Saved People Serve People--Developing Leaders in the Jungles of Brazil to reach the world for Christ

Andy, Sara, Miles, Jack, Jude Royer

Andy and Sara Ungerer Royer moved to Brazil in December 2013. Andy & Sara left with their boys: Miles, Jack, and Jude to Jacutinga, Brazil (3 hours North of Sao Paulo). Andy equips Brazilian nationals to reach the unreached people groups of Brazil teaching at the Peniel Bible Institute with New Tribes Mission.

Penial Bible Institute, Juctinga, BRAZIL

Grace Church envisions boys and girls growing up with the DNA of developing everyone into fully devoted followers of Christ. We seek to offer ways for students to reach the world for Christ.

"Over the twenty years growing up in this church, I was able to witness that Jesus Christ and His Word changes lives," reflects Sara. Now the family serves in Brazil to teach Brazilian nationals to reach the unreached people groups within Brazil and perhaps go to the world.

Grace Church is excited to partner with Andy and Sara Royer and their boys to develop fully devoted followers of Christ in Brazil with New Tribes Mission.

How to support the Royers:

• Pray.  Please pray for the family as they live in Brazil, learn the language, adjust to the new culture, make Brazil their new home, and make new friends. Pick up a prayer card by emailing Pastor Daron dbutler[at]woostergrace.org to request a prayer card.
• Give.  Grace Church supports the Royers' financially. So, when you give to Grace Church, your offerings will help support the Royer family from our Great Commission budget.  
• Connect.  Please follow what God is doing in and through the Royers by reading their blog, www.anotherdaytolove.blogspot.com. You can see how they are developing everyone into fully devoted followers of Christ. 
• Share.  When you read their blog, please post encouraging comments and share their blog posts, prayer requests, and pictures to share what amazing things God is doing through their ministry.

Links:

What the sending church, Christ's Covenant Church says
What the sending agency, New Tribes Mission says

Saved People Serve People--Serving on two continents to develop godly leaders

Bruce & Lisa Triplehorn

Email Bruce and Lisa

Mission Location: Moundou, Chad

Sending Agency: Encompass World
 
Our Missionary Partner: Bruce & Lisa Triplehorn came to Christ at Grace Church. They took their next steps for baptism and began training for misisonary service.  God called them to develop fully devoted followers of Christ in Brazil as missionary partners from Grace Church. They have served in Brazil for over 20 years.  Most recently, God has placed them in Uberlandia, Brazil.  


Their Mission: The Triplehorn's have made a transition from South America to Africa.  The need to equip African church leaders is great.  Bruce is an excellent Bible teacher.  Lisa excels at building relationships with women.  Together, God has called them to serve in Moundou, Chad.  

They have spent a few months back in Brazil. But as of January 2016, Bruce & Lisa return to serve in Chad.  You can learn more about their ministry in Chad by visiting their Facebook page.

How to Be Involved

PRAY: Pray for Bruce and Lisa as they transition to Africa. May God empower them to get used to their new city, Moundou, Chad.  Ask God to give them strength in the Lord to develop fully devoted followers of Christ in Chad.  Ask the Lord to help them "make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3)." 
 
ENCOURAGE: Bruce's birthday is November 21.  Lisa's birthday is on October 13. 

CONNECT: Bruce Triplehorn on FaceBook Lisa Triplehorn on Facebook

Saved People Serve People--Bruce & Lisa Triplehorn return home to Wooster to share about Africa

Grace Church is happy to have Bruce & Lisa Triplehorn back home with us this weekend. They will be in two ABFs this Sunday morning:

• Fidelis at 9am in Room 335 and 
• Common Ground at 10:15 in Room 335. 

On Sunday night, Bruce will teach a Bible Study at 6:00pm in Room 335. 

When you see them, please greet them.  You can keep them in prayer by getting a prayer card at the Welcome Center. 

Grace Church is excited to hear how God is at work through the ministry of Bruce and Lisa Triplehorn.  The past few months have seen Bruce & Lisa equip church leaders for local churches in the country of Chad in the middle of Africa.  They intend to develop fully devoted followers of Christ in Chad and in Brazil with Encompass World Partners. 

