Reu William Rex, 94, Mary Ellen DeGarmo's father, went to be with the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. The memorial service will be held at Morningside Baptist Church, 1115 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC on February 29, 2020, at 10:30, with burial in Live Oak, Florida. Visitation will be held from 9:30-10:15 at Morningside prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Frontline Missions International, P.O. Box 829, Taylors, SC 29687. Please pray for the family during this time.

Chan Wey Dik was recently diagnosed with cancer. Please lift her and her precious family up in prayer during this difficult time. 

In the summer of 2017, Franz and Kristie moved to Germany to establish a hosted Oasis for Global Workers. Working together with Life Impact Ministries, the Oasis is a private home with room for families to stay for up to 7 days to experience rest and restoration. The Martens offer Pastoral Counseling and Life Coaching with the goal of preventing ministry burnout.

The Martens began their missionary service in 1996, serving with an organization specializing in church planting in the most remote and unreached parts of the world. They have served in Papua New Guinea as a family and have served in a short-term capacity in other countries.

Upon resigning in 2012 with burnout, Franz started a home repair company and Kristie worked for an accounting firm in Panama City Beach, FL. After several years of healing and recovery, they recognized the need to provide care ministries to missionaries and pastors close to their areas of ministry. They joined Life Impact Ministries in 2016 and went back into full-time ministry.

The Martens have 3 grown children and one grandchild living in the United States. 

Way to Pray: When people enter our Oasis with many concerns and cares that are weighing them down, sometimes it’s easy to take on their burden as our own. Pray for our effectiveness which stems from our own personal relationships with Jesus. Pray for our grown children’s relationships with Christ. 

Held in lieu of Piedmont Women's Center Banquet, Night for Life with guest speaker Abby Johnson is a new opportunity for former and new supporters to gather and celebrate life as a community. The event begins at 7pm on Thursday, March 5th. The doors will open at 6:30pm. Check out their website for more information.

• Pray for the Cru student leaders' retreat this Saturday as the Foths and others equip them for orientation week to engage new students on the campus of McQuarrie University in Sydney, Australia.  
• The Collins have faced sickness this winter, causing them to have to slow down a bit from their usual work! Please pray for continued healing and for them to stay healthy! Please also pray for their colleagues in Asia who are dealing with the Coronavirus. 
• Pray for the Cliftons who are in limbo right now! They are back in the states for now due to the Coronavirus spreading to Hong Kong and so are unable to do the different trainings they had planned. However, they praise God that they are healthy and on solid ground here! Check out their latest newsletter for more info.

The Julie Valentine Center is an organization that provides free, confidential services to sexual assault and child abuse survivors and their families. As a community organization, they depend on the community to enable them to provide these services to our neighbors.

The Julie Valentine Center depends on great volunteers. From advocating for victims to helping with simple service projects there are always opportunities to lend a helping hand. Without volunteers, their services could not exist. Last year, their volunteers spent more than 9,000 hours volunteering their time to work with clients.

If you would like to serve with JVC, check out their website!

Lt. Matthew Clark
Caleb Ford
2nd Lieutenant Parker Lewis
SFC Josh McSpadden
Cpt. Laura Rodgers
Major Tiffany Scheivert
...and the many others who are in active military service.