Purpose: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

To spread the gospel to areas where it is not.

Objectives: Support the following ministries:

       Ecuador: (Since 1971) Our congregation began work in Ecuador in 1971 when Ike and Anita Hamilton worked there for four years. After them Dan and Vicki Knight worked there from 1975 until 1982. We started supporting Enrique Romero, an Ecuadorian, in 1975 and at different times have supported other Ecuadorians. At this time brother Enrique is our only fully supported worker there. The funds we send to him pay his living expenses as well as rent for worship places and transportation for other indigenous preachers. They preach to congregations scattered from the northern extremity to central Ecuador and from the Pacific coast to the jungles of the Oriente.

       World Radio: (Since 1990) A portion of our support to Brother Enrique has been used to support World broadcasts in Ecuador. This regular broadcast, which Enrique produces, reaches throughout the country. (NOTE: World Radio is an international evangelistic ministry of churches of Christ. The World Radio mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every man in his own language and airs regularly in over thirty foreign countries and about fifty communities in our own country. The elders of White's Ferry Road Church of Christ, West Monroe, Louisiana, oversee the work.)

       Guinea West Africa: (Since 1991) This is a growing work in a 98% Muslim country which all began with a request from a fifth-grade girl in Yekepa, Liberia, for World Bible School study material. This young girl would ask her teacher, John Mansaray, a native of Liberia, for help with the WBS course. Unable to answer her questions, John applied for the WBS course himself, and as he studied, he saw the need to obey the Gospel of Christ. At that time there were many WBS students in Liberia. John became our follow-up man there. He had a great need for bibles and other literature. Our congregation teamed with the church of Christ in Sterling, Colorado, (namely Brother Rio Evans) to get some of the needed materials to John Mansaray. A tragic civil war broke out in Liberia and John and his family fled their native land with only the clothes on their backs. We lost contact for two years. Finally a letter arrived informing us that John and his family were in Guinea, refugees from the war.

        By the grace of God, the Church spread to Guinea as a result of the civil wars in both Liberia and Sera Lome. Ken Stanley and Rio Evans mounted trips in 1993, 1995 and 1996 to encourage the work in Guinea and to take much needed materials and support. The Lord now has five congregations (over 400 members) established in the country.

        One in N'Zerekora where John Mansaray preaches
        One in Guechkedou where Frances Musa preaches and D. Ibbity Gbedee assists
        One in Teldou with James Jusa preaching
        One near Teldou where Samuel preaches.
        One in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, where Hubert Twawolo, the only native of Guinea preaches

        Even though the brethren live in terrible condiditons, they continue to preach the gospel in Guinea. In recent letters it is reported that many people in Guinea are now obeying the gospel. God be glorified as more and more souls are added to the Kingdom.

       Jos School of Preaching (Since 1993) Teaches native Africans to preach the gospel and be self-sufficient in their community. Students from Nigeria and surrounding countries, are enrolled in a multi-year course of instruction that provides them spiritual training and vocational training.

       World Bible School (WBS): (Since about 1980) This work began through the efforts of our late sister Glinna Evanger. The work has grown in our congregation to about twelve teachers, while thousands are WBS teachers in the US. Through written lessons sent via the mail; the gospel has been taugh to more peple in the world than any other brotherhood program... and at a very low cost. A very interesting story. When sister Evanger's death was announced at a group meeting in Nigeria, about a dozen men stood and, unknown to each other, proclaimed sister Evanger was their "mother" in the faith.

       Honduras: (Since 1988) This mission work has been going on for over a decade. In 1985 it is estimated that there were less than 100 Christians with a background in the restoration movement in eastern Honduras, Central America. At the end of 1994 the count had risen to fifteen congregations with about 800 members. The main works is Escuela Biblica Honduras (EBH) -- Honduras Bible School -- in English. The main purpose of EBH is to help local congregations develop their own leadership and expand personal ministry. EBH has trained twenty preachers, and most of them are still preaching in Honduras.

       John Abraham Christian Relief Fund: (Since 1990) "We are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men." (II Cor 8:21)

       CRF provides relief around the globe in many ways. CRF, as noted in a recent annual report, is "a labor of love that will teach young minds, relieve pain and hunger, and cause hope to grow in the midst of destruction." CRF supports Christian work in Eastern Europe, Africa, India, Central and South America, and even the United States. Eighty percent of the CRF funds go directly to program expense.

       You can help the John Abraham Christian Relief Fund directly. You can help a child, a family, a "self-help" project, or provide bibles through your donations.

       India leper colony: (Since 1990) "I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread." (Psalms 37:25)

       Our support provides a portion of the care and feeding of a group of Indian Christians who have incurable leprosy. Currently, sixty-six people live in the supported colony and are fed twice a day. Pine Lake provides only a portion of the monthly cost of $2,066.00 that is needed to care for these brothers and sisters in Christ. The children of the afflicted, immune until age six, live with their parents until that age and then are placed in a separate home where they are cared for and educated.

       The work is overseen by brother T.V.N. Kumar in India and brother Frank Faircloth in the US.