Vance and Carol’s Ministry Description for 2017

Vance and Carol’s Ministry Description for 2017

Introduction:

Vance is still a full-time employee of the mission. Carol is transitioning to being a part-time employee. Our salary in the past was dependent on my status and even though Carol went through the whole application process, she was not “technically” an employee.

Vance:

• I will be visiting the Philippines at least twice this year and next, where I will be assisting with further training of church planters who are currently planting 15-20 churches inside the area that was affected by the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda). The next trip is February 5-27, 2017 where I will be visiting Tacloban, Cebu, Leyte and Bantayan Island to train and encourage church planters.
• I have been asked by our Asia Regional leadership to visit churches in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho and present personnel needs and ministry opportunities in Asia. I have already visited five churches here in Clark County and will be going to others through the month of March 2017. Primarily this is to meet with pastors, deacons/elders and mission committee members.

Carol

• She will continue being the primary homemaker for the five us living at our residence.
• She is currently discovering what the “site coordinator” for Global Fingerprints does. This is the Reachglobal program for child sponsorship. Carol would be working with partners in Manila who are planting churches among the urban poor.
  • This would be a half-time position.
  • It would require a trip every year to meet with the ministry partners in the Philippines.
  • She would be involved in connecting donors with recipients.
  • She would do promotion, raising awareness of this ministry opportunity.

Carol and Vance

• The mission gives us six months to visit churches before our 66th birthday (Vance, September 2017). This means that March to September Carol and I (mostly me) will be traveling to supporting churches and individuals to thank them.
• We will also be talking to them about considering supporting us (mainly Carol) after September 2017 so that she can serve the urban poor church planting ministry in Manila.

Conclusion:

Carol and I want to thank all of you for your faithful support, especially during this time of transition.