BACC Compassionate Outreach
Below is a list of vocational missionaries whom Bay Area Community Church supports. Email
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Bill
and Dorothy Ardill
- Bill, doctor and teacher
- Dorothy, principal of Hillcrest School
- Part of a church-planting mission agency
- Have 4 children: Heather, Marie, David, and Anna
- Have several different ministries: Street Children, Pregnancy Assistance, Women's Medical, Rice bucket ministry
* Pray for continued safety for the family as they are at the center of Christian/ Muslim violence. Pray for guidance as the girls prepare for college.
Robert and Ella Boryczka
Campus Crusade Poland - Krakow, Poland
- Vision: get Polish church involved in missions
- Polish church is over 85% Catholic
- Run a Missions Training School: Szkola Misyjna - soon to begin the first session!
* Pray for a successful school year for the Missions School. Pray that their efforts to share the Good News to the Karachay people in Caucasus would be fruitful.
Mickey and Cherie Counter
World Team - Brazil
- Leadership development and church planting
- They are "working together with existing Brazilian leaders to provide the training needed for a movement of multiplying churches." - Mickey
* Pray that strong leaders would continue to benefit from their program.
Chuck and Sharon
Pioneers - South-East Asia
- Church-planting and discipleship
- BACC supports Lampstand Literature and Staff Ministries
* Pray that they would be blessed with support and prayer as they meet with friends and family in the US while on furlough. Pray for guidance as they make plans for their future ministry.
Kwame Adu
Ghana Scripture Union - Ghana
- Youth evangelism
- People under the age of 30 are about 70% of the population of Ghana
- Receives BACC STM Teams
- Took over from the strong leadership of Jude Hama
- David St. Cyr will be spending 4 months (Jan. - Apr.) with Kwame and Jude
* Pray for continuing ministry effectiveness and more resources for their ministry.
Scott and Heather
YWAM - Middle East
www.scottandheatherh.blogspot.com
- Scott - leadership development
- Heather - teacher
- 4 kids: Emma, Sam, Hailey, and Rhys
- Working in a very difficult part of the world
* Pray for continued safety and provision for the family. Pray for Heather and the children as they adjust to teaching and learning in a new school system. Pray for guidance in their next step of ministry.
Scott and Katy
Pioneers - Malaysia
- Currently in US but will be back in SE Asia by Spring 2012
- Will be serving among an Unreached People Group
- Have five kids: Cephas, Jedidiah, Haddie, Mikaiah, and Kelsey - just adopted Kelsey in July
* Pray that God would continue to lead them back to the field with confidence and clarity of vision. Pray that God would continue to build up their relationships with family and friends and Himself while they are in the states.
Jorge and Sarah Solorzano
Great Commission Movement - El Salvador
- Part of church-planting and development movement
- Serve as host for STM teams; our church is one of 12-15 churches who work with them in the summer
- Various ministries: soccer ministry, campus evangelism, Guayabo - center for community development, child sponsorship program
* Pray for a smooth transition back to El Salvador in November.
Tomek and Damaris Otremba
International Messengers - Poland
www.internationalmessengers.org
- Church planting
- Planted a church in Poznan
- BACC sends an STM team there every year - teams help with ESL
* Pray for a renewed and clear vision as they continue to reach the people of Cieszyn.
Pastor Samuel DeVraj
International Cultural Bible Ministries - India
- Church Planting, Church Edification, Church Development
- ICBM serves among rural tribal groups in India
- BACC sends teams
- Teams assist Pastor Samuel with visiting churches, working at orphanages, and teaching pastors
* Pray for continued construction of the orphanage and office in Hyderabad. Pray for provision of housing for staff. Pray that God would continue to provide pastors and the means to train them at their training centers. Pray for continued baptism of people and provision of goats to distribute to families as part of "David's Goat Project."
Pastor Stephen Mathiang Alier
Sudan Mission Garden of Christ - Sudan
- Pastor Stephen is the head of the church planting and leadership development institute
- BACC Teams do pastors' conferences and help with manual labor, medical teams, and church planting as needed
* Pray for continued development of South Sudan. Pray for continued effectiveness of ministry and resources as he expands the project and hires more staff.