Missions

Prospective Missionaries

If you are a missionary interested in presenting your ministry for our consideration, we’d love to hear from you. Before we schedule anything we ask that you understand our expectations and complete a survey letting us know a little more about you and your call to the mission field. If we are interested we will be in contact with you.

Missions Expectations and Survey

Our Missionaries

Berean Baptist Temple is honored to support these missionaries around the globe. There are many ways we as a church can be a blessing to our missionaries:

Keep missionaries in front of your family.
Read and pray over missionary letters and updates.
Don’t miss a month of support.
Correspond with missionaries.
Meet the missionaries that come through.
Adopt some missionaries and make it a point to remember their birthdays and anniversaries.
Visit missionaries on the field.

The Ambrocio Family - Philippine Church Plant
June marked the end of the school year in the Philippines, and the Ambrocios are excited to see what God will do in their ministry this summer. The roof that they were able to put on their building project has been a huge blessing for Easter services, Sports Camps, and other ministries.

The Bauman Family - Puerto Rico
The Baumans are back in the states for a family funeral Dr. visits for Jackie. They plan to return to Puerto Rico soon and begin working with a ministry closer to San Juan (the location where they hope to plant a new church). Pray for the Island as it recovers and braces for more hurricanes.

The Bitun Family - Philippine Church Plant
May was very busy including Berean Baptist Theological College Graduation, VBS at Marvelous Grace Baptist Church and Summer Family Camp. In spite of challenges from Satan, camp was a tremendous success and blessing. Many decisions for salvation were made and 17 young people surrendered to enroll in Bible College. Over 100 people had to stand or sit in the windows to hear the Word preached.
The camp site is new and needs additional facilities. More tents and 300 plastic chairs are needed. Please pray for these needs and for those who made decisions.

The Brione Family - Philippine Church Plant
VBS was held at the end of May. Two hundred children were taught, fed and
given school supplies. On June 12 th the provincial youth rally saw many young
people rededicate their lives to the Lord. They are now working on the second
floor of the new church building. Please pray for funds to continue building. They
have a goal of being in the new building in September for the church’s anniversary.

The Cajucom Family - Philippine Church Plant

Pray for the Cajucom family as they minister to the people of the Philippines

The Caranguian Family - Philippine Church Plant
The Caranguin's have had a busy Spring filled with Evangelistic Sports Nights, Mother's Day celebrations, Family Camps, and Graduation Celebrations. Pray for God's continued protection in their travels, US travel visas, and more souls to be won to Christ.

The Central Baptist Ranch - Camp
The ranch had a great summer and is already prepping for next summer. They are grateful for the continued prayers and support and are excited to share the fact that 13 young peole accepted Christ as their Savior in 2016!

The Coates Family - Guatemala
The Coates were blessed to have a ministry team join them in taking the gospel into the public schools of Guatemala! Pray for them as they expad this ministry to reach out into other school districts.

The Cone Family - Thailand
The Cones were able to share a time of fellowship and encouragement with other missionaries to Thailand. Pray for them as August is their churches missions month and they hope to spread awareness for the need of global evangelism. On a personal note, pray that school goes well for the children and for the orthodontic work Hudson will need.

The Durden Family - Japan
Josh has had the opportunity to present the gospel in each of his language classes. He has had mixed responses from the other students, but a few that were interested. Pray that their vehicle holds out and for the national pastor they are working with who is going through some health problems.

The Dye Family - Widows and Single Mothers Ministry
The Dye's have completed construction on 2 drive under entrances. These will make for easier access, and outside shelter for fresh air and Bible studies. Pray for the elderly ladies as they face the hardships of winter.

The Ferguson Family - Bible Printing
The Fergusons are rejoicing that they have headed up this publishing ministry for
nearly 18 years. In January they partnered with Calvary Baptist Church in King,
NC to publish 150,000 John and Romans. They are currently publishing in three
new languages: Japanese, Korean and Croatian. The Japanese John and Romans
were a real challenge because they could not read them and they read in the
opposite direction as English making the back the front.

Final Frontiers Missionary - Syria
Pray for this faithful servant in this very hostile nation.

FirstBible International - Bible Printing
The work of firstBible is growing. 2018 will see two trips to India and one to Armenia. Work is expanding to the bordering restricted 10/40 window nations by training men and women who can enter India for a short time and return with training and materials.
Randy and Kelly Johnson ask for any support and prayers for their seventh training trip to India.
Pastor Sitlhou visited from NE India. He greatly anticipates the first Thadou Bible later this year to help his people grow in sound doctrine.
Fund raising for the Amharic Bible is underway. Amharic is the second-most commonly spoken Semitic language after Arabic. $35,000 per year is needed with a Bible completion date of 2022.

The Flores Family - Philippines
The Flores thank God for His continued provision. Recently a father and husband to some of the memebrs of the church accepted Christ as his personal Savior! Despite some high blood pressure and constant pain, the Flores' are doing a little better and are thankful for a church family that is understanding in their time of weakness.

The Gerwitz Family - Brazil
The Gerwitz Family has welcomed a baby girl, Chloe. Both mother, Stephanie , and baby are doing well. Deputation is complete and departure to Brazil is scheduled for August 14, 2018. Tickets are purchased and preparations are in process. Pray that their visas are completed quickly and for the family as they transition to a new culture and climate.

