Email tomp@visiontrust.org
Country Lead: Central African Republic,Togo, Sierra Leone, Haiti
Sending Agency: VisionTrust
Our Missionary Partner: Pastor Tom and Sue have served in our church for many years. Pastor Tom served as Missions Pastor for ten years. Sue has always worked helping special needs kids in Smithville at Green Local Schools.
God called them to develop fully devoted followers of Christ first in Africa. Then God called pastor Tom to serve at Grace Church. Later, God called him to serve in Africa with ICDI, now with VisionTrust as country lead for orphan care in Central African Republic, Togo, Sierra Leone, and Haiti. We support Pastor Tom as our missionary partner from Grace Church.
Their Mission: Pastor Tom oversees the orphan care ministries of VisionTrust in Africa and Haiti. He travels a lot. He has logged over 78,000 air miles in one year for VisionTrust. He quips that it is no wonder he has a sore seat.
The needs of orphans and their extended families is exacerbated with war, displacement, and disease. In the Central African Republic civil unrest hampers the care of orphans. In Haiti, the recovery efforts from the devastating 2010 earthquake are slow and challenging. In Togo, sustainable income to support families is daunting, but God is making a way for families to support themselves. In Sierra Leone, Ebola ravages families and brings death and despair. If you want more information, please contact Pastor Tom Peters via email. Or you can learn more about the ministry of VisionTrust by visiting their webpage.
How to Be Involved
PRAY:
CONNECT: Pastor Tom on FaceBook
Sending Agency: VisionTrust
Our Missionary Partner: Pastor Tom and Sue have served in our church for many years. Pastor Tom served as Missions Pastor for ten years. Sue has always worked helping special needs kids in Smithville at Green Local Schools.
God called them to develop fully devoted followers of Christ first in Africa. Then God called pastor Tom to serve at Grace Church. Later, God called him to serve in Africa with ICDI, now with VisionTrust as country lead for orphan care in Central African Republic, Togo, Sierra Leone, and Haiti. We support Pastor Tom as our missionary partner from Grace Church.
Their Mission: Pastor Tom oversees the orphan care ministries of VisionTrust in Africa and Haiti. He travels a lot. He has logged over 78,000 air miles in one year for VisionTrust. He quips that it is no wonder he has a sore seat.
The needs of orphans and their extended families is exacerbated with war, displacement, and disease. In the Central African Republic civil unrest hampers the care of orphans. In Haiti, the recovery efforts from the devastating 2010 earthquake are slow and challenging. In Togo, sustainable income to support families is daunting, but God is making a way for families to support themselves. In Sierra Leone, Ebola ravages families and brings death and despair. If you want more information, please contact Pastor Tom Peters via email. Or you can learn more about the ministry of VisionTrust by visiting their webpage.
How to Be Involved
PRAY:
- Please pray for consistency & perseverance in their walk with the Lord.
- With helping to oversee four countries for VisionTrust, sometimes it feels a bit overwhelming. Please pray that Pastor Tom will see the work through God’s eyes, and with the end in mind, so that the immediate challenges don’t overshadow what God is doing in each country long-term.
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For the last three years, the Central African Republic has been subjected to war, continued violence and a virtual total lack of law & order. For a period of time under the rebel Muslim government, it looked like there would be restrictions enforced on the ability to share the Gospel. God intervened & the rebel government was overthrown, but the violence continued. Please pray that as the Gospel is presented, not only will it touch people individually to turn to God for salvation, but that it would also touch the society as a whole so that the violence would subside & people can live at peace with God and with each other.
- Please pray for an effective, fruitful ministry (John 15:16). A couple of the countries that we’re working in are looking at trying to expand their outreach to orphans and vulnerable children. Two of our national leaders in particular need special wisdom from the Lord right now; Josué, and Semira.
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We praise God for His grace in our marriage! Pray that we continually keep that grace in view so that we keep short accounts with the Lord, and with each other.
CONNECT: Pastor Tom on FaceBook
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| Pastor Tom with their sponsored orphans. Scan his blog |
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