Prayer Guide 2017
Prayer Guide 2017
Prayer Guide 2017
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C O N T E N T S
08 International Workers
19 National Workers
24 Local Workers
07 Creative Access Workers
29 Short-Term Trips
09 Betsy Blanchard
10 David & Jean Adrianoff
30 ACAC Partnerships 11
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Kelly Eickenberg
Chris Russell
13 Chuck & Amy Bemm
14 Josh & Jackie Blanchard
15 Sandra Salomon
16 Kirstin Heyne
17 Guy & Denise Maurin
18 Patricia Youngs
DILLAMAN
Rockwell Dillaman
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MISSIONS COMMITTEE
Jon Martz
Missions Committee Chair
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As a congregation, our practice is not to identify a specific dollar amount
or percentage to give to missions from regular donations to our general
operating fund. Rather, we trust each member to prayerfully consider
what amounts God would have him/her give to missions, separate and
distinct from donations to support the local assembly. The total amount of
all gifts so designated toward missions (on the check or giving envelope)
are promptly forwarded to the C&MA's Great Commission Fund or to the
appropriate International Workers account or sending agency.
Teaching, encouraging, and challenging our members to support Gods mission in the world is a priority at
ACAC. Every believer should be involved in taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to all the nations and giving to
support missions efforts is a vital part of this involvement. Thats why our Missions Committee has set an
ambitious goal for missions giving; specifically, that 100% of those who donate regularly to ACACs local
church ministries also set aside additional gifts to support the work of world missions. Simply put, our goal
is to have everyone involved in the financial support of global missions.
Please know that you can continue to give directly to the Great Commission Fund, Gospel Messenger Fund,
Student Mission Opportunities Fund, or other ACAC Partnership Funds. You can also give directly to help
outfit a specific Alliance international worker or to the work of a specific Gospel Messenger.
Thank you for prayerfully considering your part in taking the gospel to the nations.
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ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL WORKER
B E T S Y
B L A N C H A R D
SPAIN
EMAIL:
BETSYBSAPAIN@GMAIL.COM
Update from C-House: Along with our partners on the ground, "Pearl", as well as
our new ENVISION team, last November we opened a shared Community Center
in the heart of the city. We are using this wonderful space to minister on a
personal basis to the women who are in sexual exploitation in street
prostitution in secluded industrial areas.
At the Center, they know they'll be safe and without time constraints to chat,
seek advice and assistance with various needs during 'off' hours.
We also are offering courses along with a free fellowship meal once a week. We
can add more such events over time, as well as using the space for prayer
meetings and volunteer training events. We praise God for this blessing!
Prayer requests:
~Larry & Krista Lain and their 3 children as they study the language and adapt
to their new life in Spain after many years serving in Mongolia
~Pray for safety for the team members that work directly with the women still
in sexual slavery. This is work that directly confronts the powers of darkness
and involves great spiritual warfare. We NEED your prayers!!!
~Pray for future Envision workers to join our efforts on the ground. Pray that
God will bring us people well trained and mature enough to handle the
spiritual challenges of this work.
~Pray for a Sub Saharan widower with 3 small children stuck in Morocco that
the Pearl Project is going to assist longer term, so his children can go to school
without being forced to pray to Allah during school times. He wants to raise his
children as Christians.
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
D A V E & J E A N
A D R I A N O F F
MONGOLIA & SOUTHEAST ASIA
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GOSPEL MESSENGER
K E L L Y
E I C K E N B E R G
CAMBODIA
EMAIL:
KELLY@REMEMBERNHU.ORG
Prayer requests:
- Kelly will be a blessing to her mom for the
time she has left.
- Her moms affairs can be quickly wrapped
up.
- When she returns to Cambodia, she will be
able to recover the language that she lost
while in the states and she will continue
learning it.
- The new teacher will be a good fit for
teaching the girls and helping them with
their studies.
- Guidance and timing for Mark and Kerry as
they move forward to start new homes.
