Go therefore and make disciples of all nations
Matthew 28:19
Active Missionaries
Daniel Jones and his wife Ana and Family
Calvary Missions Alamos, Mexico
Calvary Missions Alamos is located in the gateway to the Sierra Madres. Dan and Ana travel to several small surrounding communities each day to teach Bible studies, share worship music “Ranchera style,” and demonstrate God’s agape love by reaching out and enjoying people and the culture of the area.
The Jones family encourages anyone led to serve God to “come down and see if maybe this wouldn’t be the place!! Spanish is optional, LOVE isn’t!!!" Your prayers and support are greatly appreciated.
dj@ranchomaranatha.com
The Jones family encourages anyone led to serve God to “come down and see if maybe this wouldn’t be the place!! Spanish is optional, LOVE isn’t!!!" Your prayers and support are greatly appreciated.
dj@ranchomaranatha.com
Cristian (Cristi) Ionescu
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I received Christ in June1994 at the age of 24 through the ministry of a team from CC Prescott. Shortly after that I attended Calvary Chapel Bible School in Szeged, Hungary from 1994-1995, where I met Steve Quarles.
I started working alongside the Quarles family in 1996 as translator and helper in the various ministries and eventually leading the midweek Bible study and filling in for Steve when absent. Since the return of the Quarles family to the United States, I've taken on the role of full-time pastor/teacher.
I started working alongside the Quarles family in 1996 as translator and helper in the various ministries and eventually leading the midweek Bible study and filling in for Steve when absent. Since the return of the Quarles family to the United States, I've taken on the role of full-time pastor/teacher.
Urim and Teuta Zogaj
Malisheve Kosovo
Urim Zogaj is a faithful servant of God and now pastor of a small fellowship in Malisheve, in central Kosovo. His story is unique as he comes from a Muslim family.
Sponsorship of Pastor Urim is important because it means you are supporting him and the ministry of the church to reach the lost and help the poor in a Muslim country. Praise the Lord his is wife working with him full-time in the church. The couple has a five year old son called Joel.
Please pray that the Lord would strengthen Christian here to be a light and share the gospel without fear with their families and friends who are all muslims.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/urimandteutazogajinkosovo/
Sponsorship of Pastor Urim is important because it means you are supporting him and the ministry of the church to reach the lost and help the poor in a Muslim country. Praise the Lord his is wife working with him full-time in the church. The couple has a five year old son called Joel.
Please pray that the Lord would strengthen Christian here to be a light and share the gospel without fear with their families and friends who are all muslims.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/urimandteutazogajinkosovo/
Dave Matthews
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Dave Matthews
Dear Friends and Prayer Partners,
Legazpi is surrounded by hills – a lot of them. I’ve noticed this even more in the past few months as I’ve shifted my bicycle rides from the flat city roads to the less-traveled hilly ones.
One thing I have discovered, though, is that hills are hard. Within minutes of encountering them the lungs start pumping, the heart beats faster, and the knees start feeling the pressure. Every ride is a challenge when hills are involved.
And so too it has also been with the ministry these past months – a lot of hills, a lot of challenges, a lot of heart pumping, and a lot of endurance building.
Faith In Action
Email: davecmatt@gmail.com
Dear Friends and Prayer Partners,
Legazpi is surrounded by hills – a lot of them. I’ve noticed this even more in the past few months as I’ve shifted my bicycle rides from the flat city roads to the less-traveled hilly ones.
One thing I have discovered, though, is that hills are hard. Within minutes of encountering them the lungs start pumping, the heart beats faster, and the knees start feeling the pressure. Every ride is a challenge when hills are involved.
And so too it has also been with the ministry these past months – a lot of hills, a lot of challenges, a lot of heart pumping, and a lot of endurance building.
Faith In Action
Email: davecmatt@gmail.com
The Voice of the Martyrs
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit interdenominational organization with a vision for aiding Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ, fulfilling the Great Commission, and educating the world about the ongoing persecution of Christians.
