Chambersburg Bible Church

“Missions Moments” is a weekly blog of updates and letters from our missionaries serving the Lord around the world. It is our desire that the work of the Lord through missions would continue to flourish, and one of the primary means by which believers can become involved in world missions is through prayer. Many of our missionaries send email updates regarding the work the Lord is doing through their ministries, and when possible, we would like to share what God is doing through His choice servants. Remember to always keep our missionaries in your prayers, and we will praise the Lord with you when the Lord answers prayer in ways we never thought possible!

It has been our conviction that when we have enough prayer support, the Lord will give us enough financial support to start our church planting ministry. Now, with close to 1,000 people receiving our prayer letter directly and many others through their church, the Lord is opening the door for our departure. With 95% of our support in place, we are making firm plans to move in October. This will give us time to pack, sell our house, and hold several more meetings to wrap up our deputation ministry. We are excited, but well aware that in faith we are stepping far outside our comfort zone.  As a family we are resting in this promise in Deut 31:8: “And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake... Read this Post →

Since our last writing, we have had a few changes in our lives.  September 1st, Bob changed job positions.  He moved from Barn Manager to the position of Assistant Director.  He still continues to help with the preparations for the rental groups.  He has been doing a lot of master planning drawings.  He has been helping Ted with many different projects this fall and winter. This fall and winter, camp had one junior snow camp and two teen winter retreats.  At the junior camp, we had over 100 campers.  At the teen retreats, we had about 40 campers!  Our Lakeside Program Director has been working on a new ministry to one of the villages across Kachemak Bay.  Once a month, some of the guys from camp fly to the village of Nanwalek and do a weekend camp.  Several of the kids will be attending... Read this Post →

The summer months are upon us, and with the longer days and (slightly) warmer weather comes a flurry of activity in our own ministry as well in our community in general.  Here is an overview of some of what is happening in our lives and ministry. Many of you probably already know that Marcia is expecting our third child, due in mid-October.  Please pray for her, that the Lord would grant her strength and good health for last 17 weeks or so of her pregnancy.  We have a few different visitors coming through this summer, along with all of our normal activities, so she will be playing the role of hostess along with that of wife, mother, missionary, etc. The next big event for us is the Abergele Carnival, to be held on Saturday, July 3rd.  The carnival was cancelled last summer, so this will... Read this Post →

On Sundays we are through the Sermon on the Mount. This past Sunday Sid dealt with one of the beatitudes – blessed are they that mourn, for they shall receive comfort. We had two people come forward and asked God for forgiveness for some sins in their lives. Praise the Lord for the Holy Spirit’s convicting power. This Saturday the entire church will go out to the country to a property owned by one of the members. We plan on having some good food, playing games, petting some cows, building a camp fire and giving a challenge out of God’s word. Pray for our safety and that the Lord would bless our time together in a special way. Pray that this will contribute to the bonding of the people of our church. Just this last Sunday we invited a new couple over to our home for Sunday lunch. They... Read this Post →

Jesus is the fragrance of Springtime and the author of everything beautiful.  Winter could not stop the rebirth of spring…Death could not prevent Jesus from seizing life again……And Nothing could ever separate us from His love! What a wonderful promise to us as we enter into the season of spring Do continue to pray for our two new camps, Cornerstone Ministry Center in SWPA, and Camp Red Arrow in Virginia as they strive to complete the renovations to allow for camp activities to take place on the grounds this summer and fall. Pray that God will send the any volunteers and the finances needed to complete so major projects at each site. Pray for wisdom as Jerry Traister and I work on the 75th anniversary book and the 75th anniversary celebration for CBM. The book needs to be ready... Read this Post →

This month marks a change from Good News Clubs to Good News Camp as we find ourselves finishing up in the schools and turning our focus to preparations for summer.  We praise God for a successful year of school clubs.  Every school in Franklin and Fulton counties now has a Good News Club that meets either during or after school.   We’re so thankful for the volunteers that gave of their time and talents all year to make this possible. Camp will begin on June 14 and we will have twelve weeks again this year.  There will be eight weeks in Waynesboro and one week each in Path Valley, Orrstown, Needmore, and McConnellsburg.  Throughout April and May we will be recruiting and scheduling teachers, junior counselors, helpers, missionaries, nurses, and lifeguards.  If you or someone you know... Read this Post →

Dear Friends in Christ It is a delight to be able to come your way again via the mail. Please forgive us for the long delay in writing. We bring you a belated new year greetings and thank you so much for your faithfulness in praying for us and supporting us to carry out God’s work in this part of his vineyard—Ghana, West Africa. A Vehicle for the Family: We praise the Lord for providing a new car for our family use. Of course with the Mission’s vehicle still in the garage, this will be used for the ministry as well. We still owe some money to pay it off. We have up to the end of June to settle the balance. Please pray that the Lord will provide this amount. MINISTRY NEWS Our entire family attended two Youth Camps in the month of August in Tema and Cape Coast respectively. Vera and Gideon... Read this Post →

“Awesome!”  “Blessed of God.”  “I don’t want to leave and go home.”  These and similar remarks were made by the short-term missions team that went to Lima, Peru, from January 22 to January 31.  The trip was sponsored by the Fellowship of Bible Churches and consisted of 13 members led by missionaries, John and Melissa Miller, serving with Churches in Missions.  The other team members were:  Marvin and Mae Lease, Chestnut Grove; Jim and Tristan Walter, Hagerstown Bible; Ben Fisler and Sara Cook, Chambersburg Bible; and Jeremiah and Micah Gayman, Dorlene Lyons, and Pastor Herm and Carole Fisler, Grace Bible. The purpose of this mission experience was two-fold—to help Peruvian Christians improve their church buildings by painting and to have an outreach in their community... Read this Post →