{"id":2851,"date":"2014-08-02T14:09:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T18:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=2851"},"modified":"2015-08-08T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T18:14:12","slug":"pray-for-missionaries-in-honduras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=2851","title":{"rendered":"Pray for Missionaries in Honduras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">One of the items topping our national news lately has been the flow of children from Central America to the US who are fleeing the violence and poverty in their homelands.\u00a0 The politics may be controversial, but the story reminds us that we need to be in prayer for missionaries around the world who are our &#8220;boots on the ground&#8221; ministering to the poor and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">World Gospel Mission (WGM)&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1311\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Joy-Phillips-3-30-14_20140330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1311\" class=\" wp-image-1311\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Joy-Phillips-3-30-14_20140330-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Joy Phillips at PUMC on 3\/30\/14\" width=\"186\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Joy-Phillips-3-30-14_20140330-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Joy-Phillips-3-30-14_20140330.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy Phillips at PUMC on 3\/30\/14<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_666\" style=\"width: 161px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/rambo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-image-666\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/rambo-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scott &amp; Meg Rambo\" width=\"151\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/rambo-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/rambo.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott &amp; Meg Rambo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Missionaries Joy Phillips and Meg &amp; Scott Rambo have had a close<br \/>\nrelationship with our church over the years.\u00a0 Another thing they have in common is that they are both sponsored by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgm.org\/missionaries\" target=\"_blank\">World Gospel Missions<\/a><\/span> (WGM) (located in Indiana).<\/p>\n<p>Both Joy and Scott &amp; Meg post blogs and emails updating us on their ministries.\u00a0 Currently, both are in the US preparing for their returns to Africa.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003300;\">For updates on Joy&#8217;s ministry:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out her Blog:\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joyphillips.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.joyphillips.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Read other posts on our website:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?cat=39\" target=\"_blank\"> PUMC Posts<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Read the Joy Philips Page on our website:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Joy Phillips\" href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=553\" target=\"_blank\">Joy Phillips<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003300;\">For updates on the Rambos&#8217; ministry:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out their Blog:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottandmegrambo.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/scottandmegrambo.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Read other posts on our website:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?cat=38\" target=\"_blank\">PUMC Posts<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Read the Rambo&#8217;s Page on our website:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Scott &amp; Meg Rambo\" href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=584\" target=\"_blank\">Scott &amp; Meg Rambo<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_646\" style=\"width: 101px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vanderhoof.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"wp-image-646\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vanderhoof.gif\" alt=\"Jim &amp; Alice Vanderhoof\" width=\"91\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim &amp; Alice Vanderhoof<\/p><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Jim and Alice Vanderhoof:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Another WGM missionary couple who we support is Jim and Alice Vanderhoof.\u00a0 Jim and Alice are teachers at the Kenya Highlands Bible College in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about the Vanderhoofs from their <a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=582\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Page<\/span> <\/a>on our website.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Other WGM Missionaries in Central America&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With the surge of children coming to our southern border from Central America, it&#8217;s interesting to note that WGM sponsors several missionaries who minister to the children of Honduras (which is one of the countries where these children are coming from).<\/p>\n<p>So as we pray for Joy, and Scott &amp; Meg (who are helping the poor and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in Africa), the current events behoove us to also pray for those who are working in Central America.\u00a0 These may be missionaries who our church doesn&#8217;t specifically support monetarily, but they are on the front lines making a difference for the children of these poor countries.<\/p>\n<p>Below are links to the blogs of some of the missionaries to Honduras who are sponsored by WGM.\u00a0 The faces and stories of these missionaries help put a face on the tragedy that&#8217;s happening in Central America.\u00a0 Check out their biographies and pray for these missionaries and for the people they ministering to.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgm.org\/batschelet\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Batschelet<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 &#8211; Ministers to Children and Youth.\u00a0 Organizes Kids Clubs<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgm.org\/garrett\" target=\"_blank\">Mike and Sharon Garrett\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Teach Auto repair and other vocational skills<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgm.org\/griffin\" target=\"_blank\">Gary and Laura Griffin<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Teach Bible and Auto Repair to kids working on farms<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgm.org\/guest\" target=\"_blank\">Justin and Ashley Guest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Provide homes, love, and education for children living on the street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgm.org\/rich\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DeeAnn Rich<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Supports Kids Clubs for at-risk kids<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgm.org\/solheim\" target=\"_blank\">Steve and Kelly Solheim<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Teach in a school and work with kids in Discipleship Groups<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are many other missionaries like these, working in other countries, who are making a difference for the children and poor.\u00a0 Whenever we hear the news reports about the border crisis, pray for these missionaries and for the kids in Central America who live in crisis every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the items topping our national news lately has been the flow of children from Central America to the US who are fleeing the violence and poverty in their homelands.\u00a0 The politics may be controversial, but the story reminds us that we need to be in prayer for missionaries around the world who are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,57,39,38],"tags":[77,67],"class_list":["post-2851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-godprints","category-mission-global","category-phillips","category-rambo","tag-citylife","tag-missions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2851"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8289,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions\/8289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}