Posts from June, 2009
- 30 Jun
by News
No commentsFountain UB Again Collecting Christmas Child Shoeboxes
Once again, Fountain UB (Keyser, W. Va.) is serving as the collection site for the county’s Operation Christmas Child. In 2008, they collected 9100 shoeboxes full of small gifts, which were then distributed by Samaritan’s Purse to children in under-developed countries. This year’s goal is 12,000 boxes. The local newspaper ran an article about the [...]
- 30 Jun
by HU News
No commentsEvangelism Remixed: New Book by Dave Rahn
Dr. Dave Rahn, who teaches youth ministry at Huntington University, has co-authored a new book: “Evangelism Remixed: Empowering Students for Courageous and Contagious Faith.” It’ll be released July 1. He co-authored the book with Dr. Terry Linhart of Bethel College. It’ll be available through Amazon.
- 30 Jun
by News
No commentsNews from the Weber Family in Ecuador
Doug and Ruth Weber and family, UB endorsed missionaries in Ecuador with HCJB Radio, are spending the summer in the States. A week before they returned, Ruth’s stepmother, Jean, passed away. They flew to California for the funeral, and will return to Indiana today, June 30. Two changes regarding their work in Ecuador: About Doug’s [...]
- 30 Jun
by News
No comments“Your Three Words” with the Dunten Family
Good Morning America ran a “Your Three Words” video collage which included Polly Dunten and her three children. They are the very last clip. It begins with a photo used in a “Your Three Words” segment last summer, after Polly’s surgery to remove a brain tumor. Husband Darwin Dunten is pastor of First UB church [...]
- 29 Jun
by News
No commentsHonduras Experiences a Military Coup
A UB medical team arrived back from a ten-day trip to Honduras on June 27, one day before Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was deposed in a military coup. The Honduran Congress has already appointed a new president. A nationwide curfew from 9 pm to 6 am is in effect for June 29-30, but the country [...]
- 29 Jun
by News
No commentsMilitary Coup in Honduras
A military coup occurred in Honduras on Sunday, June 28.
- 25 Jun
by News
No commentsPrayer Needed for Hendricks Missionary Family
Troy and Julie Hendricks, UB endorsed missionaries in Spain, returned to the States after Troy’s father died unexpectedly on June 10. They were set to return to Spain today, June 24. But then serious medical problems arose with Troy’s mother, Susan, prompting them to cancel their return flight. Here is information sent out by Troy [...]
- 25 Jun
by News
2 commentsEvaluation Results from XLR8
We completed tabulating all the evaluations from the US National Conference. People were asked to rate various aspects of XLR8 on a scale of 1-10, with “Poor” on the low end and “Great” on the high end. When people circled “Great,” we gave them an 11. That’s why you see scores above 10. On that [...]
- 24 Jun
by Ron Ramsey
No commentsThrough the Neutral Zone
Keep your eye on the change you want to occur
- 23 Jun
by Ministers
No commentsObit: Death of Rev. Ed Mast
Ed Mast passed into eternity Monday morning, June 22, in Arizona, where he and his wife, Mary, had lived since the early 1970s. He is survived by his wife Mary, children Sandi McMahon, Sue Copp and Randy Mast, plus a number of grandchildren and at lest one grandchild. Visitation: Wednesday, June 24, 6-8 p.m. Funeral: [...]
