March 2020

Grace College Men’s Soccer Teams Up for COVID-19 Relief

Grace College’s men’s soccer team is planning a run to fight COVID-19. A very long run. The Lancers are organizing a 48-hour run this week in an effort to raise funds for pandemic relief. The event, which starts on Wednesday at noon, will consist of the Lancers running in shifts around the clock until Friday …

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Team Millie

“This is also Millie’s family. She has a purpose and a passion in this life to advocate for mental illness,” says Marna Pacheco, a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church in Winona Lake, Ind. (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor). Millie is a fourteen-year-old girl who was adopted from China by the Pacheco family when she was just two years …

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Pickerington Congregation Deploys Nashville Tornado Team

Though most knew that anything might happen on Super Tuesday, residents of Nashville never expected to wake up that Tuesday morning, March 3, to the devastation of an F3 tornado! This team! These gals and guys! They did all this work, clearing debris and felled trees from homes, cars and yards – a monumental task …

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Parents of Grace: How to Support Your Child in their College Search

Tim and Brenda Jank have unquestionably earned the title of “seasoned parents.” Not only are they the parents of their own five kids, Josh (26), Sam (25), Joe (23), Anna (21), and Noah (19), but Tim and Brenda are both executive directors of Christian nonprofit organizations where they respond to the call to love, exhort, and …

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Tips for Leading Through Crisis is Topic of Today’s Online Discussion

Three online Corona Discussions for Charis Fellowship pastors and ministry leaders were well attended and appreciated.  Based on the discussion, a follow-up discussion will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Charis Fellowship Conversation Leading Through Crisis Tue, Mar 31, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Online: https://www.gotomeet.me/tomavey/leading-through-crisis …

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Grace College and BYC Reflect on Year of Impact Together

Grace College elementary education students partnered with Baker Youth Club (BYC) in Warsaw, Ind., for the second academic year to help elementary students learn, exercise, build relationships, and have fun doing it. Although the school year ended sooner than expected, Grace students look forward to reconnecting with students at BYC when school resumes. “We are …

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International Charis Alliance Prayer Wall Created

A special prayer wall for churches, leaders, and others in the international Charis Alliance has been posted by Encompass World Partners. Already, Charis Alliance leaders are posting prayer requests and updates in this space. Click here to access the Prayer Wall. Feel free to post a request of your own, while praying for those already posted. …

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Redeeming COVID-19: For Such a Time as This

When crises arise, such as this season of illness, death, and uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we all too easily succumb to fear. We let it take over our hearts, influence our decisions, and control our actions. We isolate ourselves for protection. We hoard emergency supplies. But there is another way we can respond …

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