"Remember the prisoners as if chained with them, those who are mistreated, since you yourselves are in the body also." Hebrews 13:3
"Remember the prisoners as if chained with them, those who are mistreated, since you yourselves are in the body also." Hebrews 13:3
Jim & Shonda Davis
Pastoral Training of Asia – Ministering to Ministers
Dear Friends,
PHILIPPINES: EXCITING NEWS! THE RADIO STATION IS MOVING FORWARD We had an extremely enriching Zoom meeting with the Philippines Director of Far Eastern Broadcasting Company (FEBC) Dan Cura and staff. FEBC is one of the largest and oldest Christian networks and we are privileged to partner with them. We were told that the last step was governmental approval, and we should have it within the year. FEBC will pay for everything that is needed, all we supply is the building for the radio tower and an office. What revived our keen interest was how far reaching the station would actually go. It will reach a large portion of southern Negros island, southern Cebu island, all of Siquijor Island parts of Bohol island and a small part of Mindanao! Conservatively we will be able to reach over a million people! We were informed as soon as the government gives the green light, FEBC moves quickly, and we will be up and running! Please keep this in your prayers, the potential for new believers and strengthening believers is enormous!
PHILIPPINES: GOVERNMENT SAYS YES TO PREACH AND PRAY AT COMMUNITY MEETING! God is blessing the church that we helped plant in Mindoro. Pastor Andy was approached by the local government officials to use the church property for a meeting (a 30% capacity only) As you see from the pictures, it was a full house, because the meeting was initiated religious gatherings are allowed but by the government it was allowed. Pastor Andy told the officials that to use the property he must be allowed to share the Word and lead the prayer, and they said yes...awesome! The government can limit people’s freedom to be out in public, but they can’t limit the Word of God!
49 YEARS AGO, I MARRIED MY 18-YEAR-OLD BRIDE! The outdoor wedding at the Christian Church was blessed with a sunny day in San Juan Capistrano. The special song shared had a missionary theme. As we drove away in our VW bug we “sailed” to our new home in San Clemente, a $ 75.00 a month apartment. I started as a Youth Pastor and 9 months later Shonda gave birth to our first child, Rebecca. We were amazed that they let us leave the hospital without the help of a nurse coming with us (no seat belts or baby car seats). Honestly friends, with all life brings, how can we still be best friends? We fear God and keep His commandments. At the heart of that is listening to each other and to the Holy Spirit and by His grace, Jesus has been with us every day, guiding, forgiving, caring and loving us, faithfully holding us during hardship, heartbreak and rejoicing with us during times of joy unspeakable. Thank you, Lord!
A SUICIDE CALL & A HOSPITAL CALL Some parts of ministry we can’t pick
and choose, they simply come our way. I got a call that a young man in his
the 30's had taken his life and that his mother needed comfort. What a heart
break. What do you say? Actually nothing. After identifying myself, just
quietly being there was enough. After delicately asking a few questions and
sharing some comforting Scripture, I prayed. They were believers. Making sure she had water and tissue lightly added to her care. How can one comfort the breaking heart of a mother? A few days later I got another request from a loving son to come visit his dying mother. The mother was a believer so after prayer and sharing Scripture, I left the situation in the Lord’s Hands. Life is fragile, time is short. If you can show your love to your family, friends and neighbors---now is the time.
PRAY FOR MY BELOVED: With the fading medical hope of regaining her eyesight, things have been painfully difficult. Please pray for Shonda and the M.D. researchers.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS We are so grateful to the Lord for giving us supporters like you. Your faithful part of this Mission brings blessing to so many, most of whom you will meet in heaven. The pastors, the children, the thousands that have come to know Jesus through PTA evangelism all are a part of what you support, May the Lord bless you and watch over you is our prayer.
Your missionaries for Asia, Jim & Shonda Davis
Mailing: PO Box 1136, San Clemente, CA 92674 | Phone: 949-348-1808 | e-mail: ptadavis1949@gmail.com | Website: www.pastoraltraining.org
PHILIPPINES: EXCITING NEWS! THE RADIO STATION IS MOVING FORWARD We had an extremely enriching Zoom meeting with the Philippines Director of Far Eastern Broadcasting Company (FEBC) Dan Cura and staff. FEBC is one of the largest and oldest Christian networks and we are privileged to partner with them. We were told that the last step was governmental approval, and we should have it within the year. FEBC will pay for everything that is needed, all we supply is the building for the radio tower and an office. What revived our keen interest was how far reaching the station would actually go. It will reach a large portion of southern Negros island, southern Cebu island, all of Siquijor Island parts of Bohol island and a small part of Mindanao! Conservatively we will be able to reach over a million people! We were informed as soon as the government gives the green light, FEBC moves quickly, and we will be up and running! Please keep this in your prayers, the potential for new believers and strengthening believers is enormous!
