“Meet me under the Portuguese flag! We’ll pray for Portugal!” The energy and enthusiasm in Earl Goodman’s voice belies his 89 years of age as he invites people to join him. It’s the one Sunday night a month the members of the New Beginnings Grace Brethren Church, Myerstown, Pa., gather to pray for their missionaries […]
By Heather Speckman The brightness of dawn warmed my face as I exited the plane in the Bangui airport. It was surreal. After years of dreaming about traveling to Africa, I was standing in a mass of brightly-clad Central Africans and awaiting a breathtaking adventure with God. I had no idea all the things that
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By Ron Dorner Will your child be back living with you or needing financial assistance one year after they move out? Your leadership of your family financially will have much to do with the probability of your children’s living a successful financial life. In 1 Corinthians 11, God ordained the man to be the head
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When the Grace Brethren churches in Argentina gathered to celebrate their 100th anniversary in October, they passed a symbolic baton from one generation to another. Pictured are (left to right) Eduardo Coria, long-time pastor in Wilde; Eduardo Pizzi, current pastor and president of Argentine Mission Commission, Federico Gamba, the son of a leader in the
By Tom Hocking I had been there before, of course-at the front of a church watching a radiant bride and a nervous groom. I’ve seen bridesmaids in apple red dresses. I’ve enjoyed the fragrance of calla lily bouquets. I’ve intoned the words, “By the authority vested in me as a minister of the gospel of
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During the more than 20 years that Dan and Tori Beaver traveled throughout Southeast Asia with students from Manila’s Faith Academy, they saw people from their adopted homeland of the Philippines. “These (Filipino) people are able to adapt to other cultures with their unique personalities, their compassion, and their spirit,” says Dan, who taught physical
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When the Grace Brethren churches in Argentina gathered to celebrate their 100th anniversary in October, they passed a symbolic baton from one generation to another. Pictured are (left to right) Eduardo Coria, long-time pastor in Wilde; Eduardo Pizzi, current pastor and president of Argentine Mission Commission, Federico Gamba, the son of a leader in the
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Faith E. Becker Patricia R. Bush Lee H. Dice David Hocking James N. Knepper Nickolas Kurtaneck Jonathan Nord Harry Calvin Speicher Glenn H. Stauffer Larry Wedertz Faith E. Becker, 83, died November 12, 2009. She is the mother of Christian Becker, pastor of the Buena Vista, Va., Grace Brethren Church. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., and
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By Tom Hocking Non-discipleship is the unmentionable elephant standing in the foyer of the Evangelical Church. Perhaps the most compelling evidence that genuine disciples are not being made is the fact that followers of Jesus, though apparently numbering in the millions as a collective group, seem to have little redemptive impact on our culture. I’m
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Grace in Action usa (GiA) has been awarded a second grant from the July Kosciusko REMC (KREMC) Round-Up Fund, according to Gladys Deloe, founder and president of GiA. The $2,000 award will be used to help with Fall and Winter Discovery Club, an after-school club for students from Jefferson Elementary School in Winona Lake, Ind.
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