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
C H R I S
R U S S E L L
GUATEMALA
BIRTH DATE: COMMISSION TO EVERY NATION
JANUARY 16 WWW.CTEN.ORG/CHRISRUSSELL
WWW.CHRISRUSSELLMISSIONS.COM
EMAIL:
CPRISAIAH5812@YAHOO.COM
Chris Russell serves as Childrens Ministry Director for Commission To Every Nation in the Peten area of
Guatemala. Chris grew up in Delmont. He felt called to be a missionary as a senior in high school. God
continued to confirm that calling and prepare his heart in many ways, even as he spent 13 years as an
elementary school teacher. During that time, Chris also began to attend ACAC where he was involved
in the Young Adult Ministry.
Ministry Aspects/Goals:
- New Generation is the name of Chris ministry and that is the objective teach and raise up a new
generation of children, youth and young adults that is living for God wholeheartedly.
- Chris has three Guatemalan employees and their normal daily activities include ministry in 17 local
elementary schools, 9 neighborhoods, weekly Friday afternoon evangelistic activities, and ministry to
local youth and young adults.
- They also minister in a nearby area know as Remate and two villages, Centro
Campesino and El Limon, as well as others when possible.
- Daily activities in the local schools consist of visits during recess to encourage the students, a
reading program for grades 1 4, general help for the school, and evangelistic activities.
- The normal Friday activities were moved to a nearby school this year and the plan is to do some
renovation of the school property to further advance the ministry. For example, Chris desire is to
construct a nice playground, which would benefit the activities greatly.
Prayer Requests:
- Intimacy in Chris daily walk with God and that he can hear clearly the Lords
direction for his life and ministry.
- Gods power to be displayed during the weekly activities.
- Conviction and spiritual transformation specifically for the youth who are assisting
the youth ministry. Many are not from local churches and are seeking God.
- Purchase of land for a future building project.
- Godly local youth to assist the ministry.
- The finances necessary for projects in the local schools and the building project.
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
C H U C K & A M Y
B E M M
KENYA
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
J O S H & J A C K I E
B L A N C H A R D
CAMBODIA
BIRTH DATES: AIM
JOSH-NOVEMBER 16 AGAPEWEBSITE.ORG
JACLYN-FEBRUARY16
EMAIL:
JAXANDTHEBEATFOX@GMAIL.COM
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GOSPEL MESSENGER
S A N D R A
S A L O M O N
COLUMBIA
Sandra grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Perry High School in 1963. As a new believer
in 1963 Sandra attended ACAC until starting at Moody Bible Institute in 1965. Her parents
were also members until the Lord called them home.
After a year at Moody, she transferred to Nyack College and graduated with a BS in Elementary
Education in 1970. She worked as a second grade school teacher on Long Island, NY from 1970
until 1973 before she went to TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) as a candidate. After
spending ten months as a Missionary Intern, God brought in her financial support allowing her
to leave for Costa Rica and language study in April of 1975.
It was a wonderful week of Bible teaching and missions at ACAC in 1964 that brought about
her call to foreign missions. It was totally unexpected that God would call her, but He
confirmed that call in many ways.
Although she had to retire, God took her back to Colombia where her ministry has increased.
By His grace she has been able to see several women come to Christ and many others grow in
maturity as they have studied Gods Word these past years. It has been her joy and privilege to
see them grow and minister in their homes, share Christ with family and friends, and begin to
disciple their children and other women.
My ministry continues to be discipling women in the areas of marriage and the home as well as
doctrine.
Many of my past students have written that they are very grateful for all that they were taught.
I continue to believe that making disciples is VERY; VERY important. Many years are spent
rearing and teaching children in the home, as it should be and no one is opposed to that, but I
believe we error in not understanding that new believers need the same kind of individual
time with someone who can guide them in knowing, believing and understanding who God is
and all that He has for us and how we are to trust and worship Him with our lives.
I work mainly with women who have been saved for quite a while, but are very ignorant of the
wonderful truths about Christ and sooo many other areas.
A small pamphlet called "Children, Fun or Frenzy" in relation to God's Word has just been a
treasure for parents to guide their children and train them to obey!!!
Fanny was a "hungry" student years back and had two young sons to deal with and educate.