PHILIPPINES: GOVERNMENT SAYS YES TO PREACH AND PRAY AT COMMUNITY MEETING! God is blessing the church that we helped plant in Mindoro. Pastor Andy was approached by the local government officials to use the church property for a meeting (a 30% capacity only) As you see from the pictures, it was a full house, because the meeting was initiated religious gatherings are allowed but by the government it was allowed. Pastor Andy told the officials that to use the property he must be allowed to share the Word and lead the prayer, and they said yes...awesome! The government can limit people’s freedom to be out in public, but they can’t limit the Word of God!
49 YEARS AGO, I MARRIED MY 18-YEAR-OLD BRIDE! The outdoor wedding at the Christian Church was blessed with a sunny day in San Juan Capistrano. The special song shared had a missionary theme. As we drove away in our VW bug we “sailed” to our new home in San Clemente, a $ 75.00 a month apartment. I started as a Youth Pastor and 9 months later Shonda gave birth to our first child, Rebecca. We were amazed that they let us leave the hospital without the help of a nurse coming with us (no seat belts or baby car seats). Honestly friends, with all life brings, how can we still be best friends? We fear God and keep His commandments. At the heart of that is listening to each other and to the Holy Spirit and by His grace, Jesus has been with us every day, guiding, forgiving, caring and loving us, faithfully holding us during hardship, heartbreak and rejoicing with us during times of joy unspeakable. Thank you, Lord!
A SUICIDE CALL & A HOSPITAL CALL Some parts of ministry we can’t pick
and choose, they simply come our way. I got a call that a young man in his
the 30's had taken his life and that his mother needed comfort. What a heart
break. What do you say? Actually nothing. After identifying myself, just
quietly being there was enough. After delicately asking a few questions and
sharing some comforting Scripture, I prayed. They were believers. Making sure she had water and tissue lightly added to her care. How can one comfort the breaking heart of a mother? A few days later I got another request from a loving son to come visit his dying mother. The mother was a believer so after prayer and sharing Scripture, I left the situation in the Lord’s Hands. Life is fragile, time is short. If you can show your love to your family, friends and neighbors---now is the time.
PRAY FOR MY BELOVED: With the fading medical hope of regaining her eyesight, things have been painfully difficult. Please pray for Shonda and the M.D. researchers.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS We are so grateful to the Lord for giving us supporters like you. Your faithful part of this Mission brings blessing to so many, most of whom you will meet in heaven. The pastors, the children, the thousands that have come to know Jesus through PTA evangelism all are a part of what you support, May the Lord bless you and watch over you is our prayer.
Your missionaries for Asia, Jim & Shonda Davis
Mailing: PO Box 1136, San Clemente, CA 92674 | Phone: 949-348-1808 | e-mail: ptadavis1949@gmail.com | Website: www.pastoraltraining.org
Calvary Chapel Jerusalem
“for Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest…" Isaiah 62:1
For Zion’s Sake Ministries is a Jerusalem based non-profit, humanitarian aid organization established and dedicated to assisting the needs of newly arriving immigrants. For most, starting over in Israel is physically and emotionally, as well as economically, overwhelming.
Projects we support with Humanitarian Aid Outreach:
- New Immigrants to Israel
- Holocaust Survivors
- Terror Victims
- Wounded Soldiers
- Ethiopian Amharic Community
- Single Moms and Lonely Students
- The Poor and Needy in the Land
For Zion’s Sake
Huntington Beach, USA
For Zion’s Sake Ministries is a Jerusalem based non-profit, humanitarian aid organization established and dedicated to assisting the needs of newly arriving immigrants. For most, starting over in Israel is physically and emotionally, as well as economically, overwhelming.
Projects we support with Humanitarian Aid Outreach:
- New Immigrants to Israel
- Holocaust Survivors
- Terror Victims
- Wounded Soldiers
- Ethiopian Amharic Community
- Single Moms and Lonely Students
- The Poor and Needy in the Land
For Zion’s Sake
Huntington Beach, USA
Guzman Family
Greetings from rainy Manila!
