Earning Eagle Scout, A Continent Away

Jacob Patton, son of Grace Brethren International Missions missionaries Wayne and Ellen Patton, currently serving in Brazil, recently completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review with his scout leaders in Indiana via telephone long-distance from Brazil. (Patton family photograph, GBIM) Jacob lived in Winona Lake, IN, with his parents for three years while they were

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Chaplain Asks Prayer for Family of Slain Mullah

Grace Brethren military chaplain James Schaefer (standing, right) asks prayer for the family of an Afghanistan mullah friend (seated) who was recently murdered. Here is Chaplain Schaefer’s message: I am saddened to report that my dear friend and Afghan religious leader, Mullah Fayez, was murdered today in Kandahar. I met with Mullah Fayez, the senior

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Natorg Heads Meet, Share, Pray

Leaders of the Grace Brethren national organizations met this week in the conference room of the BMH/FGBC office for their twice-yearly overview of church health, Fellowship progress and priorities, and general sharing. Those participating included (clockwise, from left) Tim Boal of Grace Brethren North American Missions; Tom Avey, Fellowship Coordinator of the FGBC; Ed Lewis

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New Evangelism Book Noted in Review

“How to Start a Kingdom Conversation,” BMH Books’ new release on personal evangelism by Dr. Duke Heller of the Worthington, OH, Grace Brethren Church, recently received a nice review and “push” on one of the nation’s best-read Christian websites, www.crosswalk.com. Dr. Ray Pritchard, pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL, and a regular

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