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Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

In Central Kansas, the name Bathurst is synonymous with excellence in farming. Estol Bathurst hails from a farming dynasty, his great-grandfather having arrived in Abilene, Kansas, in the late 1800s to establish a general store, partially supplying… Read On

Published May 6, 2019

Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

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Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

Each week for almost 20 years, Grace Holland has encouraged the BIC community in prayer. As author of two prayer publications influencing the life of the denomination — the Prayer Focus and the Cutting Edge — Grace, a former BIC missionary, has… Read On

Published March 27, 2019

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Conversation with C.F.: Moving to the Center of Arab America

We’d like to introduce you to C.F.*, a participant in our Missionary Development Program! This summer, she will be moving to the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, to learn Arabic in the city with the highest concentration of Arab Americans in… Read On

Published March 27, 2019

BIC U.S. World Missions Welcomes New Regional Administrator

BIC U.S. World Missions Welcomes New Regional Administrator

This June 2018, BIC U.S. World Missions was privileged to welcome John Reitz as regional administrator for Europe and the Middle East, following John Hawbaker’s retirement earlier this year. In the regional administrator role for Europe and the… Read On

Published August 14, 2018

BIC U.S. World Missions Deploys Allison Conrad

BIC U.S. World Missions Deploys Allison Conrad

In partnership with U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate that Allison Conrad deployed to Bogotá, Colombia, July 11, 2018, to teach at El Camino Academy this academic year. Thank you for walking alongside Allison through your prayers and… Read On

Published August 14, 2018

BIC U.S. World Missions Deploys Tony and Veronica Beers

BIC U.S. World Missions Deploys Tony and Veronica Beers

In partnership with U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate that Tony and Veronica Beers, along with their daughters Lilliana and Natasha, deployed to Zambia, July 18, 2018, for a three-year term. Thank you for walking alongside the Beers… Read On

Published August 14, 2018

John Hawbaker: Legacy of Service

John Hawbaker: Legacy of Service

On behalf of the BIC U.S. family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for John Hawbaker’s 10 years of serving as an administrator in BIC U.S. World Missions, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. This May 31, John — who also led as a bishop, pastor… Read On

Published June 5, 2018

P. and H.R. to Serve Cross-Culturally in Lexington, Kentucky

P. and H.R. to Serve Cross-Culturally in Lexington, Kentucky

We celebrate P. and H.R.* having moved from Wisconsin in December 2017 to begin providing hospitality and friendship to the international community of Lexington, Kentucky. Offering homestays for international students attending area colleges, the… Read On

Published April 26, 2018

BIC U.S. World Missions Deploys Global Worker L.H.

BIC U.S. World Missions Deploys Global Worker L.H.

In partnership with generous U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate L.H.* having deployed to the Middle East on January 29, 2018, for a three-year term. “Thank you for your continuous support and for being a lifeline for the missions… Read On

Published March 15, 2018