We are now on the first week of our extreme lockdown yet again from August 6th to the 20th. We still don’t know how long it will be, as the previous one lasted a month. We are among some of the longest quarantined countries in the world (also one of the only countries that still mandates face-shields), as today marks 18 months in lockdown due to the uptick of the covid virus in our country. Yet despite the rain, the flooding, and the pandemic; our God is still at work!
As the world went through this time of sheltering, we persevere by God’s grace, learning along the way how to navigate so we can still let the Word of the Lord reach our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. But in our heart of hearts, we long to meet all of them face to face, to gather and be mutually encouraged.
However, in the midst of the extreme lockdowns, the Lord has opened doors as my wife began to meet weekly with other women in their home to study the Word, worship, and intercede in prayer for the churches not knowing that it would eventually open virtually as her friends from the US, Australia, and Moscow have now joined in together with more women from different provinces across the Philippines (most being pastors wives desiring fellowship as well).
During these past 18 months, we have watched our countrymen suffer severely with no work and no food due to work stoppage of 14 million Filipinos. Many are hungry, so many are sick, and hospitals overflowing, just like the rest of the world. We are so heart broken. We have inquired of the Lord on how we can reach out and help. By the grace of the Lord, with the little we have, as God used members & friends, we have been reaching out and sending help to different provinces; sacks upon sacks of rice, to the different outreaches in depressed areas, Calvary churches, and to the Correctional Institution for Women. We thank God for opening this door for the Gospel to be shared and people to be saved! We are a church with such little resources yet we are amazed as we watch how the Lord has continued to provide just like in Elijah’s time, the little oil and flour just keep flowing. Praise The Lord!
We praise the Lord for our children who stepped up during this time; to do the live stream, the worship, the cleaning in the church, and packing rice to be given to whoever knocks on the door of the church asking for help (food) during hard lock down as coming to church is still not allowed.
We give praise to the Lord for His great faithfulness in providing for us during these extremely difficult times. We express out thanksgiving to you for remembering us, praying and supporting us. You are a blessing from God! We ask for your continuous prayer for us not to become weary in doing good.
Pray that I will be faithful in sharing the word and simply share it, for my wife as we are going to celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary this month (this will be our second time celebrating it in quarantine), strength & spiritual growth for my kids that the Lord will bless them, my youngest son Samuel who has not left the house for 18 months.
Please also keep in prayers our eldest, Eleazar, as he is currently in Okinawa for work and ministry, serving alongside our dear friend Ptr. Rick Barnett of Calvary Chapel Okinawa. Although we miss him as he has not been able to visit home in over a year due to the travel restrictions and current affairs, we are so blessed to see Eazar partaking in the work God is doing there, and thank the Lord daily for the family in Christ that He has surrounded our son with to care for him in our stead.
Pray that we will be healthy both physically & spiritually, that we will keep our eyes on Jesus. Our prayer is that the Lord revive His work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known, in wrath remember mercy.
We thank God for your partnership in the Gospel of Christ here in the Philippines!
Praise God for His patience that provides for us salvation!
May we all keep trusting Him!
Awaiting The One we love, Lito and Family
We are now on the first week of our extreme lockdown yet again from August 6th to the 20th. We still don’t know how long it will be, as the previous one lasted a month. We are among some of the longest quarantined countries in the world (also one of the only countries that still mandates face-shields), as today marks 18 months in lockdown due to the uptick of the covid virus in our country. Yet despite the rain, the flooding, and the pandemic; our God is still at work!
As the world went through this time of sheltering, we persevere by God’s grace, learning along the way how to navigate so we can still let the Word of the Lord reach our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. But in our heart of hearts, we long to meet all of them face to face, to gather and be mutually encouraged.
However, in the midst of the extreme lockdowns, the Lord has opened doors as my wife began to meet weekly with other women in their home to study the Word, worship, and intercede in prayer for the churches not knowing that it would eventually open virtually as her friends from the US, Australia, and Moscow have now joined in together with more women from different provinces across the Philippines (most being pastors wives desiring fellowship as well).
