow in the faith.
NEW ZEALAND
Doug & Christine Search, CCBI, Cambridge—those interested in helping & participating in the establishment of a travel study tour around New Zealand to contact us (doug@calvarychc.nz); many churches to be planted thru Bible studies.
Scott & Lauren Woodcock, Calvary Christchurch—the new facility to work well for the church; our outreach team going regularly into Christchurch city; growth of our youth & young adult ministry. Praise God for His provision for a new space for our church gatherings.
NICARAGUA
Jackelin Gaudé, CC Emanuel, Los Cocos—provision for the needs of our ministry, including materials for children's & family ministry; God to help us with the projects we have for His ministry.
Cal & Jessica Stuebner, CC Managua—wisdom as to when & how to add 6th grade to our elementary school; continued growth at our Bible College; full enrollment at our primary school; God to continue to work among the youth in the church.
NIGERIA
Prince & Florence Lawrence, CC Abuja—continued reliance on & discernment to know the leading of the Holy Spirit; faithfulness to what we've been called to do; more laborers; provisions to build a Bible Training/Skills Acquisition Center & Calvary Medical Clinic. Praise God for our continued safety; our new Calvary Sports Center & the various evangelistic opportunities that it brings.
PERU
Darwin & Annie Torres, Calvary La Semilla—provision for the 3 church plants, widows' ministry, & seminaries; our new bilingual church plant in Colorado Springs, which launched in June 2026; God to continue to build His church, draw people to Himself, provide wisdom & strength for our leadership, raise up faithful servants, & establish a healthy, Christ-centered congregation that reaches our community with the Gospel.
David & Kati Dawson, YWAM, Lisbon—continued construction of studio office over the summer; Kati’s ministry with community of Christian artists in Lisbon; upcoming trip to Israel for work with Messianic Jewish congregations. Praise God for construction progress; successful YWAM Portugal conf. in June.
ROMANIA
Paul & Maura Cathey, AJM, Cluj—an upcoming ministry trip to the U.S. & Mexico to bear abundant & lasting fruit; safety; good health; continued provision.
SCOTLAND
David & Zoë Fraser, Airdrie—revitalizing work outside Glasgow. Praise God for shoots springing forth from a 183-year-old church plant; the Holy Spirit is growing the church!
SOUTH AFRICA
De Beer & Ridri, CC Somerset West—our transition to 2 services; servant hearts; spiritual protection; victory over sin & the devil; revival in Helderberg & South Africa.
SOUTH SUDAN
Zeke & Suzy Zechman, In Deed & Truth Ministries, Tonj—the tribal fighting & unrest in our town & surrounding villages to end quickly; food for all the displaced people; safety for all our missionaries & national team.
THAILAND
Sharon Porterfield, CC St. George—provision for the survival needs of all ethnic groups & the Rohyinga refugees in Bangladesh who have fled the Burmese military, & all to personally know Jesus; the bombing, raping, torturing, & killing, to stop; God’s protection & spiritual fruit at the Pa La U discipleship center.
UGANDA
Julianne Heilman, Asifiwe Child Care Ministries, Entebbe—financial provision for all 200 kids (5 months old up to college); continued favor with authorities; smooth permit renewal in 2027; favor with my 10-year residency application.
Vincent & Melissa Aniku, CC Midigo—strength; protection; health issues. Praise God for the 25 new Bible college students (affiliate of CC Golden Springs) despite the opposition.
UKRAINE
David & Katya Snead, CC SoM & Seminary, Lviv—opportunities in the context of the war; healing for Ukraine; resources to finish apartment repairs.
Oleksii Yuditsenko, Heart of Christ Churches, Mariupol—a building for a church in Vinnytsia; peace in Ukraine!
Joel & Katya Brown, CC Living Water, Mukachevo—Joel’s return to a full ministry schedule; our continued efforts with those affected by the war in Ukraine. Praise God for a good recovery after Joel’s heart attack & surgery.
Benjamin & Lena Morrison, CC Svitlovodsk—favor with difficult paperwork issues for our children in univ. entrance process; the 12 new church planters/revitalizer in our City to City Ukraine Incubator; God's provision for start-up grants for 5 church planters from Incubator.
Mike & Rachel Neglia, Calvary Cork, Cork, Ireland—"Growing in Christ" ministry for new and growing Christians, many of whom are coming out of addiction; men's & women’s discipleship programs; spiritual health & camaraderie in our leadership teams.
ITALY
Lorenzo & Bethany Gemma, CC Ferrara—wisdom, discernment, & protection as neighbors & city hall are forcing us to leave the bldg. we've been renting for over 10 years. Praise God for all the seeds planted during our Vacation Bible Camp with over 100 kids!