She believed God's word and she and her husband determined to believe Gods word and use
the rod!!! Uy! Those two sons today are pastors who in turn are teaching their people to
trust God's word in this area and many others. Fanny at times reminds and gives thanks for
what at the time (she was young in the faith) seemed to be cruel.
CHECK OUT THE BOOK AND PROVERBS! There is much more to share, but time and space are
limited.
I just had a thought! If anyone wants to know more, please send an email! It would be a
blessing to share more with individuals.
Not much more to say. My ministry continues with new students all the time and sometimes
sharing more with older ones.
Just recently I heard this from a former student whose daughter was going to marry a pilot in
the Colombian Airforce. When this man's mom heard the name Sandra Salomon, she replied,
"Oh, she's the one who taught me to respect and submit to my husband! Apparently it helped
her greatly from what I hear and that kind of testimony is a encouragement to continue on.
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GOSPEL MESSENGER
K I R S T I N
H E Y N E
UNITED KINGDOM
BIRTH DATE: CRU
MAY 22 WWW.GIVE.CRU.ORG
/0584007
EMAIL:
KIRSTIN.HEYNE@CRU.ORG
Kirstin discovered a personal relationship with the Lord through Campus Crusade for Christ her freshman year
at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Not only did she grow in her faith through her involvement in Cru, she
was challenged to step out in faith and saw God do incredible things. The Lord led her into vocational campus
ministry, where she has the privilege of helping students enter into a personal relationship with Christ, grow in
their faith, and step out to make His name known.
Update:
Following the Lord, in my experience, is always an adventure. As I prepare for marriage, He has once again
opened doors for a new adventure!
After nine years on campus in the US, one year on campus in Botswana, and one year in national leadership
with Global Missions, my next step in ministry is to join the campus team in Birmingham, England with Cru,
which is called Agape in the United Kingdom. My official title is once again Staff STINTer (Short Term
INTernational), as it was when I served in Gaborone, Botswana. I will serve on the West Midlands Team January
2018-July 2019.
The city and the ministry of Birmingham are actually quite similar to Pittsburgh. There are many colleges,
universities, and technical schools in the greater Birmingham area, called the West Midlands. My team focuses
on three prominent universities that are home to 61,000 students collectively. Students come, literally, from all
over the world to study here, and I am so excited to continue to cross cultures for the sake of the Gospel!
Additionally, Birmingham is traditionally a working class city that is currently reinventing itself; it's very livable;
and it is gray and rainy most days of the year. Just like Pittsburgh. :)
Even though England has a rich Christian heritage and was once a major missionary-sending nation, it is my
understanding that todays British students are even more spiritually apathetic than American students. Few
Brits know even one practicing Christian. But the Lord is moving! Students from all over the world are getting
involved in the Agape movements on their campuses even before they profess faith in Christ. Agape is a safe
place where students can Belong before they Believe, and I cannot wait to be a part it! I will spend most of
my time with non-believing students, providing them with opportunities to hear and experience the Gospel.
You can learn more about what the Lord is doing through Agape in the UK here: http://www.agape.org.uk/
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
G U Y & D E N I S E
M A U R I N
MALAYSIA
Guy and Denise serve at Dalat International School in Penang, Malaysia. Dalat
currently has 650 students from 24 different nations around the world. A
majority of our students are from the U.S.A. and Malaysia. About half of our
students are from missionary and staff families. Guy teaches high school math.
Denise ministers in the Development Office and helps to provide a strong sense
of community to the staff, families and students who call Dalat their school.
Guy and Denise have served in schools in South America and the Middle East.
They have four children, Meredith, Micah, Merriel and Mathias and one
granddaughter, Bela. Meredith and her husband Matt and daughter, Bela, live in
Pennsylvania. Micah and his wife, Kate, live in Alabama. Merriel is a senior at
Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa, Georgia. Mathias is ministering in Papua,
Indonesia at a school started for local children by an international worker.
Prayer Requests
1. Opportunities to disciple students at Dalat.
3. Our son, Mathias, is in Papua, Indonesia. Please pray that he would be able to
effectively communicate the truth about Gods love to his students who live in
a culture where children are not valued.
