National & Global Missions

Mission Aviation Fellowship

Mission to reach isolated people, bringing lifesaving help in Christ’s name to some of the most inhospitable places on earth.

World Mission Prayer League

Pray regularly that the Lord will call and mobilize his people to reach all the world with the good news of salvation. In addition, more than 130 Prayer League volunteers currently serve on five continents.

Wycliffe Bible Translators

An international association whose role is to provide links for churches to help build the Church around the world and give people access to the words of life. They have helped to complete over 500 translations, making God’s Word available to more than 35 million people.

United Evangelical Mission International

Currently we participate in this India-based mission through 46 PLC families sponsoring orphans, 4 families sponsoring women in Talitha Cumi home and the sponsorship of CTC training for local leaders. Through PLC, thousands of dollars have been given to help build the Christian orphanage/school in Bangalore.

Cambodia - 2009 In November of 2009 Pastor Greg was in Cambodia for 10 days to assist Agape International Missions (AIM4ASIA) whose mission is "to prevent child sex trafficking and restore hope to its victims by providing holistic aftercare to rescued victims; equipping and mobilizing the church to take action; and building community centers like Rahab’s House – (see picture 1) in sex trafficking hot spots." He went with a team of 9 people which included a dentist, two dental assistants and a pediatrician. The purpose was to provide medical and dental care to impoverished villages where the church is making inroads in the fight against human trafficking.

Rahab's House

They spent 5 days in Phnom Penh (in the south) and 5 days in Siem Reap (in the north).  The medical/dental clinics basically reinforced the ministry of the church in the villages, validating the church as a safe place where people are cared for and nurtured.  In addition to participating in the clinics Pastor Greg had the opportunity to tour the Agape Restoration Center (ARC) directed by Don and Bridget Brewster (see picture 2).  This is a home that provides after care for 52 girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking.  Some of these girls are a young as age 5.  This is an incredible ministry, providing education, nurturing, psychological and spiritual care for these girls.  It is estimated that 30,000 girls are involved in human trafficking in Cambodia.  The need is overwhelming, but the church is rising up to the challenge. From Pastor Greg: “This trip has impacted me in a significant way.  Upon my return I have met with some individuals involved in fighting human trafficking locally.  This is not just a problem over there.  Of cities in the US, San Diego is #13 on the list of those involved in child sex trafficking.  Connections are being made to address this issue locally.  God’s heart is grieved and the church cannot remain silent.  I am planning on returning to Cambodia in November of 2010.”

Don & Bridget Brewster

Honduras The Honduras Ministry focuses on two groups of children in San Pedro Sula, Honduras: 1) We work with the children at Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital, the largest public hospital in Honduras. The sickest children in the country are treated there. We support the hospital by supplying snacks twice daily, doing facility repairs, collecting medicines and medical supplies, making beanie and blankets, and teaching the parents and children about Jesus. Vacation Bible School is taught in a small school room inside the hospital to children who are well enough to get out of bed. Bedside VBS is also offered for those who are room-bound.

We have also started teaching VBS to children in an AIDS out-patient clinic. 2) We work with children who live in a cardboard village in the center town. We run medical brigades at each mission and are always looking for medical and dental professionals to help. We are installing water filters and treating the kids for parasites. In the nearby village of Nueva Florida we will build a church, start beekeeping, and teach the people how to build brick ovens and make bread. Also, during some mission trips professionals can come to Honduras and teach at local universities. This provides an opportunity to evangelize to college students, the next leaders of Honduras. For further information, please contact Shawn Plowman.

Beirut, Lebanon (Note:  this missionary's identity must be kept private in the interest of security.) I live in Beirut, Lebanon and I minister to university students from a wide array of backgrounds.  Because the university population consists of students from every sectarian and religious background, we spend time with Sunni and Shia Muslims, Druze, and different Christian backgrounds.  These students range from secular to devout. In addition to Lebanese students, quite a few of our close friends are from other Muslim countries such as Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and North Africa.

We focus on bringing together students from these different backgrounds who have given their lives to Jesus. We seek to live life together, acting as family, praying, discipling, and learning what it means to love the city of Beirut well. This often takes us to service projects in the slums and at an orphanage. Along the way, we talk about Jesus to all of our friends and end up reading the Bible with interested students.  We seek to be the aroma of Christ and expose them to Jesus-centered fellowship. Ultimately, we hope to see a church planted in the university neighborhoods that will be a shelter for our friends, regardless of their religious or family background. I study Arabic and take courses at the American University in Beirut as a means of meeting more people, learning the heart language of the Arabs, and understanding the student population more. As God allows, we travel to surrounding countries to encourage our brothers and sisters we know and to visit the families of our friends who study in Beirut.

Croatia Currently we, Beth and Justin “Juice” Ortiz, are in language school and plan to be so until Fall 2010. Our effort has been warmly received as many Croats have responded to our language sponging big time in positive ways. We still have pretty rocky speech patterns and comprehension... but the Lord continues to smooth this new language out in our minds daily and weekly.
U budučnosti... In the future... ...We plan to work full-time discipling young people in vibrant walks with Jesus. The specifics are a little foggy for now, but with the low number of full-time youth workers, we are excited to bring along an encouraging dynamic to our national brothers and sisters who've been laboring already for many years. Much adventure lies ahead and we anticipate the day we can fluently speak the language of God's heart in the heart language of Croatians.
Snapshot of the Ortiz's: Beth comes from the Northern Midwest, but feels most at home around palm trees and the beach. Juice spent most of his early years in San Diego County and was fortunate enough to carry Beth away to the land of the sun. In June 2009, the Lord finally turned a chapter of their lives to place them on Croatian soil for His Glory.