FAMILY HAPPENINGSJaimie and Tammy Lancaster received financial clearance to return to Uruguay on March 20. They plan to depart in mid-May.

After 12 years with the Mission, David and Angie Outlaw (creative access ministry) resigned to

follow God’s leading to return to a full-time pastorate. The couple will end their tenure on May 31, 2018.

Lázaro and Ariadna Riesgo, who provide leadership training, traveled to Panama on March 2 to teach at the Chame seminary. Lázaro taught apologetics classes; Ari trained in CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship). After three weeks of teaching and weekends ministering in churches, the couple returned to the States on March 23.

Diagnosed with lymphoma two months ago, Tim Johnson’s father, George Johnson, passed away Saturday, March 31. Tim, Kristi, Alejandro, and Ana (Spain) returned to the States to say goodbye, attend the funeral, and spend time with family. Following services in Michigan and Tennessee, Brother Johnson will be buried in Sparta, Tennessee, on April 6.

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The World Missions Offering funds part-nership ministries in places like Ivory Coast, Central Asia, Panama…and Cuba.

Dr. Kenneth Eagleton, IM’s director of field partnerships, meets with leaders in countries without an IM missionary presence. Leaders take a big-picture view of the overall work and identify ways IM and our stateside churches can best serve their churches. In Cuba, that means sending qualified professors to speak at the Bible institute, improving the infra-structure of the institute, helping acquire church properties, helping Cubans serve in other countries, and more.

While it is still illegal to purchase prop-

erty for a church building, buying houses to double as both church parsonage and worship center is allowed. The average cost to buy and remodel a house to meet house-church needs is $10,000. In 2017, monies provided a house in Sancti Spiri-tus. The two-bedroom house has a garage and stage area for services.

The 52 organized churches in Cuba sponsor 85 mission works. The national association sponsors another 21 mission churches. At least 50 loca-tions need homes that can serve as house-churches.

Give to the World Missions Offering on April 29 and help plant churches, strengthen believers, and expand the gospel to the ends of the earth.

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MISSIONARY TRAVELApril 1-3—Lázaro & Ariadna Riesgo, Joplin, MOApril 4—Josh & Lydia Provow, Owasso, OKApril 6—Daniel & Shelby Culwell, Searcy, AR; Neil & Mandi Morgan, SC ConferenceApril 7—Neil & Mandi Morgan, Kinston, NCApril 8—Daniel & Shelby Culwell, Ashland City, TN; Jack & Ashley Ketteman, Suffolk/Portsmouth, VA; Josh & Lydia Provow, Kirksville, MO; Neil & Mandi Morgan, Goldsboro/New Bern, NC; Rusty & Brenda Carney, Springdale, AR; Steve & Lori Torrison, Tucson, AZApril 13—Jack & Ashley Ketteman, LaVergne, TN; Steve & Lori Torrison, Hobbs, NMApril 14—Katie Speer, Ashley Ketteman, Ariadna Riesgo, Shelby Culwell, CDWAC, Cane Ridge, TN; Daniel Culwell, Ashland City, TN; Jack Ketteman, Cumberland Northern & Western Quarterly Meetings, TN; Neil Morgan, Conway, SC; Mandi Morgan, Timmonsville, SCApril 15—Daniel & Shelby Culwell, Joelton, TN; Jack & Ashley Ketteman, Nashville, TN; Josh & Lydia Provow, Park Hills, MO; Lázaro & Ari Riesgo, Soddy Daisy, TN; Neil & Mandi Morgan, Florence, SCApril 16-18—Daniel & Shelby Culwell, Jack & Ashley Ketteman, Queen Creek, AZApril 19—Neil & Mandi Morgan, Hebron, SCApril 20—Lori Torrison, OK WAC, Tulsa, OKApril 21-22—Steve & Lori Torrison and Lázaro & Ariadna Riesgo, Hispanic Missions Conference, Russellville, ARApril 22—Daniel & Shelby Culwell, MO; Daniel & Katie Speer, Greeneville, TN; Jack & Ashley Ketteman, Millington, TN/Olive Branch, MS; Lázaro & Ariadna Riesgo, Sutton, AR; Neil & Mandi Morgan, Cookeville/Ashland City, TNApril 25—Steve & Lori Torrison, Owasso, OKApril 27—Neil & Mandi Morgan, NC State WAC, Marion, NCApril 28—Ashley Ketteman, Richmond, VAApril 29— Daniel & Shelby Culwell, Rapid City, SD; Daniel & Katie Speer, Antioch, TN; Jack & Ashley Ketteman, Woodbridge/Chesterfield, VA; Jerry & Barbara Gibbs, Pleasant View, TN; Neil & Mandi Morgan, Turbeville, SC

PRAYER FOCUSApril is International Missions’ emphasis month. Pray pastors will provide information about world missions throughout the month and encourage their churches to participate in the offering on April 29. Pray individuals will respond as God leads. Pray the WMO will not only fund our partnerships, but will also provide abundantly to help deficit missionary accounts at the end of the year. Ask God to grant wisdom to board members as they meet April 16-17. Pray He will accomplish His will through all that is done.

MISSIONARY BALANCES Antioch, TN—CFO Robert Conley released missionary balances as of February 28. “We are only two months into the new year, yet already four accounts show deficits after beginning the year at zero or with a surplus,” Rob confirmed. “Another 11 accounts are underfunded, meaning they have balances below established thresholds to sustain them long term.”

Accounts in the deficit are: India Ministries/Carlisle Hanna -$37,970.90Steve and Lori Torrison -$13,203.92Lázaro and Ariadna Riesgo -$1,214.28Dennis and Carol Teague -$8.48

Accounts needing additional support are: Daniel and Shelby Culwell $2,422.74Rusty and Brenda Carney $3,164.60Neil and Mandi Morgan $3,676.91Steve and Becky Riggs $4,669.36Allison Caudill $4,899.56Tyler and Kellie Penn $5,623.87Nathan and Linda Snow $5,943.00David and Angie Outlaw $6,573.41Jerry and Barbara Gibbs $8,192.11Matt and Cristina Price $8,801.20Don and Ruth McDonald $10,994.08

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NEWS

Partner Ministry: Jeff and Susan Turnbough led a Leadership Matters Course in Germany March 8-24. Thirty leaders working in 19 nations re-ceived training. Sam McVay (IM office) and Kristi Johnson (Spain) served as members of the training team.

India: Indian FWBs held their nation-al convention in Sonapur, March 8-11. Approximately 6,000 people attended.

Uruguay: On March 10, the Melo Church ordained Mauricio Leites as a deacon. The following week, on March 17, the Cristo es el Camino Church in Rivera ordained Ismael Olivera as a deacon.

Bulgaria: About 30 women from Svishtov, Pleven, and Varna gath-ered for a retreat March 16-18.

Several unsaved women joined those from FWB churches.

Student Missions: A 10-member CMP team from Randall University in Moore, Oklahoma, served in France March 14-26.

Brazil: Pastor Rafael do Santos bap-tized seven adults on March 11 at the Buritis FWB Church in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.