4. Our daughter,
Merriel, is a
senior at Toccoa
Falls College.
Pray for her that
she will know
what God has for
her after college.
5. Please pray
that despite
being far away
from our four
children, we
would have
strong family
ties with each of
our kids and
their families.
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AFFILIATED WORKER
P A T R I C I A
Y O U N G S
GUATEMALA
BIRTH DATE: WINDSOR FREE METHODIST
JULY 28 C/O ANDREA HUMPHREY
117 HEMLOCK STREET
EMAIL: PITTSBURGH, PA 15212
PATRICIAJYOUNGS@GMAIL.COM
With over 12 years of experience in graphic design, Patricia felt the call of God to serve
in Guatemala, so she changed directions, sort of. With technology these days, she has
the ability to create multi-media projects that will help encourage people everywhere in
their faith while working as a full time missionary in Guatemala.
Personal Update:
Over five years now in full time missions- Its so hard to believe how fast time goes.
Sometimes I look at my job and shake my head. I cant believe what I do everyday.
Que Dice la Biblia (What does the Bible say): A community center with a coffee shop
atmosphere where the community comes and listens to the audio Bible. Other
opportunities include: an audio English course, music lessons, and reading lessons; but
everyone who comes, learns to pray asking God for wisdom, listen to His Word, underline
what stands out to them and then discuss how it applies to their daily life.
This year QDLB has continued to have steady stream of attendees. This is what I am
seeing
THE CHURCHED: Those who grew up only doing church events are seeing that this is a
real living breathing relationship with God as the Word comes to life for them. As they
open up in prayer and discussion, they are finding themselves pursuing God in their
hearts, and figuring out what walking in relationship with Christ actually means.
THE UNCHURCHED: They usually come in a little uneasy with the idea of listening to the
Bible, but they do it because its part of the program. The atmosphere of QDLB is meant
to be a safe place for anyone from all walks of life. Praise God, because those who
started out feeling uneasy find that its safe to discuss what they think, and they are
finding their way. Many are coming to Jesus, just by listening to the Word. Its amazing.
My other projects are still moving forward. I still visit Remar and listen to the Bible with
them along with special activities to encourage them. Nefarious is now being recorded
in Guatemalan Spanish to help raise awareness about the dangers of human trafficking.
Media Outreach is now completed in English and in Spanish on the web and Im waiting
on clarity and Gods wisdom for the next steps to move forward with launching the
project. Media Outreach: Engage, Educate, and Encourage all people to seek out God
and a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ by enlisting the church in a
collaborative effort to employ strategic use of media.
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
H O W A R D & J A N
B I D D U L P H
WILMORE, KY
BIRTH DATES: OMS INTERNATIONAL
HOWARD-JAN 15 WWW.ONEMISSIONSOCIETY.ORG
JAN-APRIL 12 EMAIL:
ANNIVERSARY: HOWARD11543@GMAIL.COM
JUNE 11, 1965 JANBIDDULPH4122GMAIL.COM
Howard and Jan Biddulph worked in church planting in Bogota, Colombia for 33
years. Starting in university work in 1971, the Bible studies multiplied, morphing
into a house church, and then moving to a major avenue in 1985.
Today, what started as a single congregation in a strategic location has
generated 6 daughter congregations in previously unreached sectors of middle
class neighborhoods, all led by pastors trained in seminary and the mother
church.
Back in 1971, the Biddulphs felt fortunate that their arrival in the capital city
coincided with the renewal movement within the Roman Catholic Church
begun by the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). This opened doors as never
before to the study of Gods Word. Thus, the church was born and grew as God
transformed lives.
Thirty-three years later, feeling that their continuance as lead pastors might be
holding back the Colombian leadership of more than 25 seminary-trained men
and women, Howard and Jan moved back Tto Florida, serving in New Hope
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers as Pastor of Christian Education
and Small Groups for 8 years before moving back to Wilmore, KY.
