August 2004

How did Hurricane Charley affect our churches in Florida? Very little news has been coming out, with phones inoperative and e-mail not working, but our inquiries did get this reponse from Bill Smith, pastor of Grace Christian Ministries in Maitland, in the Orlando area: “We fared well and are praising the Lord. We talked to […]

C. Dayton Cundiff, 86, went to be with the Lord at 9:20 p.m. Friday, August 13 from Grace Village Healthcare Facility in Winona Lake, Indiana. Services are at 10 a.m. today (Tuesday, 17 August) at Titus Funeral Home in Warsaw. A native of Union, Iowa, Cundiff was a graduate of Whitworth College in Spokane, WA,

Bob’s Back! This page was last updated: Monday, 8/16 at 6:21pm Bob Gnewuch was discovered around 5:40pm. He has been airliftedback to the Dorst Creek Campground where he has been re-united with family and friends! On behalf of the Gnewuch family,thank you all for your prayers and encouragement during this ordeal.To the National Park Service

Mon., 8/16, 2:30pm Ed Trenner called in from the field to report that the SAR team has found Bob’s name and a date along the creek they were following. It was dated 8/15 (yesterday), but this is the first solid evidence we have that this is really Bob’s trail. Good news! Mon., 8/16, 1:16pm Alex

AP: Cave Found Linked to John the Baptist KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel (AP) – Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples – a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. During an exclusive tour of the cave by The

Sun., 8/15, 10pm The team from GCO was able to get into the campground. The search was called off for the night, but will be re-grouping at 6:30am Monday. The Dorst Creek campground was evacuated due to contaminated water, but all the Gnewuch family and their friends were allowed to remain. Arrangements for another helicopter

This urgent prayer request message came in this morning from Don Byers, former pastor at Grace Church, Orange, CA. Current pastor Ed Trenner is on the scene–check website for updates. We just learned that a good friend from our church in CA is lost in the Sequoia National Forest. It’s almost been 48 hours and

Today is Monday, 16 August, 2004. BNYC and National Conference are over, and the beginning of the school year and the fall are bearing down on us fast. This weekend was filled with a number of interesting and enlightening activities. I met for nearly three hours on Saturday morning with Jerry Young, who is on

Chris goes off to seek his fortune. Chris Solyntjes (center) finished his summer internship with BMH this Friday the 13th. A 2004 graphic arts graduate from Grace College, he will be working for a television production firm in the Cleveland area. Chris is from the Grace Brethren Church in Sebring, Florida, and during his summer

Linda and Eddie Mensinger, veteran missionaries to Africa, last night told a gripping and emotional story of their recent time in Africa as Eddie closed out his official ministry there as a seminary and Bible Institute teacher. After spending three months in the Cameroon, Eddie was able to return to the war-torn area of the