Missionary of the Month

JANUARY 2009

PATRICIA AND MELINDA SMITH

Patricia and Melinda Smith are ministering at the Haiti Children's Home (HCH).  They are providing care for malnourished, premature, and abandoned children in Haiti. HCH relies upon God for their needs through individual donors and churches.   

Melinda has been instrumental in saving the lives of countless babies who are brought to the Home. Haiti's health care system is not far enough developed to care for premature babies. As a result, many children die within the first month of life.

Please pray for Pat and Melinda Smith and their work in Haiti.  Pray for spiritual victory and fruitfulness; physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision; and for a couple (or individuals) with nursing abilities to come and help at HCH

RODGER & KAREN RINKER

The Rinkers first moved into the Sunchild Reserve in 1975, after holding VBS and summer camps, beginning in 1971. They set up a tent camp in the location where they planned on building the mission, but within a few weeks, the worse flood in history took all the roads out leading into the area. They were given permission to locate in an area on higher ground, and they moved their tent camp. In August a work crew arrived from Pennsylvania, and framed up a church and mission home. Volunteers from Red Deer, Alberta carried on, finishing the house, and the Rinkers moved out of the tents into the house by Christmas, 1986.  Since then they have continued to serve the people in the reservation through VBS, Sunday school, and many outreach programs.

Please pray for Rodger and Karen Rinker and the arctic Outreach in Canada.  Pray for spiritual victory and fruitfulness; physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision; and their adult children back in the United States.

To support the Rinker Family click on "donate" button below.

DAVID AND JULIET AKAJI

AFRICAN REGION

David Akaji was born and raised in Nigeria.  He lost his father at age five, and received Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at fifteen years of age.  David testifies "that experience changed his view and goal of life."  He worked hard to earn his doctorate degree in Educational Administration.  David is blessed with a God-fearing wife, Juliet; two daughters, Rebecca and Bethany; and two sons, Andrew and Daniel.  His oldest daughter, Rebecca, is in college in Orlando.

Dr. Akaji served in Bible college administration in Nigeria for ten years and as a missionary and president of Pacific Bible in Papua New Guinea for two years.  Mr. Akaji and his family may very well be the first African missionaries to the country of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. 

Currently, Dr. Akaji is the vice president of EBM International overseeing the work in Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria.  Dr. Akaji has a goal of developing national leaders for effective ministry in Africa; empowering the under-privileged to live a responsible life; educating young people to make healthy choices; and reaching the unreached people groups of the world.

Please pray for David and Juliet Akaji and the work in Africa.  David will spend this summer in Ghana teaching, preaching, and administration. Pray for funds for this trip, anointing, physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision for the family.

To support the Akaji Family click on "donate" button below.

DOUG & KIM HOFFMAN

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

This month we are featuring Doug & Kim Hoffman, our missionaries in Dominican Republic.  Recently, God blessed them with another baby boy, Jonathan. 

The Hoffman Family has heart for the people of Dominican Republic.  They have served there for many years. They are involved in church planting, leadership training, youth outreach, and vacation Bible school.  Doug speaks Spanish which has made it possible for him to communicate the message of Holiness to the people of that nation.   In his recent newsletter, Doug asked us to pray that God would help them find a house; provide for the financial need of the Bible School; give them wisdom in training the national leaders.

Please pray for the Hoffman Family and work in Dominican Republic.  Pray for spiritual victory and fruitfulness; physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision for the family.

DAVID AND RAELEEN BUSTIN

HAITI

This month we are featuring David and RaeLeen Bustin, our missionaries in Haiti.  David is the grandson of EBM's founder, G.T. Bustin, and son of life long missionary to Haiti, Charles Bustin. Having been raised in Haiti, David speaks the language not only with a native's accent, but with a knowledge of the Haitian culture and mind. This has given him an edge in getting into the hearts of the Haitian people.  RaeLeen has demonstrated her heart for the needy people?especially the children? of Haiti and has become very proficient in sharing the stories of her people in Haiti with words and pictures.

From their mission station at Deye Mon (Literally, Behind the Mountain) they are reaching thousands through their ministry including Christian radio

Please pray for David and RaeLeen Bustin and their work in Haiti.  Pray for spiritual victory and fruitfulness; physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision for the family.

To support the David Bustin Family click on "donate" button below. 

VICTOR AND CLAUDINE CHAMBERLIN

CAMEROON

Victor and Claudine Chamberlin have been with EBM International for many years.  They served in Haiti and Papua New Guinea.  Now, they are serving in Cameroon, West Africa.  Along with a dedicated, national couple, Arung and Cathy, they have planted a growing church and an ACE school.    The children are loving and eager to learn. 

In September of 1999, a school program, "Accelerated Christian Education" (ACE) was launched.  Three classrooms, also desks and other school furnishings were built.  In spite of initial oppositions and setbacks, 50 excited children were enrolled.   Today, the school has over 300 students and growing.  Recently, an orphanage was built.

Please pray for the Chamberlin family and work in Cameroon.  Pray for spiritual victory and fruitfulness; physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision; and their adult children back in the United States.

Check out their website http://cameroonforjesus.org/ to learn more of them and what they do.

The Doug Rose Family

Fiji, South Pacifi Region

Doug is a son of EBM missionary parents in Papua New Guinea. Doug and his wife have four daughters, Jessica, Esther, Angela and Shanti.

While he was a boy of eight years old, in the highlands of P.N.G. with his parents, during family devotion time, he came to know The Lord as his personal Savior. After graduating in 1984, he worked in construction as a carpenter before going into yacht ministry in 1989 which led him to Fiji. He and his wife, Rose, have been there ever since.

Doug is EBM's Field Leader in Fiji and the General Manager of Radio Light and Radio Naya Jiwan. He says, "I want to thank all those who invested in my life over the years. Without them I would not have made it, and I look forward to seeing them again in Heaven."  Our vision has been to cover the nation of Fiji in all three major languages, English, Fijian and Hindustani and to have an effect on the whole of the South Pacific Region

Please pray for the Rose family.  Pray for spiritual victory and fruitfulness; physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision.

David and Crystal Hersman

Serving in Papua New Guinea

The Hersman Family have been continuously involved with the ministry of Evangelical Bible Mission  in Papua New Guinea. They have not been in PNG all the time, but have spent well over five years there. Even when they are in the US, they are still working on educational and aviation projects for PNG, and almost always had PNG young people with them. They work daily with PNG Bible Church and Goroka Christian Academy, in the town of Goroka. They also provide training for the staff of many schools using the ACE program in PNG.  Each year they conduct Education Leadership Training for school staff and church workers from around the country.

His mother, Dorothy Lavina Hersman, passed on to glory in October 2007. 

Please pray for the Hersman family.  Pray for spiritual victory and fruitfulness; physical health, strength, and endurance; God's guidance and provision; and their adult children back in the United States.

Check out their website http://eagleswings.net to learn more of them and what they do.

To support the Hersman Family click on "donate" button below.