Howard and Jan accepted the volunteer offer in 2012 from One Mission Society
and Asbury Theological Seminary to become missionaries-in-residence,
believing that their experience in discipleship and mentoring one-on-one might
be helpful in encouraging students sensing a missionary call. Three years later
several couples have been mentored and some sent over seas.
They make trips back to Colombia and Uruguay frequently. To Colombia twice a
year, for Howard as part of the Biblical Seminary of Colombia as board
representative, and both to Bogota where they check in with all the 6 daughter
churches as well as the mother church. In Uruguay they hold leadership
seminars for the church there, Also they are very active locally in First Alliance
Church in Lexington as lay shepherds.
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
- 9 out of 10 of the top sending nations are from countries in the 10/40 window
We influence international students through weekly gatherings, conversation groups,
cultural events and activities, discovery Bible groups, and more. These students will
become the future leaders of business, government, education, and medicine of their
home countries.
Your prayers and financial support can make a difference for Christ in the lives of
international students. If you would like to receive their monthly prayer letters or
are interested in learning more about becoming a financial partner with their
ministry, please contact them.
Prayer Points
Pray that God would open the spiritual
eyes of international students to see the
beauty and hope of the gospel and receive
Christ as their Savior and Lord.
Pray that God would provide more
Christians who have the same heart and
vision for ministering to international
students.
Pray that God would help them to grow as
new parents and in trusting Him for His
daily provision in their lives.
Our Family
Josh and Kristin have a 2-year old girl
named Hannah and a 7-month old boy
named Caleb. God has given them His
heart for the world. As a couple combined
they have 18 years of ministry experience
(both domestic and international). For fun
they enjoy family walks, strategy board
games, and cheering for the Penguins &
Steelers.
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
J O E & M E L I S S A
S U M M E R S
EXTON, PA
CRU
BIRTH DATE: WWW.GIVE.CRU.ORG/0843100
JOE-OCTOBER 18 EMAIL ADDRESS:
MELISSA-MARCH 26 JOE.SUMMERS@CRU.ORG
MELISSA.SUMMERS@CRU.ORG
Joe and Melissa serve with Cru, formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ. Crus
mission is WIN students to Christ, BUILD them in their faith, and SEND them out as
lifelong laborers for Jesus. Joe and Melissa work in the regional office of Crus Mid-
Atlantic Region, serving students and faculty in PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, and DC.
They minister on the Operations Team, which plans the regions conferences, sends
students on missions trips around the world, and raises resources to fund and
enable Cru movements around the region.
Joe and Melissa have interned with Cru for the past two years and are now raising
support to join Cru as long-term missionaries.
Goals:
-To help the more than 3 million college students of our region experience and
follow Jesus Christ
-To build momentum and resources to sustain Crus growing ministry to ethnic
minority students in the Mid-Atlantic Region
-To reach the future leaders of our country with the Gospel and send them out to
use their influence for the Kingdom of God
-To become fully funded missionaries, as we are raising support full-time until we
reach our goal
Prayer Requests:
-That we would be empowered to let the Holy Spirit lead us in our lives and ministry
-That God would unleash a mighty revival on the college campuses of our country
-For Jesus to send missionaries to our six regional partnerships in the Dominican
Republic, Australia, Botswana, and countries in North Africa, East Asia, and Central
Asia
-That God would provide the funding that we need to meet our support goal
-That more than 1,300 students would attend our regions annual Cru Winter
Conference and that more than 350 of those students would go on a mission trip
with Cru
-That God would bless our ministry by allowing us to see the fruit of our labor on
this side of eternity
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
ANNIVERSARY:
OCTOBER 13
In March, 2015 Csaba and Agnes Feher moved into a poor all-Hispanic community in North
Anaheim, CA and started an Urban Outreach ministry with Missionary Athletes International.
For kids who grow up there, police raids, drug use, and gang violence are natural parts of life.
Gangs recruit them to be drug runners as young as middle school age. The streets are full of
teenagers and young adults chilling but only a handful finish high school and most dont
work. The slumlords dont care how many live in their buildings, so often 3-4 families, 12-15
people live in the 2 bedroom apartments. The rooms are small, many sleep on the floor. Some
families rent a garage from the tenants and live there with no window, water or electricity.
