At our 2010 Danny Dirks Banquet we learned about the efforts of many partners in planting churches across the Wichita, Kansas area. This video is a great summary of the fruit of that work.
Over the last 6 years, The Mission, the international student church at Wichita State, has had several siblings who have been a part of our ministry. On two occasions the older sibling has come to Wichita as a “Free Thinker,”* came to faith in Christ through relationships with believers at The Mission, and then seen [...]
Men of the Heart of Kansas the year 2010 is now history. On January 1 of 2010 we were given 365 days to minister to our neighbors and friends and to make new friends, those days are gone and we have a brand new year with 365 days ahead of us. As we look back, [...]
I want to invite you to be apart of a crusade in Lima, Peru next July 22-Aug.1. We will be working with 33 Churches in Lima, to see their family and friends come to the Lord. I’m needing 40 Americans to join with the nationals and other Latinos from the S.A. countries to bring this [...]
The leaders of our Southern Baptist Convention have called all pastors to lead their churches in a Solemn Assembly. A Solemn Assembly is a practice that is found in the Old Testament that was used by God’s leaders to direct the attention of the people back toward God. At times when the people were straying, [...]
This last week a young man came to Celebrate Recovery whose wife just gave birth to a baby girl. He confessed that he needed to change his lifestyle because he wanted to raise his baby girl up in a good home. We explained that the first step to a changed lifestyle is accepting Jesus Christ [...]
Late this fall we had another Arkansas mission team working at the Set Free House. This is the same group I mentioned in the last Heart Beat. This time they were a group of 6 retirees who spent the whole week working there and actually stayed there so they could get more done.. They finished [...]
Our Good Neighbor Centers are still touching lives in our community through benevolent ministries. We have seen many of the people coming to our centers give their lives to Christ. Our GNCs are in need of funds and food to meet the great needs. The needs in Wichita are continually growing and all of our [...]
Even with the weather being cold it is not too early to start thinking about the State Fair Horseshoe ministry. Please take time to pray for this ministry and the planning it takes. Pray specifically for all the details in renting the spot and gathering all the material. And pray for each person that will [...]
I know that right now with the cold and ice on the river it seems like a long time to River Fest, but it is just around the corner. The dates are June 3 to 11. Our outreach will be starting Thursday evening June 9 and ending Saturday evening June 11. We will be doing [...]
God continues to bless us in this ministry. We see many lives changed at JDF and at the Boy’s Ranch. Also, one of our church members is ministering at the Spartan Lake Side academy where he is able to touch lives with the Gospel. I recently got clearance to help at Spartan. The ranch has [...]
God is continuing to use this ministry to reach people for Christ. Olivet BC used this ministry at their fall outreach and we were overwhelmed with the number of people who wanted their personalized horseshoe with John 3:16 on it. We were also given the opportunity to take the ministry to a pro-rodeo event at [...]
I want to take a moment to thank you for the work team that was sent by you to assist us here at Westview this past year. Not only were we able to get our classrooms the much needed repairs, but we also created a new relationship with the brothers that came from the church [...]
Praise the Lord for His gracious benevolence last July at Celebration Baptist Church! He sent three mission teams that worked alongside our members to scrape the exterior walls, paint the interior and exterior walls, and distribute VBS invitations and gospel tracts at the YMCA and in the neighborhoods near our church. We appreciate the Heart [...]
I wrote recently about my novice status as a golfer. You may remember that golf is a rather new sport for me. The summers of my youth were not spent on golf courses, but at the lake. I often spent summer recreation time water skiing. While growing up in Alabama, my family spent a lot [...]
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