Greetings!

Several communities in Dayton, Ohio have had a great opportunity to try their hand at "making lemonade" out of some powerful “lemons” they were dealt on May 27 th . On that day at least 6 tornadoes touched down in the communities of Brookville and Trotwood.
 
What a privilege it was to come alongside the Trotwood Grace Brethren Church to help them serve their community. Grace Fellowship of Pickerington, Ohio, sent three large teams to serve alongside folks at the Trotwood church. Wooster Grace was also ready to send a team.

Though no one would wish tornadoes on any community, God alone knows the impact-for-good that the Trotwood church and the Grace Fellowship teams have as they have served with excellence.
More people died for their faith in the 20th century than in any previous century in history. And according to Pew Research , Christianity is the #1 persecuted religion. What if we could we do more?
The crises in the middle-east are part of how God is bringing about a great harvest among Muslims. We pray to see His blessing on seed sown in Muslim hearts by our workers in 3 countries.
Is your church ready to join those sending teams to help during a disaster? Find out how at an important online meeting on 6/27. ( Follow this link for info on how to join the meeting.)
Grace Fellowship (Pickerington, OH) sent 3 disaster teams to serve alongside Trotwood Grace (Dayton) after tornadoes tore through their community on May 27. Both churches served with excellence.
Congratulations to Pastor Steve Kern (Wooster Grace) upon the completion of his doctoral degree. His dissertation, The Response of the Church in Germany to Refugees , is a rich resource. Grateful to Steve & Celeste for their partnership.
So grateful for talented people helping us prepare our LEMONS Kids' Resiliency Curriculum, which will be used in Sunday School or Kids Church (grades 3-6), home school or anywhere a biblical theology of suffering is welcome.
It was a privilege again this spring to partner with Insaf Safou to help displaced women in Erbil, Iraq. The sewing business she started is employing 29 women, some of whom are Muslim and hearing about Jesus for the first time.
An exploratory team visited Birmingham, England June 1-9. We are working to have a team on the ground there by this time next year to join Bill Kiddoo, Jason & Chrystal Horner and others in Birmingham.
RECENT POSTS & UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Jun 27 Meeting - An online Think Tank comprised of 5 local churches who are working to start crisis response teams in their church.

  • Jul 21-26 July 21-26: ACCESS National Conference in Auburn, CA

  • Aug 11 Young Adults Refugee Gathering (hosted by Ashland Grace)

  • Aug 26-30 Directors’ Circle Meetings (St. Albain, France)

  • Sept. Thx-U Soiree, Winona Lake, IN
PRAISES & PRAYER REQUESTS

  • PRAISE GOD for the Charis Churches of Pickerington & Wooster (Ohio) who were ready within days to send crisis response teams to serve in Dayton, Ohio.

  • PRAY that we can complete the remaining sections of the LEMONS children’s resiliency curriculum so that it can be released by August 1.

  • PRAY that God will bless the gospel seed spread in word and in deed in the hearts of home owners in Dayton, OH (tornado response). Pray especially for the Trotwood church and Pastor Zach for any follow-up they can do with folks such as Michael, Gil, Sandra, and Mona.

  • PRAY that God will guide us to the right people to pull together a trauma mitigation team that can add their strength to future crisis response teams.


  • PRAY for workers to serve on a 2-year Hope Team that will focus on refugee and migrant populations in Birmingham England. (Team deployment in summer 2020)
Give -
  • Give now to the General Crisis Response fund - Giving now, before the need presents, ensures that we can give at the point of need, not after weeks of fund raising. Thank you to all of you who already give ahead of the need!
Many thanks to you for your partnership in prayers and giving. We couldn't do all this good stuff without you.

Gratefully yours,

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Barb Wooler
Director of Crisis Response
Encompass World Partners
574-453-6479
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