Mark & Kim Steinfield - Armenia
Hector & Ruth Aragon - Quatemala
Gary and Marvelyn Schell - Pan African Christian College, Zimbabwe

• The Steinfields are living in the northern Armenian city of Vanadzor where they are working with local church pastors to train leaders, church planters and missionaries to head into the surrounding Muslim nations. At the Ararat School of the Bible, they strive to disciple students in the Bible, doctrine and practical ministry courses. Currently, they are charting the course to plant churches in needy areas in Armenia and looking into opportunities to send missionaries to Turkey and Iran. Kim is forming a group of women leaders to make an impact on the church. 

 Prayer Focus:
Please pray for the Steinfields as they rejoice and adjust to now having in addition to Alyssa the new arrival of Madeleine. We pray for health and much happiness. 
Pray for the students at Ararat School of the Bible and for their families. Many of them make huge sacrifices to attend. The next Bible School session will begin in September.
Intercede for the surrounding Muslim nations of Turkey and Iran and ask the Lord to open the doors to plant churches and to send harvesters into the fields of Islam.

 Arm Update Christmas 07.pdf  This is a .pdf file.
 
 

The Aragons are actively involved in evangelism and visitation work for ChildCARE Plus (CCP) since January 1997. The program is presently benefiting 15 communities in Guatemala with a school and a local church in each, with an enrolment of more than 3,500 children. Hector works with the local pastor, visiting the parents of sponsored children, encouraging them to receive Christ, attend church and to continue sending their kids to school. 

They work with Alan and Pauline Slater on the "The William Cornelius Vocational Training Centre" project, which will provide technical studies to CCP graduates.

They are continually taking 'Short Missions Teams' from Canada to do ministry on the streets, public schools and hospitals and 'Task Force Teams' to build the Training Centre, fix or remodel ChildCare Plus Schools and work on new edifices for developing Local Assemblies. Hector also engages in teaching and preaching in churches and gatherings of pastors and evangelists.

Ministry Goals for next year

- Translate, print and promote a Sunday School Certificate Program.
- Train Pastors and their leaders with a new translated, PAOC author, Discipleship material.
- Help the CCP schools close the three year gap for preparing students for the Training Center.
- Promote the need for more sponsors.
- Visit all the parents of sponsored children. 

 Prayer Focus: 
Pray for divine guidance and strength for Hector as he makes use of every opportunity available to share the Good News to the people of Guatemala. 
Pray for traveling mercies on our daily commuting and also when teams are there.
Pray especially for their work with local pastors and for salvation of parents with children involved in the CCP program, and that their children will be fully equipped for the ministry God has for them. They would like to see the schools being light and salt in the areas they are in. 
Pray that the Lord will lead the Aragons to specific areas of ministry as there are so many needs in the schools, national pastors and churches.

Contact us at hraragon@c.net.gt

Gary & Marvelyn with children Rebekah and Kristen  Gary serves as the Academic Dean at Pan African Christian College South (formerly PBC) in Harare, Zimbabwe. The work at the College is primarily to develop Godly Christian leaders for church ministries and various other segments of African society. 

Gary is also committed to visiting many of the national churches to minister to them and to be an encouragement to a church that desperately needs it in such times as this in Zimbabwe.

Marvelyn is involved with Women's Ministry and often accepts speaking engagements for conferences and seminars. Her heart is to see the women of Zimbabwe and the Southern African nations unite in ministry to those who are most vulnerable women and children. 

 Prayer Focus: 
 We believe the greatest need in Africa today is leadership development, pray for the necessary resources needed to accomplish the essential task of equipping godly leaders. 
Pray for our safety when traveling and in living in Harare. 
Pray for Rebekah and Kristen's education overseas, and that they would develop quality friendships in Harare. 
Pray for continued financial and prayer support from the Canadian churches.
Pray for the Schell's health.

Gary & Marvelyn and their PACC Harare family!!
(and former missionaries Carl & Marion Verge)

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