Central Church Missions Ministry

Central's Missionaries in Africa

Shawn and Dierdre Dollar

Mission: Mandimba, Mozambique, Africa

Supervising Mission Organization: Frontiers

How to reach them:
or Dollars, PO Box 131, Mandimba, Mozambique, Central Africa

Current responsibilities: Shawn and Dierdre help the Yao people by teaching and providing basic healthcare.

Ministry news: Dear Brothers and Sisters, We send you wonderful greetings from Mandimba, Mozambique. We are settling once again this month. We have tried to count how many times this year we have had to settle? Mmmm...

God has given us a healthy girl, Isabel Lilias Dollar, born on 7th of May at 7 lbs 7 oz. She was born purple but quickly caught her breath and hasn't stopped since. She really struggled with life the first 7 weeks (very fussy) but we don't really blame her as we had to go from Blantyre to Lilongwe (7 hour RT) twice to arrange her passport, visa and birth certificate. Now that we are settling at home she is settling as well. She is a joy and great cause for rejoicing.

Now we find ourselves back in Mandimba, starting survey work on where all the Yao villages are and what is exactly being done in this area in terms of development. We are so excited to be here and settle in to a routine with the Cowleys and Janet. We are specifically praying for the implanting of the gospel in the hearts of the people we are starting to build relationships with, spiritual protection and a break down of the strongholds that we are fighting against.

We are challenged by the words of Isabel's namesake, Isabel Lilias Trotter, who was a single woman missionary in Algeria for 30+ years. "Let us dare to test God's resources...Let us ask Him to kindle in us & keep aflame that passion for the impossible that shall make us delight in it with Him, till the day when we shall see it transformed into a fact."

Yes, where we live and work seems impossible but God is a God of the impossible as we all believe and want to live in!

Much blessings, Shawn for all of us

Current prayer request: Pray for the local development groups they have met with over the past months. Pray that the surveys will help provide an effective teaching program, through which they will understand the link between physical and spiritual health.

Dr. Phil Eyster (wife: Marcia, children: Sharon, Leonard, Michelle, Kimberly and Graham)

Mission: Evangelistic Projects International, Dover, Maine

How to reach them: or www.epiusa.com

Current responsibilities: EPI is a church-planting ministry working primarily in Third World countries. Dr. Eyster and other EPI evangelists typically use open-air meetings to preach in places where there has been little or no exposure to the gospel. New converts are formed into cell churches under the leadership of national pastors. EPI also helps in the discipleship of church leaders and church planters, and provides support for new cell churches in locations around the world. In addition, EPI supports children's homes in Nepal and Mozambique.

Ministry news: In 2005, we will be looking at two new fields which will be ready to handle a complete team and comprehensive project a few years later. Our faith goal is to complete eight projects a year. Here are some highlights from 2004: 1. Ghana: Medical Mission, Evangelism, Church Training. 7800 People reached with the Gospel. 2998 responded. 2. Kenya: Evangelism and Church Planting. 3130 responded. 878 in Follow-Up. 3. Philippines: Evangelism training and equipping. 2191 responded. 4. China: English camp in Wuhan with 145 students.

Current prayer request: Pray for the finances needed to support ongoing evangelistic work in Nepal, Mozambique, China, Italy, Ghana, Kenya, Brazil and elsewhere. Also pray for the protection of evangelists and church planters who are subject to persecution.

Glen and Jennifer (son: Max)

Mission: North Africa

Supervising Mission Organization: Artists in Christian Testimony

How to reach them: iti30603@mweb.co.za or glennandjen@juno.com
or mail to Calle Carreteria no. 95 Apt. 4-D Malaga, Spain 29008; see their website at www.covenantgallery.org; phone 27 11 646 7742

Current responsibilities: In North Africa and the Middle East, by God's leading, we provide resources, teams, management consultation and partnership development. Our job is not to start new ministries, but to provide resources, counseling and consultation so that emerging national ministries and churches can build a strong foundation and can multiply themselves in other "faithful men".

Our Role in the Field:
Glenn: A coach and counselor who encourages workers that are on the field in strategic areas, but who may be going through traumatic or life events which may make their staying 'in country' difficult or impossible. He also facilitates and mentors workers who have a vision to start a ministry in a 'creative access' countries, but who may need help with strategic planning, networking and resource development.

