Here is an update on the recent colon cancer surgery on Cheryl Kaufman, former GBIM missionary and now staff member at the Worthington, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. (See blogpost of May 8 and 18.) Rejoice again with me as I saw the oncologist June 1 and he confirmed that there is no further treatment for […]

For our first full day in Cameroon, we were hosted by Frank and Karin Puhl (pictured) and their family. After ministering for 15 years in Chad, the Puhls came to Cameroon to become assistant director of GBIM’s Africa ministry, helping to oversee all ministry in Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, and Nigeria. The Puhls graciously

At the OmniSport Grace Brethren Church in Yaounde (so named becuase it’s near a very prominent sports stadium), we met these leaders. At left is M’boum Antoine, who will assume the presidency of the Grace Brethren churches of Cameroon when the current president, Pastor Santos, leaves for Bible training in Bata, Central African Republic. Gabrielle

This is one of the largest and best-stocked Christian bookstores in the Cameroon capital city of Yaounde, according to local believers. It was one of several we visited during our first full day in Cameroon. On its shelves we found (in French) books by familiar authors such as Homer Kent, Jr., Jacques (“Jim”) Nesbitt, and

From this morning’s report about Operation Barnabas orientation at Lititz, Pa. To read more about the weekend’s activities, see the OB orientation blog here.Finally, the moment that solidifies each student as an Operation Barnabas team member. They get to put on their slightly wrinkled Sunday outfit and gather in mass to help lead worship on

Sunday’s South Bend Tribune told the story of Jon Page and his 12-year-old son, Tim (pictured at right at Comerica Park in Detroit), who marked Father’s Day and Tim’s passage from adolesence with a 2,000 mile road trip. While they both love sports, the trip was more than an opportunity to see four major league

From the Yakima Herald Republic is a report about the appointment of Peter Touhey, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Harrah, Wash. to the Harrah town council. Harrah town council members during a regular meeting earlier this week selected Peter Touhey, minister of the Harrah Grace Brethren Church, to fill the vacancy left by

In this morning’s Aiken (S.C.) Today is an interview with Steve Galegor, a Grace Brethren pastor who serves with CHIEF (pictured at right with his wife, Chris). He spoke on Sunday at the Grace Brethren Church in Aiken. Dr. Steve Galegor is on a mission to empower Native Americans everywhere by sharing with them the

After an overnight stay in Paris, I connected with Greg Burgess (left) on Thursday, May 31 for the flight to Yaounde, Cameroon. Greg, who is originally from our Columbus, Ohio, church, lives in Lyon, France and works with Editions Cle, the Christian French publisher which has been affiliated with the Grace Brethren churches. Greg is

Our affable hosts at the Silo guest house in Yaounde, Cameroon, were Alice (standing) and Jim Tucker, former Wycliffe missionaries to Mexico who now host visiting missionaries and teams in this lovely house. At left is Didier, our illustrator, and at right are Jean the photographer (rear) and Greg Burgess of Editions Cle (foreground). Greg