Over the past few years the Lord has raised up several missionaries from our own church body -- whom we affectionately call our "missionary kids" -- even though they are no longer kids! Each one of them has a call from Godd to serve Him full-time on the mission field, in various parts of the world. Shekinah supports them monthly from the missions budget.
At Shekinah we believe strongly that we are "one body". It's not a "missionaries vs. non-missionaries" thing -- some serve "in the field" and some serve "at home"-- but we are all ambassadors for Jesus Christ! It is our desire at Shekinah to wrap our arms around our missionaries who serve in the field, no matter where they are in the world.
Shekinah's website is helping greatly with this, keeping our missionaries "in touch" with what is happening as well as allowing them to download the Sunday and Wednesday night teachings. The purpose of this information is to keep you up-to-date with missionaries that Shekinah is currently supporting.
Missions & Missionaries |
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NIC & MARION BARELLA
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Nic and Marion Barella are missionaries with YWAM since 1998. Serving in nations like; Romania, Philippines, Hungary, Egypt, Turkey and the UK. Nic and Marion Barella presently reside in Holmsted Manor which is a YWAM operating location in the south coast of the UK. Nic works with Training young people for Missions through YWAM’s DTS program. Marion ministers to the “next generational” young people by going to local schools and teaching about God as well as ministering to hurting young people who need help and counseling. If you would also like to keep updated on the Barella family please visit their Facebook page. You may also Support Nic and Marion by making a donation. |
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STEVE & ANNITA WHEELER
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Currently located in Vancouver BC, Canada, Steven Wheeler started working with YWAM Vancouver on April 19 2010. He is helping with groups for MA (Mission Adventures) students. Please be praying for strength physically and spiritually for Steve as well as all the other YWAM staff as they reach out to high school students to spark their interest in missions. Annita is volunteering at the local hospital as the Lord gives her opportunities to reach out to the patients and staff with the gospel and Christ's love. steveandannita.blogspot.com |
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NAOMI & JONATHAN DIETER
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Naomi and Jonathan work at the Lebanon Evangelical School for Boys and Girls (LESB&G) in Loueizeh in the foothills of the Lebanon Mountains, just south-east of Beirut. Jonathan teaches computers to Grades 6 - 8. He also teaches Bible to Grade 6 and is a class teacher for one of the Grade 6 classes. He does intermediate chapel once every two weeks, and also maintains and develops, the computer network. Naomi currently is a full-time mom, though still have an advisory role in the school and is often given responsibility for little projects that she can do in my own time. Outside of school, a lot of their time is spent building relationships and seeking opportunities to share the love of Jesus in practical ways.
Naomi has been in Lebanon for 5 and a half years, from September 2004 to the present and Jonathan has been here for a total of 7 and a half years, 1999-2001 and 2004 to the present. Saoirse (pronounced SEER-sha) was born in February 2009, and Naomi is pregnant with their second child, due in August 2010. |
Associated Outreaches & Organizations |
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YWAM SOAP
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SOAP (The School of Apostolic Pioneering) equips students to successfully pioneer new YWAM bases and ministries that are both self-sustainable and reproducible. It is an intensely practical twelve-week course that will encourage each participant to pursue the apostolic call that God has given them. www.ywamsoap.org |
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THIS GRACIOUS WORK
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This Gracious Work is a Christian based non-profit organization supporting international projects and programs designed to help others. We pay no salaries, and have only minimal operating costs which are funded by the Directors. This allows 100% of all contributions to flow directly to the benefit of the projects and programs at the field level. www.thisgraciouswork.com |
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THE THAILAND SCHOOL PROJECT
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We are partnering with The Bridge and Calvary to build a Christian bi-lingual school in northern Thailand called the "Bawrirak Suksa Chiangmai School", to share Jesus with those who only know the hopelessness of Buddhism. We hope to have the school ready for students at the start of their school year on May 1, 2010. www.bscmschool.com |
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LOVE INC
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Love INC, which means Love In the Name of Christ, is the national nonprofit umbrella organization that local churches participating in Servant Week joined last year to create a formal structure for their volunteer efforts. Launched in 2006 by local church members who'd helped Hurricane Katrina victims rebuild on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Servant Week assigned hundreds of volunteers to dozens of beautification, maintenance and education projects in Longview and Kelso. |
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LOVE OVERWHELMING
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Love Overwhelming is a nonprofit organization of Cowlitz County. Our mission is to extend [HOPE] through identifying needs in our community and creatively filling those needs. Our vision is that we would be devoted to each other like a loving family, and to excel in showing respect for each other. Romans 12:10GWT
*All cash donations are tax deductible - http://loveoverwhelming.org |