Missionaries, Summer 2020
Please print this page and use it to pray for our missionaries this summer!
*Ask God’s blessing for their relationship with God, prayer life, and meditation on His Word during this time of Covid 19
* Ask for continued adjustment and innovation to carry on their work.
* Ask for patience in travel plans and provision of visas sometimes needed
Rev. Garnet & Daryl Zoellner, Montreal QC
Garnet Zoellner is a PCA minister, served as pastor in the Eglise Reformee du Quebec. Now he directs Farel Institute, equipping future missionaries & pastors to serve in Que. & French-speaking Europe & Africa.
- teaches Urban Missions & Hermeneutics
- pray for increased givings
CANADA Rev. Mike & Britney Chhangur,Halifax N.S.
Pastor Mike’s mission is to form a real community (a church) to invite people to share their lives in a mission to those outside it. At the moment they have five official zoom meetings weekly
They are thankful for the group of people who have gathered to worship
Rev. Kyle & Kim Hackman, East Toronto
Pastor Kyle started planting a church in 2019 with worship at Riverdale Hub. – 2 summer interns helped with Children’s summer program last year and wish to do the same for this year
Rev. Bert & Carol Gibson, Maskwacis, Alberta
Pastor Bert works with the 4 bands on the Maskwacis reserve which are experiencing more suicides and gang recruiting
- Summer sports camp cancelled this year
- Pray for the Lord to open up ways to minister, teach, & encourage in the fall
- Praying for another couple to join them
Rev. Vinh & Tram Le, Vancouver
Pastor Le is a PCA minister living in Everett, WA where he works in outreach among Asians. Before the COVID he led Sun. worship there, then traveled to Faith Van to lead a Vietnamese service here. Now on-line he is reaching more people than ever! Usually he teaches and preaches a summer month in Vietnam, but he can’t this year due to COVID
CHILE
Rev. Craig & Stacy Pohl, Santiago
Pastor Pohl is assistant pastor with the Longuen Church near Santiago.
Pray for the 2 year discipleship course he is giving. Karis plans to attend Covenant College in US, starting this fall
Rev. John & Cathy Rug, Vina del Mar,
John serves with MTW pastoring a church, and also founded the Presbyterian Center for the blind and other differently enabled people. He is grateful for his service dog.
Pray for wisdom in adapting to restrictions. Church in virtual mode is reaching more people, but the blind and disabled find the technology difficult.
JAPAN
Rev. Mark & Megumi Bocanegra
Praise God for 99% funds raised while in Calif. Megumi and the children can return to Japan any time as they are citizens. But Mark requires a religious visa, which is unavailable while the border is closed.
He can’t return in July as planned, so he is waiting for the Japanese border to open. Pray for wisdom in the use of the coming months. He and Megumi find the added rest is refreshing rather than rushing back.
SOUTH AFRICA
Rev. Chester & Jackie Chummie, Johannesburg
Chester works hard in church planting in this suburb of Johannesburg, and visiting homes in the neighborhood.
Pray for commitments to Christ and his church, and for good employment for Chester so he can provide for his family
MERCY MINISTRIES:
Jan, South Sudan
Jan is part of a church-planting team, and teaches in Cush Christian School, but it is closed with hot weather and restrictions for COV. Pray for daily grace, and rain in this hot weather and uncertain time.
Presbyterian Theological. Seminary India
Voice of Christ Media Ministries, Iran
Vancouver Crisis Pregnancy Center
Canada West Presbytery Missions Fund
Two other MTW couples we pray for:
Rev. Hugh & Martine Wessel, France
Rev. Stephen & Berenice Rarig, Perth Australia, and preparing a team for Fiji.
RETIREES
Rev. Dr. Ron & Francine Bergey
Rev. Dr. David & Eleanor Fiol
Rev. Gary & Carol Nantt
Rev. Stephen & Sarah Young
July 2020