During these past 18 months, we have watched our countrymen suffer severely with no work and no food due to work stoppage of 14 million Filipinos. Many are hungry, so many are sick, and hospitals overflowing, just like the rest of the world. We are so heart broken. We have inquired of the Lord on how we can reach out and help. By the grace of the Lord, with the little we have, as God used members & friends, we have been reaching out and sending help to different provinces; sacks upon sacks of rice, to the different outreaches in depressed areas, Calvary churches, and to the Correctional Institution for Women. We thank God for opening this door for the Gospel to be shared and people to be saved! We are a church with such little resources yet we are amazed as we watch how the Lord has continued to provide just like in Elijah’s time, the little oil and flour just keep flowing. Praise The Lord!
We praise the Lord for our children who stepped up during this time; to do the live stream, the worship, the cleaning in the church, and packing rice to be given to whoever knocks on the door of the church asking for help (food) during hard lock down as coming to church is still not allowed.
We give praise to the Lord for His great faithfulness in providing for us during these extremely difficult times. We express out thanksgiving to you for remembering us, praying and supporting us. You are a blessing from God! We ask for your continuous prayer for us not to become weary in doing good.
Pray that I will be faithful in sharing the word and simply share it, for my wife as we are going to celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary this month (this will be our second time celebrating it in quarantine), strength & spiritual growth for my kids that the Lord will bless them, my youngest son Samuel who has not left the house for 18 months.
Please also keep in prayers our eldest, Eleazar, as he is currently in Okinawa for work and ministry, serving alongside our dear friend Ptr. Rick Barnett of Calvary Chapel Okinawa. Although we miss him as he has not been able to visit home in over a year due to the travel restrictions and current affairs, we are so blessed to see Eazar partaking in the work God is doing there, and thank the Lord daily for the family in Christ that He has surrounded our son with to care for him in our stead.
Pray that we will be healthy both physically & spiritually, that we will keep our eyes on Jesus. Our prayer is that the Lord revive His work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known, in wrath remember mercy.
We thank God for your partnership in the Gospel of Christ here in the Philippines!
Praise God for His patience that provides for us salvation!
May we all keep trusting Him!
Awaiting The One we love, Lito and Family
Pastor Rey Macadangdang is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Paniqui, Luzon - Grace Christian Fellowship
Philippines on the island of Luzon.
Paniqui is a provincial city located five hours north of Manila. With diverse ministries such as home fellowships and feeding ministries, the body continues to grow. The Lord has used Pastor Rey and his beautiful family to plant another Calvary Chapel in the Pangasinan province.
This fellowship was started by Allen Longboy who was a servant on staff at Calvary Chapel Manila for almost twenty years before stepping out to plant this fellowship in Paniqui.
reytmcdng2@yahoo.com
This fellowship was started by Allen Longboy who was a servant on staff at Calvary Chapel Manila for almost twenty years before stepping out to plant this fellowship in Paniqui.
reytmcdng2@yahoo.com
Pastor Art and Cleofe Torres
Calvary Chapel Olongapo and Calvary Chapel Narcisso.
Under Art’s leadership and with the Lord’s blessing, these fellowships train young leaders, reach out in evangelism and church planting, and minister to some of the poorest of the Philippines street children.
Pastor Art and Cleofe have a beautiful family and have been faithfully serving with passion and compassion.
calvarychapelsn.narciso@yahoo.comph
Pastor Art and Cleofe have a beautiful family and have been faithfully serving with passion and compassion.
calvarychapelsn.narciso@yahoo.comph
Pastor Joe and Billie Rosmarino have run an amazing Calvary orphanage, church, and school for more than 25 years in Bacolod City.
Bacolod City is on the island of Negros Occidental, South Philippines. The Rosmarinos are “Mom and Dad” to over 170 children. The children are educated and raised in Christ and go on to be productive servants in the Kingdom of God. Many were rescued from abusive homes, malnourished, or simply abandoned.
The mission is a threefold ministry; Calvary Chapel Bacolod (CCB), Children’s Home (Calvary Kids-CCCH), and a Christian School (CCCS). The church and ministry is growing by God’s grace and His spirit, to teach the solid word of God, giving a home and family for children in need.
Mission Endeavors
Joe & Billie Rosmarino
ccbacolod@yahoo.com
The mission is a threefold ministry; Calvary Chapel Bacolod (CCB), Children’s Home (Calvary Kids-CCCH), and a Christian School (CCCS). The church and ministry is growing by God’s grace and His spirit, to teach the solid word of God, giving a home and family for children in need.
