January 2009

Coatesville Pastor Asks Prayer, Aid for Fire Victims

Pastor Dan O’Deens of the Gateway Grace Community Church near Philadelphia lives in Coatesville, PA, where a string of arsons has made national news. Here is an excerpt of a news story and photo–to read the entire article click here. Pastor O’Deens gives some of his personal observations and involvement following the excerpt. COATESVILLE, Pa.

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Fellowship Council Meets in California

The Fellowship Council, the board of directors for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is meeting this week in Seal Beach, Calif. Much of their discussion has centered around the Commitment to Common Mission, a document that resulted from the Charis international leadership meetings last summer in Germany. Today, they listened to reports from the

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Dave Guiles’ Son Headed for Lung Surgery

Your prayers will be appreciated today by the family of Dave Guiles, executive director of Grace Brethren International Missions in Winona Lake, Indiana. Dave’s son, Mark (pictured), a student at Purdue University, is currently in the hospital awaiting lung surgery. Here are further details, shared by permission, edited from a memo by Dave Guiles: I

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Lead African Well Driller Loses Wife

Jim Hocking, founder and CEO of Integrated Community Development International (ICDI) sends along the following urgent prayer request for a colleague, Albert (pictured) in central Africa. Yesterday morning, the wife of our lead well driller, Albert, passed away at the hospital in Berberati, Central African Republic. Wednesday night she had been admitted to the hospital,

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