We always hear that prayers can be answered as, “Yes,” “No,” or “Not right now.” We have come to know that last answer very intimately over the past year. But praise the Lord, we have a different answer now! We have visas to enter Papua New Guinea and tickets to depart on November 10, arriving in Port Moresby on the 12th via Manila, Philippines. We were able to get our passports sent back to the PNG embassy, the visas processed, and on their way back to us within about 22 hou

On Sunday, August 20, Bro. Carlson Benjamin was installed as the new senior pastor of the Red Bay Church of God (Holiness) in Grand Cayman. For the last two years, Pastor Benjamin has been involved in ministry at Red Bay on a part-time basis. Rev. Philip Gumbs, as Chairman of the Caribbean Conference, was engaged in Red Bay’s pastoral search and was a part of the installation service, as well. We commend the Red Bay church board for their diligence in search of a pastor and i

From July 10 -14 we had Vacation Bible School at the Spot Bay church. The theme was “Jerusalem Marketplace.” We had up to 65 kids on a given night, although the total number was more than that since the attendance varied from night to night. It was a good time of ministering to the young people, and we pray that the message of the gospel found a place in their heart that will lead them to a life serving Jesus. Only two churches on the island had VBS this summer so we are pray

At the beginning of August we had hoped to be sending out a “leaving for Papua New Guinea” newsletter. When we got news that the final approval for our visas had come through, despite issues and delays in Port Moresby, we anticipated that we would have our passports back with visas in them within a week or two. So we bought tickets for August 30, and made all the travel arrangements for getting back to our home in PNG. Now it looks like all that might have to be adjusted. Tec

Only one month before his 95th birthday, Bro. Rene Bardales passed from this life to receive his eternal reward. Bro. Bardales and his wife, Lois, served as missionaries in Mexico from 1967-1987. After returning to the United States, he had continued involvement until 1998. His heart to serve the Lord led him to prepare sermons and Bible study aids in Spanish. By 2001, he was sending his Spanish Ministerial Resources to Christian workers in five different countries. By the ti

The new school year for Shiloh Bible College in Myanmar started on June 1. This year they have sixteen students. On June 8-9, they had an evangelistic meeting with a guest speaker. Then on June 11, they celebrated the 23rd anniversary of the college. Andrew Bawi Ceu, the founder and director of the college, started SBC in 2000 specifically to train church planters to spread the name of Christ. Currently, we support 5 church planters (a limited stipend for the first four years