Mission Endeavors
Joe & Billie Rosmarino
ccbacolod@yahoo.com
Byron and Kathy Pirolo
Dear Friend,
We are Byron and Kathy Pirolo, missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators. We met at Calvary Chapel Conference Center in 1997. Kathy was a student at Calvary Chapel Bible College, and Byron was on staff as a painter at the conference center. Byron, who had been a missionary kid in Peru and Brazil with Wycliffe, had just returned from his first mission trip to deliver Bibles to the underground church in China. After one more Bible smuggling trip, we were married and our involvement in missions snowballed over time. We started The Word for Asia, and for 15 years, trained and led over 150 Bible college students and people from local churches on short-term trips to Asia. Byron has led teams to countries including China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. Over 20 of our short termers turned into long term missionaries! Trip objectives involved Bible smuggling into communist China to fill requests from the underground church, as well as crossing Bibles and audio Bible devices, including SD cards for cell phones into China, visiting orphanages, speaking in English classes at universities and sharing the gospel during “English Corners”, undercover tracking and Bible distribution inside China, prayer walking in strategic locations, visiting and encouraging underground Bible colleges and teaching and ministering in an underground church. Our family also lived and served full time in Hong Kong for two years. During this time, we received teams from around the world as they came to support the Chinese church through Bible delivery and helped meet the need for longer term missionaries during a crucial time. We are amazed at how the Lord moved through our ministry and are thankful that He allowed us to be a small part of it. Over our 15-year ministry to China we estimate that more than 500,000 Chinese brothers and sisters received their first Bible through our teams. Some of these Bibles were most likely shared by more than one person. This was only accomplished as God brought us the prayer and provision team needed to serve. Our ministry verse was Galatians 6:9,10 “And let us not grow weary while doing good…. especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Our shoes wore out walking China, but it was a privilege to serve by bringing Bibles to those in need. Byron has recently begun leading teams through The Word for Asia once more. He is headed to Cambodia with a team of 5 on Feb. 15- Feb. 26, 2023. Please visit http://thewordforasia.org/ to learn more about this trip and access the prayer calendar.
From The Word for Asia to Wycliffe Bible Translators…
Over time, we felt called to serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators. For us it is simple, every person deserves a Bible in a language and format they can clearly understand. By using our gifts and talents we are able to support Bible translations around the world. Byron served as an assistant administrator for the Mexico Branch in Oaxaca, Mexico. This also included being the Mexico Branch security officer, and the Mitla Center Finance Manager. Upon joining Wycliffe, we chose to serve wherever we were asked to fill critical and strategic needs so that translators would not be pulled away from their work. We have held many jobs, not from flakiness, but because we are flexible and desire God to be glorified through our service. Kathy, having taught at Calvary Chapel Christian Schools as a High School teacher and at a charter school as an assistant to a Special Education teacher, served at Oaxaca Christian School, a K-12 school for missionary kids, as a teacher, and founded the first learning center to support students with learning disabilities. Since 2020, Kathy has been serving as the Africa Coordinator for The Finish Line, which includes half of the projects featured in Wycliffe USA’s prayer material for Scriptures nearing completion. She has been asked to take the Lead on this project and will be serving as Lead Content Coordinator for The Finish Line Project. In this new position she will be heading up the entire Finish Line project which currently includes over 300 language projects from over 70 different mission organizations and churches globally. Important prayer requests are shared and distributed from around the globe through The Finish Line to support translation teams and to pray the Scriptures across “the finish line” and into the hands of unreached people.
Will you join us? We are sustained by the prayers and financial partnerships of Christian families, individuals and Churches. We have a ministry budget set by Wycliffe USA. We need faithful prayer and financial partners and would be honored to have you join our Wycliffe ministry team. In return, we promise to communicate regularly, keeping you informed and encouraged about what God is doing through, in, and around us as part of the global Bible translation movement!
