April 2007

Here is a late Monday afternoon update on surgery this morning done on Miriam Pacheco (pictured here on a recent missions trip with African orphan). Her husband, Dan, says, “Miriam’s surgery is over and the doctor was very pleased with the entire operation. “He said the biopsy they did showed the tumor to be benign […]

Ted and Vivien Ruiz are missionaries with Grace Brethren International Missions in Quezon City, Philippines. A recent update to their friends and supporters carried this interesting piece of information: “Our kind, gentle, police officer son, David, has been into Martial Arts (Judo, etc) for many years. Also, he has been a big fan of UFC

The Grace Brethren church in Alta Loma, California, Grace Fellowship of Alta Loma (Roy Halberg, pastor) this past weekend had an exhibit and participated in The Sixth Annual Rancho Cucamonga Wellness Fair. Pastor Halberg says, “It was a hit! Grace Fellowship was well-represented by Andrea and me along with Rick and Becky Hageman. Our message

NOTE: Don Streit will be fondly remembered by many as the longtime youth sponsor and quiz coach at the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio. WOOSTER — Donald F. Streit, 82, of Wooster, Ohio, died Thursday, April 26, 2007, at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. A celebration of life service was Monday at

John Burtoft of Winona Lake, Indiana, is calling attention with this delightful photo to the 88th birthday this past week of his father, James Burtoft. John Burtoft says, “My dad (Jim Burtoft) turns 88 years young this week. If you know him, you know what a truly great and giving man he is. “The photo

GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH On this occasion of Norwalk’s 50th anniversary of incorporation. Your church has been a sanctuary for it members and a spiritual pillar with our community thereby making the City of Norwalk a better place to live.The Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk, California, yesterday received a commendation for 50 years of service in

This past weekend, the parking lot at the East Side Grace Brethren Church (Chip Heim, pastor) in Columbus, Ohio, was covered with mulch. Bags and bags of mulch were stacked on wood pallets around the perimeter of the parking lot as part of the Living Proof Youth Group’s annual mulch sale. For almost 20 years

Ease Side youth pastor John Harmony was the forklift operator to load and unload the nearly 10,000 bags of mulch.

The North Central Ohio District of Grace Brethren Churches held a great celebration of Jesus and His work in churches in Central Ohio on Sunday, April 29. The Celebration was held at the Powell, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church (Rick Nuzum, pastor). Worship was led by Brian Blackburn and Phil Stoll (Praise and Worship leader at

Tom Avey, FGBC Fellowship Coordinator, visited the Eastside Grace Brethren Church in Columbus, Ohio, this past Sunday. Pastor Chip Heim has just returned from a two-week trip to the Ukraine to teach in a Bible Institute and told incredible stories of folks who had become “parables” of God in the lives of people who need