How to support the Triplehorns:

• Pray.  Please pray for Bruce & Lisa as they renew in Columbus, OH with their family.  They will rest up here in the USA then return to Brazil later this summer. Please pick up a prayer card at the Welcome Centers or by emailing Pastor Daron dbutler@woostergrace.org to request a prayer card.
• Give.  Grace Church supports the Bruce & Lisa financially. So, when you give to Grace Church, your offerings will help support the Triplehorns from our Great Commission budget.  
• Connect.  Please follow what God is doing in and through the Royers by signing up for their email newsletter. Email Bruce to add you to their mailing list:  3horn@encompassworld.org  You can read how they are developing everyone into fully devoted followers of Christ. 
• Share.  When you read their newsletter, please tell friends to pray with you for them.  Follow Bruce on Facebook to discover what amazing things God is doing through their ministry. 

Saved People Serve People--Andy and Sara Royer are home from Brazil to share about what God has done

Grace Church is thrilled to have Andy and Sara Royer with us today. They will be in two ABFs this morning:

• Berean at 9am in Room 401 and 
• New Horizons at 10:15 in Room 156. 

When you see them, please greet them.  You can keep them in prayer by getting their prayer card at the Welcome Center. 

Grace Church is excited to partner with Andy and Sara Royer and their boys to develop fully devoted followers of Christ in Brazil with New Tribes Mission. 

 

 

How to support the Royers:

• Pray.  Please pray for the family as they live in Brazil, learn the language, adjust to the new culture, make Brazil their new home, and make new friends. Pick up a prayer card at the Welcome Centers or by emailing Pastor Daron dbutler@woostergrace.org to request a prayer card.
• Give.  Grace Church supports the Royers' financially. So, when you give to Grace Church, your offerings will help support the Royer family from our Great Commission budget.  
• Connect.  Please follow what God is doing in and through the Royers by reading their blog, www.anotherdaytolove.blogspot.com. You can see how they are developing everyone into fully devoted followers of Christ. 
• Share.  When you read their blog, please post encouraging comments and share their blog posts, prayer requests, and pictures to share what amazing things God is doing through their ministry. 

 

 

Saved People Serve People--Brazilians can do more than play soccer

"Though I am not a great evangelist, I dedicate a lot of my time to leadership development," says Edson Silva. Edson Silva and his wife, Ivanise took their children from their home to go to another country.  

Ivanise and Edson

Just like Abraham, God called them to leave their homeland and venture to another place to share God's love with other people. God called Edson from Brazil to Chile.  Edson describes his ministry in the Encompass video (the video was used to get donations for the Encompass' Day of Generosity this past November).  

Edson equips Chilean nationals to reach their people so that the Chilean churches will one day also ask their people to leave their homeland to venture far to share God's love with other people. Brazilians can do more than play soccer. They can follow God's call and do great things for His glory!

Grace Church envisions Chilean families taking their next step of faith towards developing into fully devoted followers of Christ. We pray for ways for everyone to reach the world for Christ because "Saved People Serve People." 

Celebrating 24th Anniversary this month

Edson has a dream to help in other places of the world. His dear friend, Bruce Triplehorn is developing leaders in the Chad in Africa.  Edson hopes to go to help support believers to grow in Christ even in Africa.  Edson is like a modern day Barnabas. He is an encourager.

Grace Church is honored to partner with Edson and Ivanise to develop fully devoted followers of Christ in Chile with Encompass World Partners.

How to support the Silva's:

• Pray.  Please pray for the family as they live in Chile, equip the saints to do the work of service, establish faithful church leaders, and do consistent outreach. Send a note of encouragement to them by contacting them via email that you prayed for them. 
• Give.  Grace Church has an ABF that partners with the Silvas. So, give to Encompass World Partners to help support Edson and Ivanise. Follow the link. Select Edson & Ivanise Silva on drop-down menu.  Give. 
• Connect.  Please follow what God is doing by liking Edson's facebook page. He writes in Portuguese or in Spanish. But you can get the gist of his posts and pray for God's work to grow. You can see how they are developing everyone into fully devoted followers of Christ. 
• Share.  When you read Edson's posts, please "like" and comment and share their posts, prayer requests, and pictures to testify what amazing things God is doing through their ministry.

Video: You can watch his testimony on this link from the Encompass Vimeo Channel. Encompass translated his words from Portuguese into English. 

A night market in Curico

Saved People Serve People--Andy and Sara move their boys to Brazil to equip church leaders

"I was born and raised in Grace Church," says Sara Ungerer Royer. "I placed my faith in Jesus (here)! Pastor Bob's sermons laid the foundation for my beliefs in God and His Word."  

