REACH Global Missions Updates
MISSIONARY NEWS
John and Julie Clark
The Clarks are asking for prayer as the country of Mali where they have been serving. It has been taken over by riots and they are asking prayer for peace. The Clarks have arrived in Orange County and are now staying at one of Calvary's missions houses. This is an early furlough, as they had origianally planned to be here in June. Please contact the missions office for more information.
Karl and Sun Dahlfred
They will be returning to Thailand the first part of May. Please be in prayer for them as they transition into a new location and work on their return. Pray for Joshua and Caitlin as they adjust to being back in Thailand and speaking Thai again. Pray for good friends for them in their new area. For more information, please contact the missions office at 714-550-2341.
New Arrival!
Welcome Luke Matthew Hovivian born January 5, 2012 weighing in at 6lbs 4 oz and 19" long! Parents, Cory and DJ and big sisters Clare and Gwen are happy you are here and so are we!
Changes
Aaron and Torrey Nystrom will not be leaving for India this year as previously anticipated. They have decided to wait and see what the Lord would have them do, following a decision to leave their mission agency Christar. Please pray for the Nystroms as they rest and consider their next steps for a missions agency and God's perfect timing to serve in India and the work there.
Chet and Katie Williams have stopped serving under International Teams and are no longer Calvary supported missionaries effective March 1, 2012.
New Missionaries!
Missionary family D are national missionaries serving in a creative access country. They are church plansters and disciplers, who are working to accomplish more freedoms in their country so that Christianity can be recognized as a legitament religion. Pray for their safely in an unstable environment.
Dogan and Ozlem U are national missionaries serving in a creative access country. They work with university students, in a friendship ministry. The students see them as "big brother and big sister" as the U family helps them become acquainted with the country and connect with other students. They also are serving alongside side several small churches that are in a predominant Islamic country. Please pray for protection for this family and they serve Him.
Erik and Rachel Ness are our newest missionaries serving with Care of Creation
in Tanzania, Africa. Rachel is an MK, the daughter of John and Kathy Watters, also Calvary missionaries. She is a third generation Calvary missionary, her grand-parents, Ken and Vivian Watters left for Peru in 1947, being the first generation of Watters supported by our church. Care of Creation is an evangelical mission organization whose mission is to mobilize the church toward a God-centered response to the environmental crisis globally. They pursue 'environmental missions': Expressing God's love for his people in the world by working to respond biblically to a crisis that is not only damaging God's creation, but is also causing enormous human suffering in many countries. Erik and Rachel have served for eight years previously with Food for the Hungry in East Africa. Their primary focus as they establish Care of Creation-Tanzania will be to advocate for the need of Biblical stewardship of the natural resources God has entrusted to us.
Please welcome Patricia Sawo, a Calvary National missionary serving with Hope Span in Kitale, Kenya. Through her ministry, Discover to Recover Centre, Patricia educates her community about the HIV/AIDS virus and supports nearly 100 children who have been impacted by it, either by their parents, their siblings, or themselves. A film about Patricia and the ministry of Discover to Recover has just been released, called "Mama Sweetie". Click to watch a trailer of the film. Patricia was also selected as a CNN Hero for 2012. Read more about her story.
Jessica W, is a third generation Calvary missionary, (daughter of Jim and Juanita W., granddaughter of Ken and Vivian W., and now Lee W.), serving a one year term in East Asia as a doctor filling in for a couple who are on home assignment. She just finished her residency and will be using this year for in-country training and practice. Her plan is to return as a full term missionary following this assignment. Because she will be receiving a stipend, Jessica has been helped with her air fare and does not need a monthly support gift.
Lauren Stuck, is also a third generation Calvary missionary, (daughter of Bob and Janice Stuck, and granddaughter of John and Joyce Stuck (now Mrs. Ed Grable), serving with Adventures in Missions began the end of August 2011 for two years. She will reach out to victims of sex-trafficking in Cambodia on a team with other women, living and ministering together. To find out more about Lauren, click on Missionaries on the right hand column.
For information on how to get in touch with our missionaries, please contact the Missions office at 714-550-2341 or pick up the Missionary Address Listing in the Worship Center lobby on Sundays, updated monthly.
Archived Information and Letters from our Missionaries
Are You Ready? by Moran Rosenblit
Lausanne Congress III report by Liz Gold
Letter from Tom and Janni Nunziato
Larry Dunne's Testimony The Fisherman Who Got Caught