Missions

Kelsey grew up in Heber Springs and was part of our youth programs in high school. Kelsey and Nathan met while attending the Bible Institute. They were married after their first year of Bible School and continued on through the next three years of training with Ethnos360. The has Lord blessed their family by adding three sweet additions to their ministry team in their children, Simeon, Sienna, and Shiloh.

The Brendle family is serving in Papua New Guinea. They desire to be church planters and to establish a mature church among an unreached people group in Papua New Guinea. This mature church would ideally consist of a body of believers with functioning leadership that is dependent upon God’s Word, has a strong identity with Christ, is living in unity as believers, and is continuing to disciple while reaching other groups with the Gospel.

Papua New Guinea has over 800 distinct languages and is the most linguistically diverse country in the world. Because of this diversity, there are still many people who haven’t had a chance to hear and understand the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.

Viña Del Rey (Vineyard of the King) is located in Chincha, Peru and began in 1987 after Pastor Gerardo Guzman and his wife Persia quit their jobs and started a daycare program for children in their neighborhood. Because the children’s parents had to work, often they were left at home alone. Soon the daycare program turned into an elementary school and then a high school. Now there are three nationally accredited schools for first through twelfth grade students and four main churches associated with Viña Del Rey, along with numerous satellite churches and neighborhood bible studies. A couple of Pastor Gerardo’s children also began Cup of Milk Ministry, which provides weekly meals to children who might not have steady access to three meals a day.

In June 2016, we began a ministry partnership with Pastor Wayne Williams in Waco, Texas. Pastor William’s connection with Peru began in 2000 when he spoke at a conference in Lima, Peru and met Pastor Gerardo Guzman. Wayne returned the next year with a group from his church in Kentucky. He has been returning to Peru yearly since that time.

Short-term mission trips are held twice a year – January and June and offer assistance and aid through various ministries. These ministries include Medical Clinics, Dental Clinics, Optical Clinics, Construction Teams as well as English Language instruction.

Rice and Beans Ministries seeks to build relationships, support families and communities, and care for those in need in Costa Rica. We do this through five primary ministries: Food Ministry, Children’s Ministry, Construction Ministry, Garden of Hope, and Go Live Love Gifts. All these ministries go hand-in-hand to support each other.

Our church has served in Costa Rica through the RABMIN for several years. Short term mission trips are held once during the summer months. Donations are taken yearly for Go Live Love gift bags.

Our shared vision is to meet people where they are, sharing the love of Christ and giving them hope that does not disappoint. We accomplish this through building
relationships within our communities. There are countless opportunities to make a difference in someone’s life, from providing tomato plants for a sustainable food source or paper and pencils for school. It is up to you to choose your journey.