Posts from September, 2003
- 25 Sep
by News
No commentsChurch Hosts Soccer Camp
Vicky Lorencen, Director of Discipleship and Assimilation at Gethsemane UB (Jackson, Mich.), reports, “Nearly 100 children participated in this summer’s Building Champions Soccer Camp July 21-25). Our theme was ‘Soul Survivor–Only the Strong Survive.’ “It included a drama and reality show format based on an unlikely combination of the NBC show Survivor and the verse [...]
- 25 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsJune Brown has Quadruple Bypass
June Brown, who served some 30 years in Sierra Leone as a missionary, underwent a four-hour quadruple bypass surgery on Wednesday, September 24. It went very well. June will be in the hospital probably until September 30 or October 1. Here’s the hospital address: Harrisburg Hospital 111 South Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 A malignant [...]
- 25 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsRoger Reeck Undergoing Tests
Roger Reeck, a UB missionary with Wycliffe in Honduras, is in Dallas undergoing tests for some health problems which have plagued him for some time. “Things are looking a little more hopeful than we thought at first,” says Marilyn Reeck, “but he still needs to undergo a few more tests.” A bronchoscopy was to be [...]
- 23 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsConcern from Luanne Brooks
Luanne Brooks, UB missionary in Haiti with OMS International, sent this note on September 23: “My heart is very heavy this morning. I have a very good friend here named Delores Pudwell. Delores and her husband, Brunell, have become like parents to me. She is in her early 70s. She and her husband have been [...]
- 23 Sep
by Ministers
No commentsBishop Miller Injured in Yard Accident
Bishop Emeritus C. Ray Miller was trimming some trees on September 15, and was on the final one, when the ladder toppled. He sustained multiple fractures around his shoulder area, three or four other small fractures around his pelvic and lower back area, and also jammed his hip. A full recovery is expected. However, he [...]
- 23 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsRoger Reeck Undergoing Tests for Cancer
Missionary Roger Reeck is currently in the States undergoing tests for what may be cancer. He flew to Dallas to see specialists on September 20. Marilyn was scheduled to fly up later. Daughters Amanda and Teresa live in the Dallas area. Marilyn writes, “About six weeks ago Roger came down with a virus that was [...]
- 23 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsWilber and Mossie Sites Back in Jamaica
Bishop Emeritus Wilber and Mossie Sites are in Jamaica, serving another short-term stint at Jamaica Bible College.
- 23 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsUpdates from Jana Hoobler
Jana Hoobler sent these items from Macau on September 21. “Last night one of our ELP students went forward during the invitation at an all-city evangelistic meeting. His name is Michael. He’s in his 30′s and works in the police department. A Christian friend of his from another church has been witnessing to him. Pray [...]
- 23 Sep
by Ministers
No commentsVincentis Welcome Baby Girl
Mark and Angela Vincenti, both of whom serve on staff at King Street UB in Chambersburg, Pa., are the parents of a baby girl. Kiana Kristy Vincenti was born early in the morning on September 23, weighing 7 lbs., 7 oz. Everyone’s doing fine.
- 23 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsJune Brown in Need of Heart Surgery
June Brown, former missionary to Sierra Leone, will undergo quadruple bypass surgery on Wednesday, September 24. The need for heart surgery was discovered at the same time she was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. The malignancy will be dealt with after the heart surgery. June is from the King Street UB church in Chambersburg, Pa.