Jennifer: A creative facilitator who helps workers in creative access countries to use the arts as a tool for ministry, prayer-walking and 'building bridges' with local people groups. She Provides workshops on "Finding your place in this world as a Christian artist" and "Bringing the Fine Arts into the local church as a form of worship". Jennifer is also involved in discipleship counseling of workers who need to grow deeper in their relationship with Christ and in their role as a Christian artist.

Ministry news: We are in the crazy process of moving from South Africa to Spain. We have been in Spain now for two months learning Spanish and trying to establish some reasonable sense of permanence - while our container is somewhere in Africa or on the water! We have felt some very stiff spiritual opposition from the first day, but, at the same time, have really felt a strong sense of God's confirming our call to this area.

Our new association with Artists in Christian Testimony has been incredibly motivating and challenging as ACT seeks to fuse the cutting edge of the 'arts' with the bold mandate to reach a lost and dying world. We believe that God is busy raising up a new generation of artistic kingdom servants, and, what's more, he is sending some of them our way - with a vision to reach into post-Christian Europe, post-Colonial North Africa and post-PLO Middle East. We look forward to what God is going to do in these areas in 2007 and beyond.

Jennifer has been able to paint prophetic portraits of students and teachers in the Spanish school. It has been a wonderful way to communicate what is on God's heart to those not openly looking for spiritual truth. Glenn has teamed up with organizations involved in North Africa and has started counseling and coaching some of their members in need. Ideas and thoughts are being tossed around in terms of an "Inter-agency member care center" - stay tuned.

Current prayer request:
For a constant and intimate relationship with God, in the Spirit, while in this time of huge transition and onward
For Max, who has been involved in both home-school and full-time Spanish language school (he is the only child in the school) - also for connections for new friends
For Jennifer, for continued creative release and the Spirit's confirmation of various potential arts ministry projects in 2007
For Glenn, for wisdom in 'visioneering' what is on God's heart for coaching and counseling of workers in the region

Bert and Elaine Haaga (children: Ritter and Parker)

Mission: Niger, West Africa.

Supervising Mission Organization: Society for International Ministries (SIM International)

How to reach them: B.P. 121, Maradi, Niger Republic, West Africa

Current responsibilities: Bert is the Team Leader of five missionary families working in Niger. The team seeks to work with the Nigerian church to reach Hausa, Manga, and Fulani people. Their work also includes translation of the Scriptures in the Manga language.

Ministry news: Our family will be on furlough/home assignment until June 2005 when we plan to return to Niger. This Fall we've been busy traveling and visiting many of our churches in NC, GA, SC, TN, and OH. Parker has completed his first semester of college at Taylor University in Upland, IN. It was a big adjustment for him moving from being home schooled in Africa to being a Freshman in the US. We're thankful he made the transition well. Thank you for praying for him. Ritter has been at Ft. Benning, GA, for his basic infantry officers course and Airborne school. We were able to go down to see him make his last jump of 5. Thankfully, he wasn't hurt except for being a bit stunned. For 3 of his jumps he landed really hard and slammed his head into the ground. Afterwards, he said it felt like someone had hit him in the head with a baseball bat. He'll do Ranger School starting in January. Please pray that he'll do well and be able to complete it first time through. Only 30% of the students do that. It will be challenging in the cold. Since leaving Niger we've been in communication with our field and U.S. mission offices concerning our ministry when we return to Niger. It was decided that we would move to Maradi in the center of the country to expand our discipleship ministry using correspondence Bible studies. SIM has a missionary translator in England putting Mailbox Club Bible studies into Hausa. I'll be using these and the French studies with young men as well as coordinating their use in central and eastern Niger. Elaine will be working on developing contacts among Muslim women. During our last term we felt the Lord was leading us to conclude our ministry in Maine-Soroa where we've lived and worked for 16 years. We felt the small group of Christians needed to develop their own spiritual gifts. As long as we were there they were happy to let us do more of the work.

Current prayer request: Please pray for us as we prepare for this new chapter in ministry in Niger and for the believers in Maine-Soroa that they will continue to have a good witness in the community and be growing spiritually.

Paul and Milka Ndungu (children: Dennis, Dole and Dale)

Mission: Caring, Bearing and Sharing Ministry

Supervising Mission Organization: Samaritan's Heart International

How to reach them:

Current responsibilities: Pastor Paul and his wife Milka evangelize, plant churches, disciple, train and minister to the Maasai tribe and even other tribes in Kenya. There are 29 churches among the Maasai tribe that are under their care.

