Saved People, Serve People on the college & university campuses

Grace Church partners with a group of people who serve on the university and college campuses. One of our missionary partners is Ben & Sandie Dyke.  

 

We praise God Ben & Sandie Dyke. Please pray for them as they develop fully devoted followers of Christ on the university campuses. 

Ben & Sandie Dyke with Cru

Ben & Sandie Dyke with Cru

Ben & Sandie serve with Cru. Ben is the Director of Operations, Great Lakes Region.   Their family lives in Fishers, IN.

Please pray for Ben & Sandie. Ben recently lost his grandma Bonna. Ask God to help the family mourn and process their grief. They will miss great grandma Bonna. View her story here.
You can read more about the ministry of Ben & Sandie from these links:

• Learn more about Cru
• Check out Ben's FB profile

Saved People Serve People--We care for the most vulnerable

Grace Church is committed to rescuing at-risk children from human trafficking in SE Asia with partner organizations like Asia's Hope, Grace Refuge Outreach Worldwide, and Team Hope International.  We also have sponsors for children in Africa with VisionTrust International. 

One of our values is Saved People Serve People.  Our sponsors faithfully support our sponsored children in residential homes in their home country.  The monthly support provides what the sponsored children need for life: food, clothing, school fees, and special events like birthday party celebrations or excursions like missions trips to their home villages or planned field trips. 

With Asia's Hope, we sponsor three orphan homes, one in Thailand and two in Cambodia.  Each home has house directors who care for the sponsored children. The house directors sacrifice to care for the children.  We praise God for their devotion and willingness to serve.  Saved People Serve People.

With VisionTrust, God has allowed us to sponsor 53 children in orphan care in the Central African Republic. Many children were orphaned from parents who died from AIDS.  Although civil war and disorder remain difficult challenges, God is helping VisionTrust locate displaced children and their families so that they can provide relief.  We praise God for faithful sponsors who give to provide help for orphans and their families. 

What is more amazing is how our Grace Place homes have adopted our values. They embody the same value, Saved People Serve People.  

Vannak Yun, house director at Grace Place Battambang, shared a picture where a young child receives help from Grace Place Battambang.  As Vannak testifies, 

"This is the poor family is informed to us by the chief of commune. She has one son, age 12 years old no chance to go to School because she is unable to provide him at all. So on behalf of Asia"s Hope we provided him School uniform two sets, bag, pens, and shoe. He"s so happy to receive that. For giving is better than receiving. God is good. (this Event is prepared at the commune office)"
--posted on Facebook on Wed June 3, 2015

Vannak facilitated a blessing on another Cambodian family who was under-resourced. The boy needed school uniform and supplies. Saved People Serve People!  May God allow us to continue developing fully devoted followers of Christ all around the world. 

To sponsor a child in one of our Orphan Residential Homes, contact Juana Hernandez (330) 264-9459 x246 or jhernandez@woostergrace.org. 

Soul Surfer Review

I saw the movie with my boys tonight (Fri Apr 8). I loved it!

One scene that resonated with me is the scene where the father is sitting with his daughter trying to figure out what to do after a tragedy in her life.  The picturesque location is the backdrop to a very challenging question, "Now what am I suppose to do after a tragedy?"

As a father, my job is to fix it. Find a solution. Figure out how to overcome it.  Yet my compulsion to help may not be the best practice at that moment.

Tom Hamilton (portrayed by Dennis Quaid) answers Bethany Hamilton's question (played by AnnaSophia Robb).  "You got to just stop and listen...for what's next!"

In other words, stop. Get quiet. Think. Listen. Hear what's next for you.

I just finished reading from I Samuel 1-3 today for devotions this morning. The young man Samuel responds to God's voice in the quietness of midnight. His words are simple, yet profound. "Speak, Lord; for your servant is listening (I Samuel 3:9)."

I wonder if you pause long enough to hear God "speak" to you; not in an audible voice, but prompt you, impress upon you a thought or a call to action.

I am convicted that I get so busy that I do not make time to hear from God. Let alone set aside time when things go wrong. I seldom get quiet. Pray. Listen for God to prompt me in my heart or mind.

Samuel got it right. May I listen to God's prompting and dialogue with Him. I must stop, get quiet, and listen for what is next.

God speaks to people. He reveals Himself and His will to humankind. He wants us to know Him, love Him, and follow Him.  I wonder if you'll take time to unplug. Find a place out in creation. Get quiet. And say, "Speak, Lord; for your servant is listening."  I wonder what you'll discover. Let me know what you discover. I'd love to hear.