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- 17 May
by Jeff Bleijerveld
1 commentA New Church, Honduras Style
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Rev. Juanita Chavez (right), superintendent of Honduras National Conference, sent this photo from a recent trip to the town of Clinton, where a new church plant is under way. On this particular day, a team was erecting a shelter for the church to use for gatherings. Although the structure [...]
- 22 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsExpanding Opportunities in Thailand
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries In January 2012, I visited Thailand with three men from King Street UB church in Chambersburg, Pa.–pastor John Beukema, John Hetrick, and Kyle Bushre. We were joined by Carol Chan, who chairs the missions commission for Hong Kong Conference. Global Ministries is interested in ways to partner with Hong [...]
- 21 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No comments2012 Easter Offering
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries As Easter approaches, we select a number of worthy projects we believe will advance the work of Christ. We invite your church to participate in this missions offering. Business as Missions materials. Business as Missions refers to using business earnings to support an individual or group in accomplishing their [...]
- 8 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsGlobal Ministries and Tornado Relief
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries A few people have asked us about relief for the victims of tornados in the midwest. No United Brethren churches were affected. However, if you’d like to help, Global Ministries will be happy to receive funds for Samaritan’s Purse, which is working in the region. We partner with Samaritan’s [...]
- 7 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsThe Easter Offering in Action in Guatemala
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries The annual Easter Offering is used to bless various United Brethren missions efforts. Funds from the 2011 offering were sent to Guatemala, our newest international conference, where new churches are being planted regularly. Some of the funds we sent at the end of 2011 enabled the Guatemalans to buy [...]
- 30 Jan
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsThe High Cost of Gathering Believers
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries While visiting in Thailand and Hong Kong with three leader from King Street UB in Chambersburg, Pa., we spent time touring some of our UB churches in Hong Kong. I’m not sure what the cost per square foot may be for you where you meet in the United States [...]
- 27 Dec
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsPray for the North Korean Church
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries With the recent death of Kim Jong-Il, many are asking what lies ahead for North Korea. Dr. Carl Moeller of Open Doors comments: “Today marks a significant day in North Korean history. Though this brutal dictator, who was responsible for so many atrocities, has died, the future is still [...]
- 20 Dec
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsHow Your Thank Offering Gifts are Being Used
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Here are some ways your Thank Offering gifts have already been used in the last few months. Resourcing Workers In India, we provided 30 church planters and pastors with Old Testament and New Testament Bible commentaries in the Telugu language. Most of these pastors have no Bible helps whatsoever. [...]
- 13 Dec
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsNews and Thanks from the Deliks in Poland
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Arek and Donna Delik (right) are UB endorsed missionaries in Poland, doing church planting and other ministries with Operation Mobilization. The Deliks received $10,000 from our Easter/Self Denial Offering toward the completion of the Youth Drug/Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in Kutno. Donna wrote: Thank you very much for the UB [...]
- 9 Dec
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No comments$10,000 From Self Denial Offerings Goes to Mexico
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Global Ministries continues to disperse funds raised as part of our Easter/Self Denial Offerings. Among our recipients have been the United Brethren churches of Mexico Conference. Bishop Denis Casco sends the following message: “The news of the $10,000 allocated for Mexico is a great blessing as we are involved [...]
