Operation Christmas Child
Good News! Great Joy! Operation Christmas Child is August’s and September’s Mission Focus. Every SHOEBOX gift is an opportunity to reach a child from around the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His love. It is an opportunity for local churches to invite children into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through “The Greatest Gift” booklet and The Greatest Journey discipleship program. (See copies on table) This project was started in 1993 by Franklin Graham of Samaritan’s Purse. Since then, more than 209 million children in over 170 countries have received boxes. What a blessing it is to fill a shoebox with toys, school supplies, and personal hygiene items!  Pick up your box and label to begin spreading joy or build a box online at samaritanspurse.org/occ.  Or find box stuffers at amazon.com (search Operation Christmas Child)

Union Gospel Mission

Aberdeen, WA

Union Gospel Mission of Grays Harbor is working with the Grays Harbor Community to bring real solutions to the homeless and hurting people. Their vision is to see these people become self-supporting members of the community, provide effective programs that deal with the cause and prevention of homelessness, and to aid in the understanding that Christ is the source of life transformation.

Friendship House

Aberdeen, WA

Friendship House provides hope and help
for the Grays Harbor’s rapidly growing number of homeless single women and mothers with children. Whether they are seeking shelter because of abuse, addiction, or financial problems, women and children find the physical, emotional and spiritual support they need in safe, family-oriented housing, and the New Foundations Program.

Grays Harbor Jail Ministry

Montesano

Chaplain Roger Nedrow is a volunteer at the Grays Harbor County Jail in Montesano. He meets with inmates, distributes Bible studies, works with the officers, and arranges for local churches to provide worship services for the inmates every Sunday. The Jail Ministry gives inmates the opportunity to make positive changes in their lives through belief in Jesus Christ.
 

Set Free NW and Chehalis Women's Facility

Set Free is a non-profit in-house one-year discipleship program for men and women, designed to help those who are struggling with substance abuse and/or life-controlling problems. The goal of the discipleship program is to restore wholeness to the men and women and help them transition back into society, capable and motivated.  Their mission is “to transform lives and make disciples through the life changing power of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

 
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Michael and Debora Tallman

Gideon International

The Gideons International founded in 1899 is an Association of Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through sharing their personal testimony and by providing Bibles and New Testaments to people around the world in 200 countries printed in over 100 languages.  They are recognized for their work of placing Bibles in hotel rooms, hospitals, medical offices, schools, colleges, and prisons. These Bibles give people the opportunity to discover the truth in God’s Word. The association takes its name from the Biblical figure Gideon found in Judges 6.

The Kerr Family

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Billy, Terra, Josiah, and Abbey

​Pioneers


The Kerr Family are serving through Pioneers, a faith-based mission who looks for ways to glorify God among the unreached. They were called to take the love of God to the people in Basque Country, Spain, connecting with the people through the music of their band – Still Pilgrims. Adjusting to life in Basque Country was not easy for the Kerr family and they decided it was best to return to the United States.  Billy is now working with Pioneers in Arkansas.  He is helping other missionaries who desire to minister in foreign countries.
  

James Owolabi

Nigeria

James Owolabi was an interim pastor for our church prior to the arrival of Pastor Ahlquist and family.  In October of 2015, he felt God calling him to work with middle and high school students in inner-city Chicago as a pastor and ministry leader.  In April of 2021, following the death of his father, Pastor James moved to Nigeria to lead an elementary school and help pastors his father trained for ministry.

The Huffaker Family

Ideas - Salem, Oregon

Michelle Huffaker works through IDEAS, the Conservative Baptist organization that assists in sending believers to serve others. She has developed a program to help parents and professionals improve communication with autistic children through neural development techniques.  Michelle’s work though IDEAS in North Africa, in addition to parenting an autistic son, have given her a heart for parents in need of hope.

Al and Sharon Dobra

Ideas - Eugene, Oregon

Al and Sharon Dobra serve through IDEAS as recruiters and mentors to Christians working among Muslim people of Southeast Asia and Northern Africa.  Al was raised in Pakistan, Uganda, and Kenya by missionary parents.  As career missionaries, Al and Sharon have lived and worked among Muslim people.

 
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Al and Sharon Dobra

Nogales Baptist Seminary

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Ramon and Ana Rodriguez

Nogales, Mexico

Ramon Rodriguez is the director of The Nogales Baptist Seminary (SEBANO as it is known in Spanish). The seminary was established in 1957 by Missions Door missionaries to train leaders for the ministry in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.  The seminary has equipped hundreds of students to serve as pastors, evangelists, missionaries, teachers, and church leaders who are now ministering in Mexico, the United States, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. SEBANO offers a one-year diploma in theology for students who have not received a high school diploma. For students who have completed high school, the seminary offers both a three- and four-year degrees in theology. Because most students cannot afford the cost of ministry training, SEBANO only asks its students to pay about ten percent of the cost for their education, lodging and meal expenses.
 

Wycliffe Bible Translators

Papua New Guinea

Paula Akerson serves with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. Her team, that includes, Pirkko Luoma in Finland and four village co-translators, are working on the Urim language Bible translation project. She serves in several roles as project manager: promoting the use of the Urim Scriptures and assisting the three Urim literacy supervisors. Some of the projects include producing four films, pocket calendars, Christian songbooks, and the New Testament in the Urim language. Translation of the New Testament into the Urim language is nearing completion after many years of work.
  

Dr. Debbie Eisenhut

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Dr. Debbie Eisenhut

SIM - Mbingo Baptist Hospital - Cameroon, Africa

Dr. Debbie Eisenhut works through SIM
​(Serving In Missions), an international mission organization with more than 4,000 active missionaries serving in more than 65 countries.  Mbingo Baptist Hospital is a teaching hospital where African doctors are trained to become surgeons. While Dr. Eisenhut works long hours as a surgeon and teaching basic surgical skills, she takes every opportunity to share God’s truth and love. Currently, Doctor Debbie’s ministry in Cameroon is limited due to political unrest. While in Salem, she shares the work of SIM at job fairs.

World Venture

Ukraine

WorldVenture has been serving for many years in Ukraine, Poland, and throughout Europe where Ukrainian Refugees have been displaced. Because of these long-standing, deep relationships, WorldVenture global workers and our ministry partners were ready to mobilize and meet the physical and spiritual needs of those impacted by Russia’s attack on Ukraine and they continue to do so each and every day. God is using your support to bring help and hope to countless lives.