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.
EEM serves as a primary literature resource for strengthening churches, supporting campaign mission efforts in East Europe and Russia, and is the only ministry that prints, distributes and conducts routine follow-up in every country. The permanent presence of its printing and distribution center in Vienna provides consistency, efficiency and dependability. EEM currently translates and prints in 20 languages. In its first 4 decades, over 8,000,000 Bibles and related materials have been printed and distributed throughout Eastern Europe and Russia. Political openness in former communist countries has allowed additional areas of service for EEM. Read more about this effort at www.eem.org
In March 1993, Greg and Debra Carr, members at RiverWalk church, were part of the first Church of Christ missionary team to enter the country of Uganda. (Greg grew up at Central and Deb spent much of her growing up years in Kenya with her missionary parents Gaston and Jan Tarbet.) They worked tirelessly to gain government approval, eventually establishing the Kampala Church of Christ and a Better Living Resource Center in downtown Kampala. Today the Kampala church owns its building and there are many churches and missionary teams throughout the country. RiverWalk Church continues to make a small monthly contribution toward the upkeep of the building. Currently, Mark Long, Ellen Little, and Darla Bennett are the American missionaries, serving alongside the native leaders of the Kampala church. Read more at www.Kampala-Ministry.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.
Eastern European Missions ~ Vienna, Austria
EEM serves as a primary literature resource for strengthening churches, supporting campaign mission efforts in East Europe and Russia, and is the only ministry that prints, distributes and conducts routine follow-up in every country. The permanent presence of its printing and distribution center in Vienna provides consistency, efficiency and dependability. EEM currently translates and prints in 20 languages. In its first 4 decades, over 8,000,000 Bibles and related materials have been printed and distributed throughout Eastern Europe and Russia. Political openness in former communist countries has allowed additional areas of service for EEM. Read more about this effort at www.eem.org
Kampala Church of Christ ~ Kampala, Uganda
In March 1993, Greg and Debra Carr, members at RiverWalk church, were part of the first Church of Christ missionary team to enter the country of Uganda. (Greg grew up at Central and Deb spent much of her growing up years in Kenya with her missionary parents Gaston and Jan Tarbet.) They worked tirelessly to gain government approval, eventually establishing the Kampala Church of Christ and a Better Living Resource Center in downtown Kampala. Today the Kampala church owns its building and there are many churches and missionary teams throughout the country. RiverWalk Church continues to make a small monthly contribution toward the upkeep of the building. Currently, Mark Long, Ellen Little, and Darla Bennett are the American missionaries, serving alongside the native leaders of the Kampala church. Read more at www.Kampala-Ministry.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.