FBC Missions

Steve and Kathy are part of the Greater Northwest Leadership team of Campus Crusade for Christ. The overall organizational goal of Campus Crusade for Christ is to be involved in planting movements of spiritual multiplication, such that everyone can know someone that knows Christ. This is done by Winning people to Christ, Building them in their faith, and Sending them out for a life time of doing the same.

 21414 SW 95th Court

Tualatin, OR 97062

Email: Steve.Ellisen@USCM.org

Children: Josh(November 8, 1990), Jordan (September 22, 1992), Jenny (July 29, 1995), Jared (October 30, 1998)

Prayer Requests:
They appreciate your prayers for their family, and for the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ in the Greater Northwest Region. They covet your prayers as they seek to communicate the message of Christ to the college students of the Greater Northwest Region.

Marilyn Escher in Senegal

Serving with World Venture

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Marilyn is coordinating the translation of the Bible into Wolof, a language spoken by 3 million Muslims in Senegal. Two dozen missions use these translations in their outreach to Wolofs, by radio, cassettes, the Jesus film, and compassion ministries. To date, the entire New Testament has been completed and 80% of the Old Testament is first drafted, 30% of that is approved for publication.

Address:

B.P.1229 - THIES

Senegal

Email: marilyn.escher@gmail.com

Prayer Requests: That God will transform the translation team and reveal the Savior to the Senegalese people therough His word

For good health

Links:

Marilyn’s Story

Marilyn’s Prayer Letters

Serving with Wycliffe

Bob an Nancy are members of Wycliffe Bible Translators and are serving in the Solomon Islands with the Translation Advisory Group there. Bob is Deputy Director for administration and Nancy is the member care coordinator. They also oversee water transportation for field staff and use SWAN, their sailboat, to transport teams to various islands for translation and literacy work.

Address:

Solomon Islands Translation Advisory Group

PO Box 248

Waxhaw, NC 28173

Email: bob_haussler@sil.org

Prayer Requests: Safety in their travels

Good health

Larry and Kim Hayashi in Canada

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Serving with Wycliffe

Larry’s job is to help programmers meet the needs of Bible translators in the field. He also provides computer support and teaches computer classes to future translators at the Canadian Institute of Linguistics, which trains Wycliffe personnel from all over the world. The world’s remaining languages require sophisticated tools for translation. Kim is a seminary student.

Address:

20928 50 Avenue

Langley, BC V3A 5YB

Canada

Email: larry_hayashi@sil.org

Children: Anna (December 24, 1992), Matthew (March 13, 1996)

Prayer Requests: For God to raise up more translators, linguists, literacy specialists, and Scripture use workers

For the 2,000+ languages that still do not have God’s Word

Shirley Hinkson in England

Serving with Campus Crusade

Shirley spends her time traveling back and forth between Russia and England. She primarily teaches and trains church leaders in Russia at the Hinkson Institute. She has two grown children and five grandchildren.

Address:

35 Brookside

Cambridge

England CB2-1JQ

Email: Shirley.Hinkson@yahoo.com

Children: Jon, Joi

Prayer Requests: For good health

For safety in her extensive traveling