The Gross Family - Moldova
Praise the Lord for the souls that were saved in the Gross home as well as through VBS and outreach. Through God's grace, the church that is being started in Moldova has seen healthy attendance in recent months.

The Gutlay Family - Thailand
God has blessed with recent converts and their following the Lord in Believer's Baptism. Currently the Gutlays are in the process of getting renewed visas and work permits. Pray that the funding and paperwork come through okay.

The Harrison Family - Mexico
The Harrisons have been busy with youth meetings and teaching at the Bible institute. Pray for one of the churches that was planted, a man came into town and "planted" another church that focused on a bitter gossip campaign against the national pastor and stealing a majority of the members. There is much heartache and pain over this situation.

The Haynes Family - The Navajo in AZ
The church plants in Pinon and Chambers have both seen an increase in people attending, getting saved, and faithfully serving. To see the Navajo take ownership of their ministries is a huge encouragement.

The Haynes Family - The Navajo in AZ
Through VBS, Rodeo Revivals, Camp Meetings, and regular services, the Haynes family has had a busy but spiritually fruitful Summer. Pray for them as they continue to faithfully serve the Navajo people with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Jertberg Family - Madagascar
Richard and the kids were able to make a short-term missions trip to Madagascar. Upon returning to the states, Richard proposed to Ruth Cuthbertson and the wedding date is set for May 5th.

The Joseph Family - Papua New Guinea Church Plant
The recent elections have lead to a lot of political unrest, violence, and travel disruptions. Pray for the church as travel and safety has affected their ability to gather as a church.

The Kenney Family - Chile
Jenny has returned from her visit to the States to be with her mother who was recovering from surgery. Pray for the Bible Training Center as they still need to raise $74,000 of their $250,000 goal. To learn more and give, go to 250project.com.

The Leslie Family - Croatia
The Leslies are seeing God provide in wonderful ways as they minister to the people of Croatia and their large Gypsy population. Through follow-up visits and ministries to children and teens, they have seen several come to Christ. Pray for them as they seek to purchase their meeting space and begin printing the Bible in the language of the Croatian people!

The Minks Family - Japan
Pray that God will continue to provide for the spiritual needs of the church, the salvation of the people being witnessed to, the families that are prepping to come and be trained, and that Alan’s neck will continue to heal.

The Morales Family - Philippine Church Plant
The Morales are about to celebrate their 17th year serving at their church. The ministry has resulted in many converts and young people surrendering to full time service. Pray for the Morales as their finances are in a deficit.

The Muli Family - Kenya Church Plant
Since his return to Kenya, Meshack has been involved in open air preaching and seen some Kenyans come to Christ!

The Muthui Family - Kenya Church Plant
The Muthui’s are thanking God that they made it safely through the rainy season
and that there is peace in the country for the time being. The work in Eastern
Kenya (Mwingi) and on the Coast (Lamu) is going well. They recently finished a
successful youth seminar in which they challenged the young people to be fully
involved in God’s work. They have raised $3,500 for the new church property.
Please pray for the $41,500 still needed.

The Northcutt Family - Canada
The Northcutts are in the states updating supporting churches to their recent change in field from Russia to Canada. Pray for traveling mercies.

The Porter Family - Zimbabwe
Praise God for extending visas, providing property, and the healing of Cindy’s skin cancer. Pray for safe travels back to ZW.

The Portillo Family - Nicaragua
Pray for the Portillo family as they minister to a country in political and social turmoil.

The Reinhardt Family - Peru
The church in Cusco is growing closer in their connection with God and each other. Mother’s Day is a big deal in Peru, and it was a great opportunity to see many people out at church. Pray for the unsaved husband of one of the ladies in the church, wisdom on a new location, and an upcoming medical campaign (if you are interested in helping, feel free to contact them!).

The Ruley Family - Rwanda
The government of Rwanda has begun to crack down on churches and have closed 700 church buildings over the last few months. It is now a zoning violation to meet in a house, and the Ruleys do not have the funds to build a building. Pray for wisdom as they attempt to work with the government and still meet as a church

The Sixt Family - Scandinavia
The Sixt Family has surpassed their deputation goals and are currently preparing to head to Scandinavia! Pray for a healthy delivery for both mom and babies and that the preparation to depart will go smoothly.

Eugenia Tagoc - Widow of Philippine Church Planter
Despite having to temporarily shut down their Christian School, things seem to be going well at Christian Ambassador Baptist Church and their village outreaches. This March, CABC hosted their 6th Missions Conference and celebrated their 21st anniversary.

The Taguinod Family - Philippine Church Plant
The Taguinods are excited to be in a new church building in the city of Lal-lo. Since December they have hosted a Pastor's Meeting where they ordained 11 pastors and had the opportunity to witness to children as they distributed school supplies.

The Woodworth Family - Honduras
Deputation is continuing with a departure date of December 28, 2018. Currently at 80% of their support, they returned to Ohio in May praising God for traveling mercies and car repairs that were provided and paid for by churches along the way. The Woodworths request prayer for departure and setup costs. The plan is to attend language school during the week and drive six hours to Tegucipalpa on the weekends and during school breaks. They will also assist missionaries in Costa Rica during the week. After graduation from language school in December 2019, they will relocate to Tegucigalpa to stay. Pray for the family to adjust and trust the Lord as they leave loved ones here in the United States to begin their missionary work.