The air between the houses is heavy with the stench of overflowing dumpsters and the many
layers of urine covering the asphalt that the rain only washes away a handful of times a year.
The women and girls keep having babies, but the men are just loosely connected if at all.
Some are in jail, some rotate. Those who are around rarely work, just sit in the shade. Most
adults never learn English. Some of them just came from Mexico; others have lived here for
10-20 years already.
Since Csaba and Agnes moved into that barrio, the Lord has been blessing their work in
wonderful ways. They were able to make peace with some of the local gang members and are
known and accepted by most families of the three communities they serve. Their work with the
kids in the Homework Club, giving them the assistance they cant get from their parents, is
treasured by the kids and appreciated by their families. Agnes lost her job at the beginning of
summer, so for the entire summer break their patio became a permanent place of a free and
unstructured VBS with a curriculum written by the Holy Spirit. Kids of all ages showed up at
any and all times of the day and evening and got their share of Bible stories, crafts, Veggie
Tales, Bible games and spiritual discussions. Csaba spent the summer mentoring the college
age kids and teaching them about becoming sports missionaries. He also ran several
soccer/Bible camps and started futsal training for the urban kids teaching them self-
discipline, the value of hard work, responsibility, reliability and honesty and most of all love:
the Love of the Lord for them. This is a long process, but the boys stick with the program and
keep coming back for more even when it is hard. They just formed the first real Urban
Seahorses Futsal Team and started training and playing in a Christian league. The Fehers are
also participating in a short term mission this fall in Hungary, the country of their origin. They
will relieve missionaries who work there permanently with Muslim refugees. The Lord is truly
blessing Csaba and Agnes with divine appointments everyday, for which they are thankful.
Please visit their blog at www.CoachForGrowth.net to read more about what they do and, if
the Holy Spirit puts it on your heart to support their work, please donate online.
PRAYER NEEDS:
- ability to keep focus on the Lord, keep being guided by the Spirit instead of trying to fulfill
all the needs they see
- protection from the adversary for the Feher Family
- more regular, monthly support so they both can devote all their time to serving
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LOCAL
RKERS
WO
Trust in the Lord
with all your heart
and lean not on
your own
understanding;
in all your ways
submit to him, and
he will make your
paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
Charles is the co-founder and director of L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry (Love Initiated Ventures
Investing in Neglected Groups), a Christian homeless ministry that uncovers the hope of
Jesus Christ. Liz serves the ministry in a variety of ways by providing organizational
structure, attending programmatic and fundraising events, and assisting in support raising.
Together, they live on the Pittsburghs Northside with their two children.
Update:
In 2017, the first Mobile Employment Center was created and helped 100% of program
participants get employed and 63% find permanent housing
Mens ministry took 15 of the homeless on a white water rafting trip
Womens ministry started a recovery program for women and new outreaches inside of a
new womens shelter
The ministry had 94 runners participate in the 2017 marathon and raised over $35,000
The ministry helped plan and host the first annual Finding Ways Home conference.
8 men were discipled by the ministry and grew in their faith
Prayer:
For Julia (second grade) and Marcus (preschool) to be godly influences among their peers
at Allegheny Traditional Academy
For Liz as she continues to teach at Duquesne and consult for a geological company
For Charles as he grows in his leadership ability with the ministry and the Northside
Homeless Alliance
For the Gospel to transform the lives of the homeless, volunteers and donors
For an outpouring of financial resources for the ministry
Against the opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of many of the homeless
For strategic direction for the ministry in 2018 and new missionaries that will be joining
the team
For the Chapmans to continue to find ways to bless others with not only housing, but the
feeling of home.
Volunteer
Opportunities:
Quarterly mailings on
weekday mornings
Monthly Street
Outreaches (3rd
Saturday of the month)
Construction projects
at the ministrys
headquarters (good for
groups!)
