Africa
Todd & Kathy Beaman
Box 20121
Kitwe, Zambia
Email: tbeaman@gfamissions.org
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Todd and Kathy met at Bob Jones University and worked one summer together at The Wilds Christian Camp and Conference Center as counselors. In the summer of 1993 they were married and graduated from Bob Jones University in 1994. Todd graduated with a degree in Bible, and Kathy graduated with a degree in elementary education. After Todd did an internship at Calvary Baptist in Simpsonville, S.C., he felt like he needed more practical training for ministry. They moved to Concord, NH, in 1995 and gained ministry experience as members of Trinity Baptist Church in Concord, N.H. In 1997 they moved to Clymer, PA, where Todd began teaching on the secondary level at Calvary Baptist Academy. The Lord then led them to Trinity Baptist in Willston, VT, in 2001, and Todd continued teaching history and Bible on the secondary level. , In February 2004 the Lord called them to missions and they began deputation meetings in October of 2006. In August 2007 they began ministering in Kitwe, Zambia Africa. Their ministry involves evangelism, discipleship with a focus on church planting, and training nationals at Central Africa Baptist College. The greatest hindrance is that the Zambian will accept anything that they think will help them get ahead, they are very poor. Many major religions are there and so are the cults. The health and wealth gospel thrives. Todd and Kathy have four children: Andrew, Isaac, Emily, and Paul, all being home schooled by Kathy. Todd and Kathys greatest resource needed for their work is literature!!! Tracts, New Testaments (the main language is English). Check their Web Blog for up to date news.
Mike and Marie Brunk
Furlough address:
2301 S. Holden Road
Greensboro, NC 27407 USA
Field Address:
P.O. Box 16274
Leondale 1424
Republic of South Africa
Email: Mikebrunk07@juno.com
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Mike and Marie Brunk met in Athens Bible Church in Athens, Ohio in 1976. They graduated from Ohio University Mike in Zoology and Marie in Math Education. Marie had been to African 3 times with her family, her father was a professor who taught and did research. In fact, it was in Africa that she realized her sinfulness before God and realized herself unfit for Heaven. At 15 she accepted Christ as her Savior. Mike attended a Bible Class at Athens Bible Church and accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior. Athens Bible Church sent them to South Africa in 2001. Their church in South Africa, Kathorus Bible Church 2002 is named for the region where they are located made up of 3 cities. They began with a Bible class of only 10 and grew slowly, but steadily for 4 years. However, after their furlough early in 2006, their church began to grow. Sunday attendance is now up around 40. They strongly emphasize one on one discipleship and verse by verse expository preaching. Their need is to develop leaders, hoping to be indigenous by 2015. The climate there is subtropical, like Miami. They have only 2 seasons, spring and summer. There are 11 official languages, 9 'black' and 2 'white'. English is the trade language, so most speak English. It is an animistic society steeped in superstition. The barrier to the gospel is the exclusive position to forsake all others and cling only to Him. Their children are grown, married, and working various jobs. They believe the great need is for missionaries to have a solid grasp not only of theology, but of expository preaching, able to teach verse by verse both adults and children and to breakdown major doctrines to a simplified form. Wives should be able to handle the scriptures, as well, in order to teach the children. Their greatest competition, other then the animism, is the Charismatics.
Pasteur Randall Studdard
BP 7
Makary, Cameroon
Email: rstuddard@gfamissions.org
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Randall is from Alabama and graduated with a degree in forestry from Auburn University in 1973. After working in the forest industry for 10 years, Randall felt called to the ministry. He attended Bob Jones University and graduated in 1989. Bonnie is from Arizona and graduated from Bob Jones University with a B.S. in nursing in 1973. She served 4 years as a missionary nurse in Suriname, South America. Randall and Bonnie were married in 1980. They began work in the Extreme North of Cameroon in 1995, living and working 5 years in the market town of Koussen, moving later to their present location of Makary, a large village of about 3,000. The region is 99% Muslim. A few of the small communities are made up of Protestants who have moved here for work purposes. Their time in the Extreme North has been a pioneering work among small Arabic villages which dot the landscape for many miles all around. On Sundays, they preach and teach in a small church located about an hour from their home. About 15 20 persons attend each Sunday. These people are from a Protestant background. Bonnie teaches the ladies and children Sunday school classes. On Sunday afternoons Randall helps his co-worker, Zane Bachman, teach a mens bible course that was started in 2006. Bonnie has 2 ladies sewing classes where she gives Bible instruction. Each class is well attended and average about 8 10 Muslim ladies from their home village of Makary. Joe and Grace, their teenagers, help with music in church services. The Lord has blessed them with seven children. They have a new endeavor of reaching the people who live on the islands of Lake Chad with Dr. John Dreisbach who has had a burden for these people for many years. Pray that Dr. Dreisbach will have the daily necessary strength, and that the gospel will go forth in the power of the Holy Spirit, that all will be to the praise of His glory and grace.