The February Missions Encounter <\/strong>will be held at Bethany Chapel in Wheaton on Saturday, February 10 at 6:30pm. You will not want to miss Shahbaz Masih<\/strong> sharing about the work he and his wife Silvia have seen in reaching Pakistanis for Christ<\/strong>. Both natives of Pakistan, they are currently in Chicago while they study at Trinity International University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Steve Hawthorne<\/strong> will be also be speaking about his 30+ years experience with medical missions in Bolivia<\/strong>, and the opportunities he and his wife Mary now have in mobilizing new medical workers to the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have never been to a Missions Encounter, or have not in a while, come check it out! An important focus of Missionary Study Class is challenging the next generation to take up the mantel of gospel proclamation and church planting, both in \u201cgoing\u201d and \u201csending\u201d. \u00a0How can you encourage a younger person at your assembly to be a part of the Lord\u2019s work to the nations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Annual Conference<\/strong> Mark your calendar if you have not already for the 2024 Missions Conference at Lombard Gospel Chapel, March 8th & 9th. The event will kick off with a middle school & high school gathering on Friday at 7PM<\/strong> with pizza, volleyball, and a message from Luca Drago. Saturday will feature Terry Wilson of Everyday Publications Inc.<\/strong> EPI is celebrating 60 years of this worldwide ministry of teaching the Word of God in simple, understandable languages. We are in for a treat with dinner ANDlive music from the Emmaus Bible College Choir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New Leadership Vacancies<\/strong> Lou Suraino and Bill Carrera are stepping down from their leadership roles in April. The Lord has been gracious to this organization in providing such dedicated and trusted guys who have been faithful supporters of missions for many decades. We are looking for committed people to serve in the offices of president, vice president, and treasurer <\/strong>who would like to see this organization thrive and grow. Please talk to your assembly\u2019s elders or a CMSC representative for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chicago Missionary Study Class exists to support commended missionaries from Chicagoland assemblies with:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Prayer and financial gifts for 47 missionary families serving around the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Monthly Missions Encounter events hosted by local assemblies<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Annual CMSC Missions Conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Support and encouragement of short-term mission trips for young people<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Operating Chicago Missionary Guest Apartments in Glen Ellyn, Illinois<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Friends, Earlier this month at the January Missions Encounter, we heard from two speakers who challenged and encouraged us with reports of what the Lord is doing in bringing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Dear Friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Believers Assembly Chicago in LaGrange hosted a wonderful Missions Encounter last week, praise God. This was the assembly\u2019s first time hosting of the monthly event. Well done, Believers Assembly! After a rich time of singing praises to the risen Lord Jesus, Prince Kumar spoke about the vibrant ministry of the South Asian Institute for Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS), <\/strong>a world-class graduate theological institute in Bangalore, India. <\/strong>Prince <\/strong>and his wife Annie have been involved with SAIACS for the last several years (CMML 2024 Missionary Prayer Handbook, page 129<\/em>). Prince serves as assistant professor in the Department of Biblical Studies (Old Testament) and his wife Annie ministers to the single female students. It was an impactful time of hearing about how the Lord is moving among young believers in India and surrounding countries. Upon completion of programs at SAIAS many graduates are going to work among the most unevangelized peoples on earth. Following the presentation, we enjoyed some great Keralan food and a warm time of fellowship with many from other Chicagoland assemblies. Thank you, Prince and Annie, and Believers Assembly Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The May Missions Encounter will be held at Oak Lawn Gospel Chapel<\/strong> on Saturday, May 10 at 6:30pm. You will not want to miss Louis Dooley<\/strong> (pictured below) sharing about Philemon House<\/strong> prison ministry, and Andy Ferrier<\/strong> speaking about the ministry of the Midwest Messianic Center<\/strong>. Jewish people in America are the largest unreached people group (UPG) in the USA<\/strong>, according to The Joshua Project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAn unreached or least-reached people is a people group among which there is no indigenous community of believing Christians with adequate numbers and resources to evangelize this people group without outside assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/missionsencounter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/01-24-1.jpg\")
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