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
E D & T A M M Y
G L O V E R
URBAN IMPACT
BIRTH DATES: WWW.UIFPGH.ORG
ED-JUNE 21
TAMMY-OCTOBER 21 EMAIL:
ED.GLOVER@UIFPGH.ORG
TAMMY.GLOVER@UIFPGH.ORG
Pastor Ed and Tammy are the founders of Urban Impact Foundation. Ed serves as the
President and Tammy serves as the Director of Performing Arts Program. While Ed
and Tammy have been in ministry for 30 years, Urban Impact is celebrating 22 years in
ministry.
Goals:
- To expand their ministry to reach the 10,000
additional youth that still need
to be reached in the North Side.
- To improve their follow up of new believers who
have responded and will
respond to the gospel this year.
- Please pray for resources for building and
program space for Urban Impacts ministries.
- To develop a more sustainable process for
recruiting and training urban
missionaries.
- To improve their recruitment of resources and
gifts-in-kind for the ministry.
Prayer Requests:
Please pray that God continues to bless the
partnership between ACAC and Urban Impact.
Please pray for the health of the Glover family.
Nathan and Amy have returned from Oxford and
they had a baby in August; both are working at
Urban Impact and Nathan is attending Trinity
Seminary. Please pray for them as they transition
into the role of parenthood and as Nathan
continues school.
Please pray for Josh and Sara as they are serving
full-time at Urban Impact.
Please pray for Jonathan and Natalie who were
married in the summer of 2017. Natalie serves full-
time at New Community Church and JB is still
attending Geneva College.
Please pray for Abby as she is also serving at
Urban Impact while attending school.
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
Jay and Candi are both full-time with Athletes in Action (AIA). Jay is beginning his 34th year
with AIA, and Candi, her 31st year. Jay is on the national campus team serving as the mid-
Atlantic regional director, giving leadership to the AIA campus staff who are growing where we
are (building movements locally) and going where we are not (reaching more campuses). We
travel throughout the region visiting staff and schools, host an annual winter retreat for
athletes around Philly, and help to mobilize athletes in going to South Africa where we have an
AIA partnership. We also serve as the local AIA directors at Robert Morris University, where the
mission is to build multiplying disciples who will be equipped to win people to Christ through
evangelism and to build them up in their faith through discipleship. The vision is that there
would be a Christ-follower on every team, in every sport, in every nation.
At RMU, Jay and Candi have a weekly AIA Nite, meet individually with athletes to equip them as
leaders, offer missions trips and retreats, and hosts socials in their home.
Prayer Requests:
- Shepherding/leading the
staff in our region
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GOSPEL MESSENGERS
S E T H & N I K I
R E I C H A R T
URBAN IMPACT
BIRTH DATES: WWW.UIFPGH.ORG
SETH-MAY 25
NICOLE-SEPTEMBER 7
ANNIVERSARY: EMAIL:
JUNE 1, 2002 SETH.REICHART@UIFPGH.ORG
Seth has worked as an Urban Missionary with Urban Impact since 2006. He and his wife, Niki live on the
North Side with their children. They are passionate about reaching their community with the Good News
of Jesus Christ.
Prayer requests:
-Pray that I will be faithful to stay grounded in the Word of God every day.
-We desire to live out our priority to love God with all our heart, love each
other as husband and wife, to disciple our children and not exasperate
them, and to share the truth and love of Jesus with all the people the Holy
Spirit brings into our life.
-We need the body of Christ to pray for protection from the enemy. The
more effectiveness we see in ministry, the more attack we seem to
experience. Please pray Psalm 34:7 over our family, The angel of the LORD
encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
-Jackson our son who had contracted Chronic Lyme Disease several years
ago. We are asking the Lord for a total healing of his neurological system
and for the Lyme disease to be eliminated.
-Our son JaiCeon has a number of medical issues and trauma to overcome.
Pray for him to be healed, to receive salvation and for Gods will to be
done in his future.
-The salvation of our youngest children: Tyson, Solomon and JaiCeon.
-Blake, the 21-year-old young man we have been mentoring since 4th grade
graduated from basic training with the Army National Guard. He served in
our day camp this summer and will be attending classes at CCAC this year.
Pray that he will continue to remain steadfast in his love for Jesus.
