Steve Lytle, the Head Pastor at First Baptist Church of Strongsville, is working diligently in his new position for his congregation. Steve is serving and leading alongside his wife, Heather, and kids Hudson (14yrs), Kinlee (12yrs), and Sawyer (10yrs). Fun fact about Steve and Heather Lytle: They both served in helping to launch the Summit Church! After the launch of the Summit Church, God eventua...  Read More

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Dave and Jen Cox are missionaries serving in Bucharest, Romania. Although Bucharest is their home base, they serve as "missionaries to other missionaries" by providing support, care, and encouragement to around 70 missionaries on 11 care teams across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.  Read More

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Traci Warner is a missionary in Nicaragua. She works to serve the local people through her church and teaching at a school. Throughout the summer, Traci facilitated 6 short-term mission trip groups. These groups served the community in various ways, including leading women's events, running a VBS-styled program for kids, and having a medical team provide care through clinics, seeing over 600 patients, many of whom were saved as well.   Read More

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Barb is a missionary in Osaka, Japan and has been in Japan for many years. The Japanese people are very hesitant about religion and very tied to their ancestral roots. On paper, Christianity makes up about 2% of the population of Japan. However, this number is a little misleading because it includes many non-Christian groups. The appropriate percentage should be less than 1%.  Read More

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Daily Reading: Matthew 28 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 27 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Bruce and Lisa Burkholder serve as directors of EBI, Editorial Bautista Independente, which is affiliated with Baptist Mid Missions. EBI prints, publishes and distributes Christian Hispanic books, manuals, reading material and blogs that benefit, strengthen and help missionaries, pastors and believers in Spanish speaking countries.  Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 26 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 25 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 24 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 23 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Tom Roberts serves on the Board of Directors for the Akron Youth Mentorship program who serve the greater Akron area's at-risk youth. Summer programming is wrapping up after a busy couple months filled with outreach and mentorship. From June 16-21, the 3rd-5th grade mentees attended a camp with staff and mentors, engaging in various activities such as water games, swimming, and learning about Jesu...  Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 22 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 21 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 20 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 19 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 18 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More

This week’s missionary highlight is from Tom and Bev Hawkins based in a small town called Agnetz, 45 minutes north of Paris, France. They have been a Part of Greater Europe Mission (GEM) since 2014. In a country where 98% of people identify as agnostic or atheist, one of their main goals as missionaries is engaging the local community and building trust and acceptance of Christians and the church....  Read More

Daily Reading: Matthew 17 Don't forget to journal in your Foundations Book   Read More