Andy, Sara, Miles, Jack, Jude Royer

Andy and Sara Ungerer Royer are moved to Brazil in December 2013. Andy & Sara are moved their boys: Miles, Jack, and Jude to Jacutinga, Brazil (3 hours North of Sao Paulo). Andy equips Brazilian nationals to reach the unreached people groups of Brazil teaching at the Peniel Bible Institute with New Tribes Mission.

Sara shares, "Cross-cultural trips with the youth group (at Grace Church) ignited a desire to be a part of taking the light of Jesus into dark places." She took her first overseas trip to Berlin with Grace Church.

Penial Bible Institute, Juctinga, BRAZIL

Grace Church envisions boys and girls growing up with the DNA of developing everyone into fully devoted followers of Christ. We seek to offer ways for students to reach the world for Christ.

"Over the twenty years growing up in this church, I was able to witness that Jesus Christ and His Word changes lives," reflects Sara. Now the family moves from the USA to Brazil to teach Brazilian nationals to reach the unreached people groups within Brazil.

Grace Church is excited to partner with Andy and Sara Royer and their boys to develop fully devoted followers of Christ in Brazil with New Tribes Mission.

How to support the Royers:

• Pray.  Please pray for the family as they live in Brazil, learn the language, adjust to the new culture, make Brazil their new home, and make new friends. Pick up a prayer card by emailing Pastor Daron dbutler@woostergrace.org to request a prayer card.
• Give.  Grace Church supports the Royers' financially. So, when you give to Grace Church, your offerings will help support the Royer family from our Great Commission budget.  
• Connect.  Please follow what God is doing in and through the Royers by reading their blog, www.anotherdaytolove.blogspot.com. You can see how they are developing everyone into fully devoted followers of Christ. 
• Share.  When you read their blog, please post encouraging comments and share their blog posts, prayer requests, and pictures to share what amazing things God is doing through their ministry.

Links:

What the sending church, Christ's Covenant Church says
What the sending agency, New Tribes Mission says

Sharing life change around the world, pray for missionaries today

Kevin & Jill Kane (Cambodia)

All around the world, Grace Church values people.  We believe that a relationship with Jesus is life's most important relationship. Therefore, we are committed to sharing the Good News about Jesus in this community and around the world. 

People matter to God. People matter to us.  

As Jesus said of the lost sheep and applied it to all people, "In the same way your Father in Heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost (Matthew 18:14)."   

Lisa, Jonathan, & Bruce Triplehorn (Brazil/Chad)

The Bible challenges us to pray. Join us today to pray for our missionary partners around the world as they prepare for reaching out this Christmas season in North America, South America, Europe, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa.  I am highlighting our missionary partners who have come from Grace Church. Grace Church partners with over 75 different organizations, families and individuals.

Dave & Susie Hobert (France)

Pastor Tom Peters (Central Africa)

Andy & Sara Royer (Brazil)

Ben & Sandie Dyke

Mark & Roxanne Johnson

Seeking to develop leaders in Brazil, the host of World Cup 2014

Bruce & Lisa Triplehorn
Church planting is paramount to Grace Church.  Our heart is to develop fully devoted followers who are in local churches to serve their community and to reach out from their neighborhoods into the region, across cultures, and abroad to the ends of the earth. 

Bruce & Lisa Triplehorn

Bruce & Lisa Triplehorn are our missionary partners to Brazil.  Grace Church counts it a privilege to send them out from our church to seek to develop fully devoted followers of Jesus in all the nations of the world. 

The Triplehorns have served in Brazil for 20 years in the cities of Campinas, Uberlândia, & Belém.  There are currently 13 Grace Brethren Churches in the greater Belém area. However, some of the most spectacular growth is happening in the outlying areas. 

According to Word of Life Brazil, there are thirty thousand communities along the Amazon River and its tributaries.  Of those, only 3000 have a Bible witness.  The Triplehorns want to see Brazilian churches to send out laborers into that harvest.
Thus, Bruce has emphasized evangelism and discipleship.  Bruce teaches the Bible in a biblical theology format (book by book).  The venues for his teaching include, but are not limited to, bible studies in local churches or at points of light, to bible institute, and even at Word of Life Brazil.  He has created and developed RETREL a leadership training course and launched the leadership network where teams of leaders are learning from each other and praying for each other. 


So please pray for the Triplehorns in the following ways:

• Ask God to give them evangelistic contacts in their neighborhood
• Ask God to help them energy to equip pastors and church leaders in Uberlandia, Brazil
• Ask God to give them stamina and health as they reach out to see many come to Christ and to establish new believers in their faith.