-Pray for a special covering over former students who have stepped up to
serve Jesus: Shaq Hager, Isaiah Reeves, Vince LeGrande, Asa Bray, Lloyd
Cleveland, Dom Waters, Blake Carpenter, Jordyn Cunningham, Tyrone
Townsend, Ray Townsend, Breland Brown, Venetia Khouri.
-We see the Spirit of God preparing many of our young people in middle
school and high school at Urban Impact to step up to serve the Lord. Pray
we would be faithful to provide opportunities for them to serve and proper
training to equip them to be effective in ministry.
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SHORT
-TERM
TRIPS
2 0 1 8
2 017-
Guatemala
December 2nd -11th 2017
Leader: Ali Ziegler
aliziegler@gmail.com
Kenya
February 22nd- March 9th 2018
Leader: John Stanko
johnstanko@gmail.com
Guadalajara
July 2018
Leader: Sheran White
sheran.white@acac.net
Paris
July/August 2018
Leader: Jim & Jen Armenis
jsarmenis@hotmail.com
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PARTNERSHIPS
Middle East
ACAC has developed a long term relationship with the National C&MA church in the Middle East. We have worked with the local
churches to develop a Bible Quizzing program that has now extended to multiple churches. ACAC has also provided support
for the church to extend relief and shelter to refugees from the internal and external warfare.
Cambodia
ACAC has a relatively new partnership with the C&MA field in Cambodia. The team is developing outreach to college students
and professors at universities in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Also the team is establishing connections through English as a
Second Language, leadership training, professional seminars in business and IT and several other exciting fields.
Spain
ACAC has partnered with Betsy Blanchard and Cinderellas House to support her in her mission to rescue girls out of sex slavery.
Betsy has a vision to open rescue houses not only in Spain, but elsewhere to save young women who have been kidnapped or
sold by families into prostitution. Some of these young girls are as young as 10 years old.
North/Central Asia
ACAC has taken the lead to a Christian Camp and Conference Center in partnership with an Evangelical denomination. This is
an exciting building project that will be used to win youth to Christ and to develop leaders in an area with less than 1% Christian
population. This project took 5 years to complete and now we have joined the pastors fromthe field to launch into another
country.
Paraguay
After a successful vision trip to Paraguay, a partnership began to grow. We are in the beginning stages
of development, but believe the partnership will include ministry teams going into the public schools to speak on pertinent
topics and share the gospel, holding sports camps and/or classes, and conducting professional seminars in areas such as ethics
in business, medicine, law, etc.
Gabon/Bongolo Hospital
Bongolo Hospital, founded in 1977, is a western-style, rural jungle hospital in southwestern Gabon, Africa. Approximately 350
miles south and east from the capital city of Libreville, Bongolo offers medical and surgical care to patients from all over Gabon
and the surrounding nations. The sprawling 158-bed facility treats approximately 40,000 patients per year. ACAC has come
along side the workers at the hospital to provide for their needs.
DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS
France Guadalajara
Since 2015 we have sent 4 teams to Paris to aid the C&MA and In 2016 pastor's from ACAC went on a vision trip to see the field
Envision. While there , the main goal is to build relationships in Mexico. They came back encouraged about the work being
with the locals. ACAC has invested in their community center, done there and this past summer we were able to send our first
Genesis people from all over Paris come to learn English, short-term team to aid in a church plant in the city. While there
attend creative classes, or just meet for coffee. We are working they took part in a baptism of 22 people , cleared land for the
with the field to determine how ACAC can better aid in their future location of the church, taught VBS and aided the workers
mission to share the Gospel with the lost people of Paris. in other activities.
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I AM PRAYING THESE
NOT ONLY FOR DISCIPLES
BUT ALSO FOR ALL
WHO WILL EVER BELIEVE
IN ME THROUGH THEIR MESSAGE.
I PRAY THAT THEY
WILL ALL BE ONE,
JUST AS YOU AND I ARE ONE
AS YOU ARE IN ME,
FATHER, AND I AM IN YOU.
THEY BE IN US
AND MAY
-Jesus