Randi Walle

The Class of 2007 at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif. goes against the norm when it comes to involvement. Read about their passion to serve in this June 9 story from the Ventura County Star: The 47 graduates of Grace Brethren High know that compassion and commitment to community aren’t exactly in […]

This update about yesterday’s first day of orientation comes from CE National, sponsor of Operation Barbabas (OB). Three teams of teens and adults are in Lititz, Pa., for about 10 days of training before hitting the road for a summer of ministry. For more news and photos, click here. This morning started off at about

Instead of a dark and stormy night (the beginning to all good mystery novels), it was a humid, rainy day. But this is no mystery… it’s orientation for Operation Barnabas, CE National’s summer ministry training program for teens, and it began yesterday in Lititz, Pa. This year, three teams will travel throughout the southeast United

Debbie Hocking, pictured at right, has been commissioned by Grace Brethren International Missions to paint a mural that represents the global Grace Brethren family. The mural, designed by her graphic designer husband, Jay, is a 32-inch high strip that will run the entire length of the four walls in the lobby of the International Mission

Eighteen students are attending the ACT (Accelerated Church-Planting Training) Seminar this week, which is being held at Grace Brethren International Missions here in Winona Lake, Ind. Seminar instructor Dave Guiles, GBIM Executive Director (pictured at right), comes to the subject with 11 years of missionary church-planting experience in Argentina. Seminar attendees are missionaries and pastors

At Grace College (Winona Lake, Ind.), Dr. Ron Manahan and Dr. Bill Katip are pleased to announce that Dr. Tom Prinsen (pictured at right) will be joining the Communication Department beginning this fall. Dr. Prinsen has extensive teaching experience, including a stint at Houghton College working with Grace grad Dr. Doug Gaerte. Please pray for

Paul Mutcher, pastor the Lanham (Md.) Grace Brethren Church, sends an update on the victims of the May accident involving the members of the senior class at Lanham Christian School. The students were involved in a head-on crash on the fourth day of their senior trip trip to Florida. (See blog reports for June 3,

Terry White sends along this photo to go with his blog entry below. It was taken in the parking lot of the Galabadja 3 church after Sunday services. “Kids crowded all around to give us greetings and to get ‘high fives,’” he reports.

Greetings from Bangui, Central African Republic, where we’ve had a good weekend worshiping in Grace Brethren churches, doing a long radio interview on Radio Bangui from the Castor church, visiting with the missionaries, and much more. We are now in our final stretch of classes. Didier (from France) is teaching illustration and scenario publishing. Jean

Last week, we reported about specialized ministries of two Indiana Grace Brethren churches. The Flora Grace Brethren Church held Vacation Bible School for the first time in many years. At South Bend, the Grace Community Church sponsored a soccer camp. Here are final reports from both communities: The Flora Grace Brethren Church concluded its Vacation