Louis & Janey DeMeo, Missions, Mentoring, & Orphans First—souls; mentoring young pastors; children’s homes in India & school in slums; children’s programs in Mexico, Ukraine, & Pakistan (brick/kiln child-slaves).
Tyler Johnson, CC Montebelluna—our church as we seek to bring the Word of God to northeastern Italy, a region with very little evangelical presence.
Dave & Denae Downs, Calvary Torino, Turin—church building renovation; a possible 2nd church plant & leadership; future antenna installation for Piemonte radio station; finalizing youth music project & videography.
JAPAN
Dan & Mihoko Bolinger, CC Iruma—fruitful ministry to the Japanese in Southern California; an outpouring of God's Spirit on Japan & the Japanese people worldwide.
Rich & Emi Giddens, CC Ishinomaki Fellowship—our Taiwanese food outreach on Sunday; lasting fruit from our VBS.
Rob & Rika Wunderlich, CC Kagoshima—new translators for bilingual ministry; health for Tomoko, Momoko, & pastor Brian; a church bldg. to purchase; new youth ministry; salvation for Yae & Reiko.
Chizuo & Mari Sakurai, Jesus Community Kokubunji, Tokyo—an interdenominational worship, teaching, & prayer gathering called ASK. Praise God that free food aid is reaching many unbelievers with the Manga Gospel Bibles.
Kiyomasa & Taeko Akashi, CC Logos, Tokyo—discipleship & training in our church; Kiyomasa as he prepares to teach one of the sessions at the CC Asia Missions Conf. (Sept. 7) & for safe travels to Thailand (no cancellation or flight delays).
Tommy & Joanna Ruiz, CBI/CC Ginowan, Okinawa—a guys' dorm house; new students for fall 2026 semester; language classes for missionaries; hosting of fall conferences & training.
KENYA
Randy & Kari Saul, Abide in Truth, Kisii—laborers to come along side us; Kari's mother's health & the extra travels; guidance, provision; teachers, students, & a classical Christian curriculum at our new primary school. Praise God for CC pastors worldwide who contribute a week of teaching videos to encourage/refresh dozens of East African pastors to minister in their churches.
Ethan & Genesis Transparenti, CBI Peru—continued growth in our marriage & in learning to do ministry as a young missionary couple; us to grow in knowledge & experience in discipleship, administration, delegation, etc. Praise God for our recent marriage & a blessed time on furlough in the U.S.
PHILIPPINES
Joseph & Billie Rosemarino, CC Bacalod—the upcoming medical team, ministering to the poor in our area. Praise God for fruitful outreaches with a few teams who shared the Gospel.
Rick & Arcelie Casper, CC Bustos, Bulacan—provision for regional pastor/workers conf. in Oct. Praise God for leadership conferences in June; school supplies & funds to help families in resettlement.
Brian & Joy Versoza, Shepherd's Heart CC, Cebu—God's direction & provision for a new location.
Betchie Ashworth, House of Grace Children Ministry, Davao—our campus ministry in the mountains to continue; God's favor & provision to help our students; our students to grow deeper in knowing the grace of Jesus Christ. Praise God for another year (my 67th) of His faithfulness.
Jim & Shonda Davis, PTA, Dumaguete—more missionaries (short- & long-term); a miraculous healing of Shonda’s eyes as she is losing her vision due to macular degeneration.
Steve Michael, PTA, Dumaguete—our growing Monday Bible study; our children's school year; ministry in Mindanao; safety; health; family; ministry partnerships.
Rizty & Nenita Sioco, MFH Bible/Training Center, Santa Rosa, Laguna—the conclusion of our current semester; the start of a new semester in September 2026; students to rightly divide the Word of Truth.
David Matthews, Generation Christian Fellowship, Legazpi—God's blessing on college ministry & outreaches in Caramoan & San Miguel Islands; time management; continued healing from last year's stroke.
Ron & Tes Brown, CC U-Turn for Christ, Samar—Tes & her two younger children at school in Samar; Ron with his three older boys in the States; one working, one preparing at tech school to work, & the other preparing to enter CBI Joshua Springs.
Fidel & Ruby Pasion, CC Tipo—open hearts as we go out to the highways & hedges preaching the Gospel.
PORTUGAL
Brandon & Diana Harding, CC Grande Porto—our daughters Isabella & Victoria; our 3 current church plants; CC Braga to overcome challenges; CC Guimarães to be self-sustained; our next church plant; Gustavo being ordained as senior pastor of CC Grande Porto in Oct.