Ministry Focus: Reaching the unreached

Organization: Interserve

Home Church: Vicksburg Bible Church

Denomination: None

Contact Eric and Julie R.

Reaching the unreached

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Our Mission:  To manage an existing project that strives to reach the young adult deaf community in the city/region we will be working in with the Gospel and Love of Christ.  We will give purpose in this life to this demographic who would normally be shunned by society by providing employment thru a bakery/cafe type NGO (non-profit business).  The deaf would receive life and work skill training, as well as housing as needed.  Some in this sub-culture do not even know that sign language exists and therefore would receive training in this area also.  The heart of the ministry is that we desire to see these same young adults  find Hope for Eternal Life thru Christ Jesus.  This is accomplished by building relationships with them, praying for them, and relying on the Holy Spirit's work in their hearts.  Discipling the new believer would also be facilitated for further Christian growth through a house church type fellowship.  UPDATE!! - Recently (summer 2007) 7 of the deaf in the project received Christ!!  Praise the Lord!!!

Both of us accepted Christ at an early age, being raised in Christian homes and churches.  We both also had a significant "reaffirmation" of our faith as young adults.  We have been married for 13 years and have 6 children.  We have been involved in our church in Music and Children's ministries for about 11 years.  We have always viewed our church ministry as our "mission field", until God called us, in April of 2005, to explore the idea of going SE Asia.  We have gone thru the application process and attended orientation training with our Sending Agency.  Most recently we completed 7 weeks of pre-field instruction in  Culture and Language Acquisition training.  Currently we are raising support to move to the field.  We hope to move to the field ASAP, but also in God's perfect timing...perhaps by the end of 2007.  God bless you as you consider us for support.