Missions
Why should I give to world missions?
Jesus Himself gave us the privilege and responsibility of being involved in world missions when He said, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19 & 20). By giving to world missions, we help fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
What is Faith Promise Missions Fund?
Our Faith Promise Missions Fund is a separate fund from our General Fund and is solely dedicated to world missions. A Faith Promise is simply an agreement you make with God to give to world missions. It’s a promise because of your commitment to provide a certain amount over a specific time period for world missions. It requires faith because you trust God to provide these funds in various ways. Faith Promise gifts do not replace our giving to the General Fund; rather they are gifts we wish to designate for world missions. While no one will ever ask you about your Faith Promise gift, you are asked to indicate your intentions on the response portion of this brochure. This lets the church plan wisely for regular monthly missionary support.
How are these gifts used?
All Faith Promise fund gifts are used for world evangelism. Recommendations on disbursement of these gifts are made by the Missions Committee subject to the approval of the congregation. This brochure shows how Faith Promise Missions Fund gifts are currently being used.
How can I get involved?
Getting involved is easy. After you’ve prayed about your giving, you may indicate how God is leading you on the response portion of this brochure. Simply fill it in and drop it in the offering plate. Then each month as you give to the Lord, designate the appropriate amount of your gift for Faith Promise Missions. You’ll be glad you chose to be part of this exciting opportunity of helping reach our world for Christ.
Missionaries That Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Support
RUSSIA
Peter Mitskevich and his family of 5 serve in Moscow. A native of Russia, Peter is the president (Rector) of Moscow Theological Seminary. Besides training in the theological school, Peter is Vice President of the Russian Baptist Association. Peter has also been serving as the senior pastor at Golgatha Baptist Church in Moscow since 1997. Your Faith Promise Missions gifts have been working through Peter’s ministry since 1992. Their website is very nice and has short videos of Peter. They especially need our prayers, as the Russian government has made things more difficult for Christians.
MEXICO
Children’s Haven International (CHI) in Reynosa Mexico provides a home to needy children from broken, abandoned, abused, or impoverished children. We have provided financial support and 3 short term mission outreaches to these kids and CHI. Consider going on the next trip! Talk to any who have gone and find out more. Your Faith Promise Missions gifts have been helping CHI since 2014. They lost their gym due to a fire this last year.
TRINITITY VIDEO SEMINARY
This seminary is housed in Russia and is video based, training mostly third world pastors in the truths of God’s Word through professors at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (EFCA) having their videotaped classes translated into eight different languages. There are currently over 3,500 students worldwide with tutors to assist the students. The leader of the seminary is Vitaly Petrov. The U.S. seminary representative is Peggy Valentine. We began supporting TVS in 2019. The war has come within ten miles of the seminary. Pray for its protection.
CUBA
Leinier and Carla Casanueva are helping lead Awana clubs across the country and also training parents and churches to train their children in Scripture to know, love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. We have been supporting the Casanuevas since the beginning of 2021.
MYANMAR (formerly Burma)
WORLD WIDE
Ramesh Richard and his ministry RREACH, Int. have a unique opportunity to serve the Lord on a truly global scale. By looking for key places to minister, RREACH has the vision of making a global impact through taking advantage of strategic opportunities. These opportunities have included giving Bible study aids and training seminars to third-world pastors, sponsoring key evangelical students so they can study and prepare for ministry, spread the Gospel via a worldwide TV broadcast, and provide buildings in third world countries so the Gospel can be proclaimed. Your Faith Promise Missions gifts have been at work through the ministry of RREACH since 1989. Only 5% of the world’s Christian pastors have seminary training, so RREACH ministry provides a very needed service to 3rd world pastors.
ISRAEL
Greg Williams is serving in Tel Aviv, Israel with Jews for Jesus. With the growing hostility against Israel, Israelites are becoming more open to God. He is making a difference in a very mixed culture, working in the Behold Your God Campaign by Jews for Jesus in various places around the world to reach Jews for Christ. The Jews for Jesus website is very informative. We have supported this ministry since 2009.
WORLD MISSIONS ALLIANCE - CHUCK AND HELEN TODD
WMA Focuses on Evangelizing and distributing Bibles in the most hostile of countries: Nepal, Northern Iraq, Egypt, China and Russia and entering new countries in Europe and Africa. They are now also often providing medical clinics. We have supported them since 2008.
INDIA
The Wichita India Project (WIP) is a strategic plan involving a number of area churches to saturate the unreached Visianagaram people in the region of southern India with the Gospel. In conjunction with the India Gospel League, this plan supports Dr. Samuel Stephens and involves evangelism, church planting, church building, and pastoral training so that the 300,000 inhabitants of this region can know Christ. India has begun to make life harder for Christians, where they automatically are put in the lowest caste. Your Faith Promise gifts have been a part of this project since 1997.
Please prayerfully consider what God would have you give to our Faith Promise Missions Fund to help further the Gospel of Christ world wide. Your gift will be above and beyond your general fund giving to our church. Your gifts have helped twelve foreign missionary families this past year and other individuals from our own church reach others with Christ’s love and gospel.
Please note the addition of e-addresses for some of our missionaries. Many may be contacted through their sending mission website. They would appreciate hearing from us. Please use this opportunity to let them know you are praying for them and are interested in their lives as they are at their ministry field location.