Missions - Ministries Beyond Our Congregation
Jesus commands in Mark 16:15 to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel
to every creature." As part of fulfilling the Great Commission,
we, at Banks Lake Bible Church choose to support the following ministsries.
Frank & Rebecca Arellanes
With Fellowship International Mission. Church planting in La Mision, Nayarit, a neighborhood in coastal Mexico which had no evangelical church. Also heading up youth evangelism, discipleship and leadership training in central Mexico via our Christian
camp ministry, RADICAL.
Jamie & Lisa Halverson
Jamie & Lisa serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. As a pilot, Jamie flies Wycliffe personnel and their PNG co-workers around the country. This enables them to do Bible translation, literacy, etc. more efficiently. Lisa has been involved in administrative support work, as well as working as an intern with some Wycliffe translators. She is involved in these activities as she is able, but her primary focus now is caring for their 4 kids.
Jamie & Lisa serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. As a pilot, Jamie flies Wycliffe personnel and their PNG co-workers around the country. This enables them to do Bible translation, literacy, etc. more efficiently. Lisa has been involved in administrative support work, as well as working as an intern with some Wycliffe translators. She is involved in these activities as she is able, but her primary focus now is caring for their 4 kids.
Abby Williams serves at Ethnos360* Bible Institute in Waukesha, WI helping to equip young people to better serve our Savior. Her role is administrative, and also in discipleship. She has been serving at Ethnos360 Bible Institute since Fall of 2019.
If you are interested in learning more about her ministry please contact her!
abby_williams@ntm.org
*formerly New Tribes Mission
Evan & Libby Hannay
Evan and Libby are working as tribal church planters in Papua New Guinea. They moved overseas in January 2021 with their first child, Liam. Currently, they are in the final stages of learning the national language/culture. Soon, they hope to make decisions as to which people group to move into and who will be their partners there.
libby_hannay@ntm.org
evan_hannay@ntm.org
Evan and Libby are working as tribal church planters in Papua New Guinea. They moved overseas in January 2021 with their first child, Liam. Currently, they are in the final stages of learning the national language/culture. Soon, they hope to make decisions as to which people group to move into and who will be their partners there.
libby_hannay@ntm.org
evan_hannay@ntm.org
Tom and Claudia Ferrel
Involved in tribal evangelism and church planting
with Ethnos360 in Brazil.
Tom & Claudia Ferrel
Ethnos360
312 W. 1st Street
Standford, FL. 32771
Involved in tribal evangelism and church planting
with Ethnos360 in Brazil.
Tom & Claudia Ferrel
Ethnos360
312 W. 1st Street
Standford, FL. 32771
Dan & Donna Bong
Pastored Wenatchee Valley Bible Church, (a mixed-ethnic church) from 2005-2012. Dan and Donna officially retired in January 2014 with Northwest Independent Church Extension, an affiliate of the IFCA. Since January 2015 Dan has been speaking the third Sunday of every month at Prestige Senior Living in Wenatchee adding a monthly
Bible Questions & Answers hour at the same facility in 2019.
Please pray for them and Donna's ongoing health concerns (she has MS).
Pastored Wenatchee Valley Bible Church, (a mixed-ethnic church) from 2005-2012. Dan and Donna officially retired in January 2014 with Northwest Independent Church Extension, an affiliate of the IFCA. Since January 2015 Dan has been speaking the third Sunday of every month at Prestige Senior Living in Wenatchee adding a monthly
Bible Questions & Answers hour at the same facility in 2019.
Please pray for them and Donna's ongoing health concerns (she has MS).
Matt & Susi Lundquist
Working in Ellensburg, WA at Central Washington Univ. with Campus Ambassadors
(Children: Kaleb, Amanda, Nate, Carrie, Katie, Ben, Soren & Haddon )
radxians@elltel.net email: caatcwu.com
John and Wendi Demmendaal
John (Dutch) and Wendi (American) met in the Netherlands in 1987 while working with a ministry that served the church in Eastern Europe. In 1992 they began raising support to return to Romania and develop children and youth ministries in local churches. In 2002 they returned to the States and John began teaching at a missionary training center. In 2018 God brought them full circle to return to the Netherlands to serve at Tyndal Theological Seminary. Tyndale trains students from 80 countries in a master program with the purpose of returning to their home country to serve their local church with sound theological training. John and Wendi have two adult sons, Ryan and Michael that are still in the states.
John and Wendi Demmendaal
John (Dutch) and Wendi (American) met in the Netherlands in 1987 while working with a ministry that served the church in Eastern Europe. In 1992 they began raising support to return to Romania and develop children and youth ministries in local churches. In 2002 they returned to the States and John began teaching at a missionary training center. In 2018 God brought them full circle to return to the Netherlands to serve at Tyndal Theological Seminary. Tyndale trains students from 80 countries in a master program with the purpose of returning to their home country to serve their local church with sound theological training. John and Wendi have two adult sons, Ryan and Michael that are still in the states.
Mike & Gwen Klontz
After serving for 15 years as missionaries to Bolivia with New Tribes Mission, now called Ethnos360, in 1996 Mike & Gwen became Mission Representatives in the Northwest. Mike travels extensively, speaking in conferences, churches, camps and colleges. His passion is to motivate others to serve Christ, enthusiastically challenging all, young and old, to be involved in reaching the lost world for Christ.
Northwest Independent Church Extension (aka NICE) nicechurchplanters.org
The mission of NICE is to start and serve independent, Bible preaching churches throughout the Northwest. They have men strategically located to assist in starting new churches, finding a pastor or interim pastor for existing churches, pulpit supply, leadership training, outreach ministries, Bible conferences, as well as counsel and encouragement.
Care Net - Nearest clinic is in Omak, WA
Care Net has a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers that offer hope to women facing unplanned pregnancies by providing practical help and emotional support. In the words of TIME magazine, these pregnancy centers are the "kind, calm, nonjudgmental" face of the pro-life movement. Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion information, parenting classes, and material assistance are just some of the many services offered that empower women to choose life.
Care Net has a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers that offer hope to women facing unplanned pregnancies by providing practical help and emotional support. In the words of TIME magazine, these pregnancy centers are the "kind, calm, nonjudgmental" face of the pro-life movement. Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion information, parenting classes, and material assistance are just some of the many services offered that empower women to choose life.
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Reaching school children with the gospel. Their main ministry is through Good News Clubs (during school year) and Back Yard Bible Clubs (in the summer time) and Story Barns.
Reaching school children with the gospel. Their main ministry is through Good News Clubs (during school year) and Back Yard Bible Clubs (in the summer time) and Story Barns.