So others may hear and live: GBC Missions

Crossroads Women’s Center in Greenwood, SC exists to support men and women who are dealing with an unplanned pregnancy through love and hope. Our church has supported this non-profit in some way since 2016 with monthly supporting beginning in 2022. Please pray that financial needs continue to be met, that Crossroads serves as a gospel witness to those in Greenwood, and that many children’s lives are saved through the ministry.

Dale and Debbie Cable have been faithfully serving the Lord in Latin America since being sent by Charity Baptist Mission in 1995. GBC has had the privilege of supporting them since 1995. Their ministry is centered on supporting national pastors in Latin America through Help Ministries by raising support and assisting on other projects. Please pray for their health, growth of the pastors they support, and God’s continued blessing in their work.

Todd and Carissa Davis have been working in Marseille, France since 2018. Their ministry is centered on church planting and community building, and they are now serving with a church plant in France and working to develop a community center in their area. Please pray for the unity of their family, the growth of their church and community outreach, and God’s continued provision for the work.

Frontline’s mission of “advancing the Gospel in the world’s difficult places” is happening through a multi-national team serving in more than a dozen countries on three continents. Despite the diversity of settings and challenges as we serve in restricted-access countries, Frontline has three driving purposes in fulfilling our Gospel mission - telling the big story of the gospel, equipping gospel risk takers, and sending long-term workers.

Steve and Debbie Greene faithfully serve the Lord through Rock of Ages Prison Ministry (ROAPM), serving prisons throughout the state of South Carolina. We have had the pleasure of supporting their work since 1989. Please pray for continued strength, wisdom, graciousness, and opportunities for disciple-making as Steve and Debbie labor to present the gospel in these hard places.

Colton and Aly Gideons are working through Biblical Ministries Worldwide as they work to plant churches in Spain. Our church is happy to support them as they undergo missionary training, language learning, and cultural immersion during their first term on the mission field. Please pray for the Lord to provide them with mentorship, clear areas of opportunities among the unreached, and continued financial support through and after deputation.

Phil and Lori Hunt have served Christ for over 20 years in Africa. They arrived in 1993, and through partnership with Indigenous Biblical Ministries (IBM) have planted and served local churches in Zambia. They established Faith Children’s Village Orphanage in 2003, and Phil served as president of Central Africa Baptist University (CABU) 2015 until 2026, as well as pastoring Kitwe Church since 2004. Our church is proud to support the Hunt’s in advancing the gospel to every corner of Africa. Please pray for their health, safety, the Lord’s continued blessing of their ministry, and the future pastors of Africa learning at CABU.

Our church has had the pleasure of supporting Rodney and Amanda Lane since they arrived on the field in 1999, where they have served the unreached in Mexico for 10 years and now serve Jesus in bringing the gospel to the native populations of the southwestern United States. Please pray for God to provide them wisdom in ministry, safety, and financial provision for the work.

Tim and Kim Melton have served in Nagoya, Japan since arriving with Baptist World Mission (BWM) in 2005. GBC has had the privilege of supporting them since their deputation in 2004. Tim’s ministry is centered on pastoring a local church in Nagoya, equipping the saints there, and doing the dutiful work of translating Christian resources into Japanese. Please pray for the Melton’s as they seek a new building for their church, that the Lord would provide more resources in Japanese for reaching the lost there, and for the pressure that many members of their church face from family to participate in ancestor worship.

Milton and Sharon Nunes have served Christ’s church for over 40 years in Brazil. Partnering with Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI), their ministry centers on church planting, education programs, and children’s camps. Our church is blessed to have the privilege of supporting the Nunes’ for over 30 years. Please pray for protection, freedom to do the work, health, and God’s continued blessing on their family.

“When we see a city full of sin and iniquity, what should we say? That is ours, we will go and storm it. When we see a street or some crowded area, where the people are very bad and wicked, we should say, 'That is our alley, we will go and take it.'” – Charles Spurgeon

James Tilson serves as a pastor of Living Hope church in Reno, Nevada, partnered with the Hope for Reno church planting project. Our church believes in the biblical call to plant churches, not only in hard places abroad, but in hard places at home. We are proud to support the Tilson’s as they reach the lost of Reno, Nevada and seek to make Christ known in the city. Please join our church in praying for wisdom in leadership and evangelism, unity in Living Hope church, and the raising up of future pastors in Reno.

Our church has supported Russ and Lynn Turner’s ministry in Latin America since their deputation over 48 years ago. They have faithfully served the Lord in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Peru. Their ministry focuses on planting churches, raising up leaders, and evangelizing the tribal populations of Latin America. Please pray for their protection, health, and wisdom as they continue the work.

Our church has the privilege of supporting T & C (names withheld online for their safety) as they reach the Muslim population of North Africa. Their ministry focuses on building good relationships through working within the local population, language learning, and evangelism. Please pray for wisdom and protection as they evangelize in dangerous places, encouragement and friendship among their converts, and for the Lord to continue to provide for the work.

Chris and Sherry Waye have served the Lord in missions since 2010 and now serve the church in London. Our church is happy to support their ministry of church revitalization in this region of Europe, focusing on equipping, encouraging, and partnering with the local pastors there in building healthy churches. Please pray for the Lord to provide wisdom in the work, unity among the churches in London, and clear pathways to health among the members there.

Mark and Donna Whiffen have served in missions in Mexico City since partnering with Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI) since 2000. Their ministry opportunities include a local VBS program, raising up local pastors, and teaching language classes. Please join our church in praying for their health, vibrancy in their ministry towards college students, and mature growth among the members of their church.