Please direct gifts by mail to: Wycliffe Bible translators P.O. Box 628200 Orlando, FL 35862-8200
( Checks should be made payable to Wycliffe Bible Translators with a separate note saying “Preference for the ministry of Byron and Kathy Pirolo Account # 229198” )
Online at: https://www.wycliffe.org/partner/everytribe
===== THANK YOU! We also do ‘Zoom’ video conference calls; Please text 520-609-9637 to arrange. God Bless, Byron and Kathy Pirolo 520-609-9637
https://vimeo.com/699885368 Kathy’s New Video
We are Byron and Kathy Pirolo, missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators. We met at Calvary Chapel Conference Center in 1997. Kathy was a student at Calvary Chapel Bible College, and Byron was on staff as a painter at the conference center. Byron, who had been a missionary kid in Peru and Brazil with Wycliffe, had just returned from his first mission trip to deliver Bibles to the underground church in China. After one more Bible smuggling trip, we were married and our involvement in missions snowballed over time. We started The Word for Asia, and for 15 years, trained and led over 150 Bible college students and people from local churches on short-term trips to Asia. Byron has led teams to countries including China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. Over 20 of our short termers turned into long term missionaries! Trip objectives involved Bible smuggling into communist China to fill requests from the underground church, as well as crossing Bibles and audio Bible devices, including SD cards for cell phones into China, visiting orphanages, speaking in English classes at universities and sharing the gospel during “English Corners”, undercover tracking and Bible distribution inside China, prayer walking in strategic locations, visiting and encouraging underground Bible colleges and teaching and ministering in an underground church. Our family also lived and served full time in Hong Kong for two years. During this time, we received teams from around the world as they came to support the Chinese church through Bible delivery and helped meet the need for longer term missionaries during a crucial time. We are amazed at how the Lord moved through our ministry and are thankful that He allowed us to be a small part of it. Over our 15-year ministry to China we estimate that more than 500,000 Chinese brothers and sisters received their first Bible through our teams. Some of these Bibles were most likely shared by more than one person. This was only accomplished as God brought us the prayer and provision team needed to serve. Our ministry verse was Galatians 6:9,10 “And let us not grow weary while doing good…. especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Our shoes wore out walking China, but it was a privilege to serve by bringing Bibles to those in need. Byron has recently begun leading teams through The Word for Asia once more. He is headed to Cambodia with a team of 5 on Feb. 15- Feb. 26, 2023. Please visit http://thewordforasia.org/ to learn more about this trip and access the prayer calendar.
From The Word for Asia to Wycliffe Bible Translators…
Over time, we felt called to serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators. For us it is simple, every person deserves a Bible in a language and format they can clearly understand. By using our gifts and talents we are able to support Bible translations around the world. Byron served as an assistant administrator for the Mexico Branch in Oaxaca, Mexico. This also included being the Mexico Branch security officer, and the Mitla Center Finance Manager. Upon joining Wycliffe, we chose to serve wherever we were asked to fill critical and strategic needs so that translators would not be pulled away from their work. We have held many jobs, not from flakiness, but because we are flexible and desire God to be glorified through our service. Kathy, having taught at Calvary Chapel Christian Schools as a High School teacher and at a charter school as an assistant to a Special Education teacher, served at Oaxaca Christian School, a K-12 school for missionary kids, as a teacher, and founded the first learning center to support students with learning disabilities. Since 2020, Kathy has been serving as the Africa Coordinator for The Finish Line, which includes half of the projects featured in Wycliffe USA’s prayer material for Scriptures nearing completion. She has been asked to take the Lead on this project and will be serving as Lead Content Coordinator for The Finish Line Project. In this new position she will be heading up the entire Finish Line project which currently includes over 300 language projects from over 70 different mission organizations and churches globally. Important prayer requests are shared and distributed from around the globe through The Finish Line to support translation teams and to pray the Scriptures across “the finish line” and into the hands of unreached people.
Will you join us? We are sustained by the prayers and financial partnerships of Christian families, individuals and Churches. We have a ministry budget set by Wycliffe USA. We need faithful prayer and financial partners and would be honored to have you join our Wycliffe ministry team. In return, we promise to communicate regularly, keeping you informed and encouraged about what God is doing through, in, and around us as part of the global Bible translation movement!
Please direct gifts by mail to: Wycliffe Bible translators P.O. Box 628200 Orlando, FL 35862-8200
( Checks should be made payable to Wycliffe Bible Translators with a separate note saying “Preference for the ministry of Byron and Kathy Pirolo Account # 229198” )
Online at: https://www.wycliffe.org/partner/everytribe
===== THANK YOU! We also do ‘Zoom’ video conference calls; Please text 520-609-9637 to arrange. God Bless, Byron and Kathy Pirolo 520-609-9637
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