Steve Mossburg reports that the Andy & Theresa Snyder family have moved into the house on the Borel compound that was being prepared for them. The Snyders are currently on a 3-month assignment to assist with a heavy schedule of teams in Haiti through the winter months. They will return to the States in early spring to continue support raising and their training at Mission Training International. Their support account is CC 2765. Pray for them as they continue preparation for full-time placement.
 
The New Beginnings Church (MRC) team returns back to the States from Haiti today. Pray for them, especially as air travel attempts to get back to "normal" in the aftermath of the blizzard in the midwest.

Pastor Joseph in Kenya communicated over the weekend that areas of the country are again being impacted by drought and famine. This is true for churches east of Nairobi as well as in other areas. He shared that he is presently hosting three families in his church who have been looking for food. Four of the churches have been left without pastors who have gone to look for jobs in other towns to feed their families. He says the government is sending relief but it is barely enough. $600 was requested to help provide emergency relief for the worst cases. Funds are being sent this week from our Kenya Ministries account. If you wish to assist in replenishing these funds so we can respond to additional needs, please designate CC 2831 and send to:  CGGC, P.O. Box 926, Findlay, OH 45839.

A total of 238 CGGC churches gave to the CCM designated budget in 2010. We are very thankful for every contribution--great or small. Special recognition goes to Hanover 1st Church of God (ERC)—pastored by Jerry Shoap—which led all CGGC churches in total designated giving with $83,082. The Top 25 list (in order) includes:

1.    Hanover 1st, ERC
2.    Shippensburg 1st, ERC
3.    Olive Branch, MRC
4.    College First, GLC
5.    Indian Head, ARC
6.    Mt.Carroll, MRC
7.    Carlisle First, ERC
8.    Zanesville, MRC
9.    High View, ERC
10.    Germantown, ERC
11.    Lancaster 1st, ERC
12.    Mt. Pleasant, ARC
13.    Chambersburg 1st, ERC
14.    Wooster 1st, GLC
15.    CrossPoint, GLC
16.    Latrobe 1st, ARC
17.    Casey White Oak, MRC
18.    Tulip, MRC
19.    Martinsburg, ERC
20.    Edgewood, ERC
21.    Enola 1st, ERC
22.    Newburg 1st, ERC
23.    Elizabethtown 1st, ERC
24.    Eberly’s Mill, ERC
25.    Leadwood 1st, WRC

Through our relationship with New Life Stockholm and New Life Gothenburg churches in Sweden, their Harvest Field Tour group will be making some CGGC stops during their month-long visit to the States in March. The purpose of the tour group of 8 persons (led by Pastor John van Dinther) is to communicate in creative and relevant ways the need for missionaries, prayer and financial support for the planting of churches in Sweden, especially in the capital city of Stockholm. Their presentations will feature video, a concert or worship experience, testimonies, and a report on how God is at work through church planting in Sweden. Their CGGC itinerary will include:

Monday, February 28  Tulip Church of God (MRC)   7 p.m.  (home church of Jim & Kasie Brinson, who just completed serving 1 year in Gothenburg)
Tuesday, March 1     Winebrenner Theological Seminary  Sharing over pizza between evening classes and during vespers
Wednesday, March 2   Findlay Area Rally at WTS TLB Auditorium    7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3     Mt. Pleasant Church of God (ARC)    7 p.m.
Friday, March 4       Middletown First Church of God (ERC)    7 p.m. (home church of Kara Shifler, who did an internship in Gothenburg)

If you live in any of these areas, plan now to hear this special presentation. You will be glad you did!

Special need: The Sweden team needs a 12-passenger van for this CGGC portion of their tour. Renting might be an option, but if your church has a van available for all or some of these days, please call me (419.424.1961) to discuss it.

New prayer cards for Donna Binkley and Doug & Anna-Karin Molgaard will be sent out soon to all churches and donors. Thanks so much for your partnership with these and all CCM missionaries.

Caleb & Christina Acosta and I just had a wonderful weekend in California visiting three of the churches. Caleb preached at the quarterly meeting of the Eldership held at Farmersville, and then at Fallbrook on Sunday morning and at San Diego on Sunday afternoon. Christina also sang during those worship services. This provided a great opportunity for the Acostas to connect with the Latino pastors. We rejoice that the Latino churches there are growing and planning to plant more churches. Continue to pray for the Thermal church which is being forced to find another location in which to worship (due to "imminent domain" being exercised over the building they have been renting for some years).

Did you get your copy of Operation World--the Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation? This 978-page resource is loaded with clear, concise, accurate information on peoples, languages, religions, denominations, spiritual trends, and prayer needs--for every country in the world, from the largest to the smallest. A $24.99 retail value, you can order it from CGGC Publications for ONLY $14.99, plus shipping. Email Kris at publications@cggc.org.
Blessed to be a blessing,

Don Dennison, Director
CGGC Cross-Cultural Ministries
missions@cggc.org