Central supported Jerry and Pat Veatch when they worked with Operation Guyana and when Pat supervised a medical clinic. Currently RiverWalk Church is supporting Jerry as he returns to the country several times a year for extended teaching opportunities and campaigns. A team from our congregation has assisted in medical campaigns in the interior in past summers. You can read more about Operation Guyana at www.guyana-missions.org.
Following the return of Zach Bolton, who grew up in the Central congregation and whom we supported as a missionary in Barnaul, we continued our involvement with the church in Barnaul through the full-time support of Natasha Lezhnina. Natasha is very involved with the youth and girls. In the summer, she helps plan and implement camps for children and youth. In her own words, they try “to do everything possible to show those kids there are people who care and there is a God who loves them very deeply.”
Natasha’s husband, Arkasha, graduated from a preacher training school in Barnaul and is seeking support to do full-time work himself.
Ray and Sally Leonard continue their long-term work in South Africa. They are currently with the Atlantis congregation in Cape Town. Central Church of Christ has sent a small amount monthly to support the Leonard’s work for many years. They have been tireless workers for the Lord, establishing many congregations throughout that country. They are currently under the oversight of the Church of Christ in McPherson, KS.
Victor began work with the Central Church of Christ in July 1996. Being a graduate of the Preaching School in southern Nigeria, Victor made the move to northern Nigeria with his family. Part of the perils of this leap of faith is that the area contains 64 different tribes and 14 different ethnic groups, as well as many different languages to overcome and the fact that it is predominately controlled by Muslims.
Against the odds, Victor continues to baptize new souls regularly through his work in a wide variety of venues. One church has for the first time ordained elders. Many new congregations have been established, as well as new church buildings having been constructed.
Victor’s influence for the Kingdom is being seen through his continuous preaching of God’s Word and his genuine concern for lost souls.
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Central supported Jerry and Pat Veatch when they worked with Operation Guyana and when Pat supervised a medical clinic. Currently RiverWalk Church is supporting Jerry as he returns to the country several times a year for extended teaching opportunities and campaigns. A team from our congregation has assisted in medical campaigns in the interior in past summers. You can read more about Operation Guyana at www.guyana-missions.org.
Natasha Lezhnina ~ Barnaul, Russia
Following the return of Zach Bolton, who grew up in the Central congregation and whom we supported as a missionary in Barnaul, we continued our involvement with the church in Barnaul through the full-time support of Natasha Lezhnina. Natasha is very involved with the youth and girls. In the summer, she helps plan and implement camps for children and youth. In her own words, they try “to do everything possible to show those kids there are people who care and there is a God who loves them very deeply.”
Natasha’s husband, Arkasha, graduated from a preacher training school in Barnaul and is seeking support to do full-time work himself.
Ray and Sally Leonard ~ South Africa
Ray and Sally Leonard continue their long-term work in South Africa. They are currently with the Atlantis congregation in Cape Town. Central Church of Christ has sent a small amount monthly to support the Leonard’s work for many years. They have been tireless workers for the Lord, establishing many congregations throughout that country. They are currently under the oversight of the Church of Christ in McPherson, KS.
Victor ~ Nigeria
Victor began work with the Central Church of Christ in July 1996. Being a graduate of the Preaching School in southern Nigeria, Victor made the move to northern Nigeria with his family. Part of the perils of this leap of faith is that the area contains 64 different tribes and 14 different ethnic groups, as well as many different languages to overcome and the fact that it is predominately controlled by Muslims.
Against the odds, Victor continues to baptize new souls regularly through his work in a wide variety of venues. One church has for the first time ordained elders. Many new congregations have been established, as well as new church buildings having been constructed.
Victor’s influence for the Kingdom is being seen through his continuous preaching of God’s Word and his genuine concern for lost souls.