July 2005

Holly Angle (missionary to Ireland) and Seth Peck, right, use hand misters to help keep BNYC participants cooled off. Also popular was the misting frame–a walk through subjects you to a cooling mist. All part of the service of Grace Brethren International Missions at BNYC. 

“Welcome BNYC 05” is painted on a large rock just outside the Cedarville dining facility. Brethren National Youth Conference this afternoon enjoyed a foreign missions International Cafe on the grounds of the dining facility, with food treats and musical ensembles available in the various tents and canopies. The next scheduled session is 6:15 p.m. today,

GBIM missionaries (from left, in green shirts) Bob Steiger, Kip Cone, and Jay Bell were among the GBIM staff manning ethnic food tables at this afternoon’s International Cafe. Part of the rationale in the fun event was to engage teens in conversation with the many missionaries, GBIM staff, and missionary appointees (such as Steiger) while

A strolling mariachi band, an Irish string ensemble, and other ethnic music treats reinforced the international flavor of GBIM’s International Cafe on Sunday afternoon. 

Friendly jousting is just one of the parking-lot attractions. 

Quadruple “suspension jumping” along with a wide assortment of inflatable attractions keeps teens busy on a hot summer Sunday afternoon at BNYC. 

“Now guys, here’s what we’re gonna do!” Some 2,500 teens and leaders from Grace Brethren churches all over the U.S. convened this afternoon on the campus of Cedarville College near Springfield, Ohio, for the 2005 Brethren National Youth Conference. In the opening session at 6:15 p.m., California pastor Francis Chan was the main speaker, with

The gymnasium at Cedarville College was the scene of a busy, but orderly, registration this afternoon of some 2,500 teenagers, youth leaders and staff for Brethren National Youth Conference 05. 

The following story on a Grace College student appeared in yesterday’s Napa (CA) Valley News: Napan rolled up his sleeves to rebuild tsunami-battered ThailandFriday, July 22, 2005 By HEATHER OSBORNRegister Staff Writer THAILAND — Hundreds of Napa residents joined thousands of people around the world by donating money after the devastating tsunami that hit southeast

The Grace Brethren International Missions Family Reunion concluded today. Missionaries on home service, missionary candidates, GBIM staff members, and GBIM board members have been enjoying fellowship, prayer/praise/worship, debriefing, and just being together this week in Winona Lake, Indiana. This and the following several photos are courtesy of GBIM staffer Blaine Horst.