Ministry news: We give thanks to the Lord for His faithfulness to us and the ministry this year and for all that He has enabled us to accomplish for Him and also for the souls that have come to Christ. Two hundred thirty-six people have given their lives to Him this year. We have had successful training seminars for pastors, evangelists, as well as mens seminars. God has been so faithful. The Hindu Ministry in Nairobi is also going on very well and we thank the Lord for the 11 Hindus that have already given their lives to Christ.

Current prayer request: Beloved Family:
Greetings in the wonderful Name of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ. We trust and pray that you are all doing well. We are so sorry that we have not been able to communicate to you for several weeks due to some problems. First,our computer was down until today when it got fixed and working again. We've been going for several hours everyday with out power.

But the worst of it all is the Maasai and Kikuyu tribal clashes since the 18th of this month. It all started from a well, where the Maasai said that nobody should get water from there, it was only for their animals to drink. Then on the 18th some Kikuyu people went to get some water from the well for domestic use and that is when the fighting began between the two tribes. So far 14 people have been killed and many are in the hospital. Many houses and huts have been burned down and many people displaced from their homes and villages. We have lost 3 of our church members to death due to the fighting. The tension is high and even yesterday there was a big fight in a town called Narok. It is terrible to see people killing each other like animals with spears,knives and rungus (clubs).

We thank the LORD for His protection upon our lives. Though we are still visiting the villages, we have to be very careful but still we have to help the people and try to talk to them to not do revenge. Pray for us, please, for travel safety as we go into the villages to help these people and that this problem will end soon.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL: Pastor Paul.

Dr. Louis and Anne Carter

Mission: Medical training and spiritual outreach in Third World countries

Mission Organization: Society for International Ministries (SIM International)

How to reach them:llcartermd@comcast.net
or 306 Fleetwood Drive, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350

Current responsibilities: Dr. Carter is the only full-time plastic surgeon and hand surgeon missionary in the world. He helps train missionary and national doctors and nurses in plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeries so that needy patients can have access to this service and hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Together they work to share the love and teaching of Jesus Christ in developing nations.

Ministry news: September 23, 2006: We have been back in the States from Kenya now for four weeks. Our nine weeks in Kenya were among the best ever. Louis operated with national surgeons, Peter Nthumba and Elijah Muteti, on many seriously deformed adults and children at both Kijabe Hospital and the CURE Hospital. These deformities were the result of burns, trauma, tumors and birth defects. Anne taught in surgery almost every day. We praise God for the many patients who had successful surgery and also heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The patients came from all over Kenya and from Sudanese and Somali refugee camps in northern Kenya. As we reported before, many of the male patients at Kijabe Hospital were from Somalia. We are grateful that an SIM missionary has been seconded to KIjabe Hospital as the Somali evangelist. As we reported earlier, the “mission field has come to Kijabe” with the increasing numbers of Somali patients over the past years.

It was great to have two friends come, visit and help us with surgery this time in Kijabe. Dr. George Burruss, a plastic surgeon from Memphis, came and helped with major nose and lip reconstructions. Dr. Woody Kennedy, a plastic and hand surgeon from my former group in Chattanooga, helped us with several hand cases. Both brought their families and of course enjoyed the abundant wildlife in Maasai Mara, the major game park in Kenya.

We also had the opportunity to go to the country of Panama two weeks ago with the Craniofacial Team from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Unit. This team was led by Dr. Larry Sargent, the Professor and Chairman of the Plastic Surgery Department at UT Chattanooga. Dr. Sargent once again asked Louis to go along to help teach the senior plastic surgery residents in cleft lip and palate surgery. Anne went along to help in surgery and she scrubbed in for Louis each day.

Our son, David, and his wife, Shannon, have moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, to work and teach at Washington Christian Academy. David is the Athletic Director and teaches eighth grade New Testament and Shannon teaches sixth grade. We were able to visit them three weeks ago when we attended the Hand Society meeting in Washington. Laney and her husband John continue to have their hands full here with Joseph and his 7 month old brother, Polk, while continuing their Interior Design business.

Current prayer request: Pray as we continue to serve the Lord in this capacity. Pray for Anne's back to be healed. Pray also for Jerop and Margaret, two children who underwent difficult reconstructions.