Missions

Missionaries bring the love and message of Christ to people around the world in various ways.

We provide financial support for three career missionaries:

Sheila Dykstra is a member of our church who works with teachers in West Africa who wish to implement Christian teaching into their classrooms. She helps with the development of curriculum as well as educating teachers so that they can better help the children to apply what they’re learning to their lives, instead of just reciting words that hold no real meaning for them.

Visit Sheila's blog at http://www.sheiladykstra.blogspot.com 
or browse through a compilation of updates we've received from her.

John and Marian Vandermeer live in the Congo along with their children. John works for Wycliffe Bible Translators as a technical liaison. Translating the Word into tribal languages requires computer and internet capabilities. John has had to be very resourceful when trying to repair satellite dishes and other technological gadgets where there is no hardware store for hundreds of miles.  Find their updates here.

Gary and Galya Timmerman live in St. Petersburg, Russia along with their daughter Stacey. Gary is the Russia Ministries Coordinator for CRCNA (Christian Reformed Church in North America).  You can read a bit about their work here or stop by the office to pick up their latest update.

We also encourage our members to take part in shorter term mission trips. 
Below are our current travellers.

Wiebe and Jackie Brinkman are currently working in Jos, Nigeria.  Jackie teaches at a school and Wiebe is a general handyman.  You can read their last update from September 19th by clicking here.

Kimberly Brinkman is working with Youth With A Mission in Brisbane, Australia (YWAM).  This is an international, interdenominational missions agency which trains, equips and sends youth onto the missions field. In Australia, the coastal and country towns are spread out and very isolated. Kimberley coordinates a Ministry called "Beach to Bush" which aspires to bless the pastors and church leadership in these towns with intercession and worship, children’s programs, preaching in churches as well as practical things such as painting and mowing lawns.  She also oversees the "Beach to Bush" Discipleship Training School (DTS) which trains 40 young people a year to experience who God is and get a taste of missions. Last year of the 40 students 10 of them are going into a season of longer term missions.