Executive Director, John & Candy Adams: Pray for the National Board of Directors as they gather in Dallas, Oregon this week. Pray for the Lord to guide our decisions and to position us to serve Him well on into the future. Praise the Lord with us for a prospective Board member joining in this spring. Assistant Director, Jon & Deb Hansen: We have the privilege of hosting the visiting District Representative couple and missionary couple participating in the board meetings. Pray that we would be an encouragement to them. Director of Stewardship, Tim & Gwen Griffiths: Please pra ..read more

We welcomed two new kids to JOY Club and gave each a Bible. On the school bus the next day, one had her Bible out and was reading Jonah. On Easter Sunday, I baptized three children who were confident in their salvation and wanted to identify with Christ. The church is excited and thankful to see the Lord moving in children’s hearts ..read more

Worley is south of Coeur d’Alene and near beautiful Coeur d’Alene Lake. Fields of wheat, oats, lentils, bluegrass, and peas surround Worley. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for our growing congregation to become more deeply grounded in God’s Word. For fruit from our recent Sportsman’s Banquet and Awana Program. For our outreach to become even more effective. Worley Community Church, PO Box 86, Worley, ID 83876. (208) 686-1441 ..read more

I’m Tony Pinkham, and I have been a pastor for over 40 years. Helping train young men in pastoral residencies has been a highlight for me. I enjoy passing on what I’ve learned about how to study and deliver God’s Word with His people. Partway through their training, I gave each pastoral resident an assignment that some found unnerving: “You must limit what you bring to the pulpit. You may have your Bible and one sheet of notes. On that single side write only your title, intro, main points, and conclusion.” More than one pastoral resident commented afterward, “I’ve never experienced anythi ..read more

This post concludes our "As the Lord Leads" series--the story of how Chris Schuman and Village Missions helped rural churches without a pastor in Canada. If you're new to this series, we invite you to start with the first installment, "A Single Woman Undaunted by Rural Ministry". For thirteen years, Chris Schuman traveled thousands of kilometers around Canada as she looked for potential VM fields and potential Village Missionaries. She spoke to many strangers, presenting the ministry of Village Missions. And wherever she was – at her mother’s home in Saskatoon or on the road – she wr ..read more

This Mother's Day insert is a shortened version of the post below. We welcome you to share, download, or print this as an encouragement to a godly woman in your life. As Mother’s Day approaches, I’d like to give you a spiritual bouquet of flowers. I’ve included several flowers because of the surprising meanings behind their names, meanings that remind us of spiritual truths. Start with Carnations Carnations are considered “The Mother’s Day Flower” because they were the first flowers distributed at Mother’s Day events. The word carnation comes from the Latin word carnis, which means ..read more

Executive Director, John & Candy Adams: Assistant Director, Jon & Deb Hansen: Please continue praying for us as we prepare for the candidate school in mid-May. Director of Stewardship, Tim & Gwen Griffiths: The Rural Ministry Conference in Kearney, NE, is on April 25. Please pray for the speakers, the pastors who attend, and the volunteers ..read more

A local greenhouse hires workers from Thailand. The owner is a Christian, and he organizes occasional activities for the workers that allow them to hear the gospel. So far, 12 have become believers, and up to 16 meet regularly. A Thai pastor comes bi-monthly to disciple them. The owner invited me to speak at their Easter event, and with an interpreter, I shared God’s salvation plan from creation to the cross. We pray that God will draw many more to himself through this ministry ..read more

The Inland Northwest District covers eastern Washington, Idaho, western Montana, and NE Oregon. It currently includes 25 churches. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for safety as we travel the district, making spring visits. Pray that we will encourage the missionaries and churches we visit. Pray for our preparations for the staff conference at Cannon Beach, Oregon, June 10-14. About 240 missionaries and staff attend from three districts in the Pacific Northwest. Village Missions Service Center, PO Box 197, Dallas, OR 97338. (503) 623-4107 ..read more

Here at Village Missions, rural ministry is often really rural. In this bulletin insert, which you can download or print by clicking the icon at left, Village Missionary Jeff Perry describes what it looks like to serve God wherever He calls. A Mistake & A Calling “Would you be willing to quit your current jobs, sell your home, move into a 30ft camper and move to Arkansas to shepherd our Shepherds?” Our answer to this surprising question was, “Wow! Ok Lord, after 17 years in northeast Kansas, we will do just that.” Within three months the house sold, we bought a camper, we ..read more