Global Reach Updates - Nov/Dec 2023

Thank you for partnering with our friends and fields in Global Reach. The following are a few updates from some of our Global Reach fields. Please continue to pray for our leaders and believers as they serve God and share the Good News with seekers.

Bangladesh

Dr. John and his staff have been visiting many of the Mission churches to encourage the believers and children. He also spent several days conducting free cataract surgeries at the Khanjanpur campus. Dr. John has recently shared concerns about our Mission school buildings. More than half of the 18 structures need major repairs due to the age of buildings and the many years of harsh weather conditions. Pray for resources to update these structures to make them safe for the children.

Nicaragua

Latino Ministries Director, Victor Montalvo was able to visit Nicaragua recently and stayed with Pastor German and his family. He was grateful to be able to get to know them while he stayed with them and visited four field churches. Victor said he was very much blessed to see all the ministry happening in so many poorer places where there are few comforts. There is an active children’s ministry, community outreach, and prayer ministry. There is a newer area of ministry, Corinto, where several families gather in a house church setting. Pray for these families as they reach out to their neighbors to share the Scriptures. Victor helped secure and put in security windows at the church in Rodeo Grande. Pray for our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua as they pray for their communities and share the Gospel.

Southwest

Global Reach director, Travis Helm recently visited John Thumma and Jacob and Haley Day at the Southwest ministry in New Mexico. John and Toni are doing pretty well, but they appreciate prayers for their health. John continues to pastor Hooghan Nizhoni Church and sometimes fills in at Gamerco when Jacob and Haley Day are back visiting Pennsylvania.

Jacob and Haley co-pastor Gamerco and organize most of the teams that visit the Southwest. John still spends time fellowshipping with the teams. It is a blessing to have a field where many teams can visit to bless the communities of the Southwest while at the same time have a cross-cultural experience while growing closer to God.

It has become obvious that the Southwest needs a new passenger van. It is a crucial tool for when teams come, but it also serves the communities all year around. If you feel led to give for this need, give to “GR 2117 Gamerco Van Operations." We are researching pricing, but the minimum would be approximately $46,000.

Thank you for the prayers and support of the field ministries and staff in CGGC Global Reach.