The CBFNC Missions Engagement Team, whose members are both clergy and laity from across the North Carolina, have awarded a total of $20,000 in Global Partnership Grants to five CBF field personnel.
Thanks to contributions from churches and individuals, CBFNC is able to include this line item fund in its budget each year to specifically support CBF field personnel. “We recognize that field personnel are responsible for raising all of the funds needed to do their ministries and CBFNC is happy to be able to come alongside their work and provide financial support through this grant fund,” said Mary Kaylor, CBFNC associate coordinator.
This year’s grant recipients are:
- Anna Anderson
- Stella Perrin
- Mina & Gennady Podgaisky
- Eddy & Cindy Ruble
- Delores Stimpson
These field personnel represent ministries in North Carolina, Cyprus, Ukraine and Indonesia. “We pray that these funds will enrich each ministry as our field personnel share the love and compassion of Jesus Christ with people across our state and world,” said Mary.
Anna Anderson serves in eastern NC. Grant funds will allow Anna to further the impact of the ministry of The Gathering Place in Ahoskie with needed renovations. The Gathering Place houses the Roanoke Chowan Christian Women’s Job Corps, the Ahoskie Food Pantry, a clothing closet and household goods for those in need.
Stella Perrin was commissioned as field personnel this summer at the CBF General Assembly and will be serving in Larnaca, Cyprus. Grant funds will allow Stella to partner with All4Aid in ministering with the large number of unaccompanied minors currently living in the city. As a mental health educator, Stella looks forward to providing mental healthcare and support for these children and youth.
Mina & Gennady Podgaisky continue their ministry in Ukraine while they remain stateside due to the Russo-Ukrainian War. Grant funds will allow the Podgaiskys to partner with Kyiv Christian Academy and provide much needed heating supplies. Because of the war, enrollment will drop significantly and the school will have less funds to cover the costs for the heating system for the upcoming winter.
Eddy & Cindy Ruble serve in Indonesia. Grant funds will allow the Rubles to partner with the Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches relief and development programs to increase the daily protein and nutrition consumption among those living in extreme poverty in the Eastern Indonesian islands. Several trainings will be hosted on cultivation, harvesting and cooking of moringa, an extremely protein and vitamin-rich plant that grows abundantly and easily throughout tropical regions, as well as Sunday school activities for children, to provide spiritual nourishment as well as introduce them to healthy snacks and eating.
Delores Stimpson was commissioned as a Global Service Corps post-career field personnel this summer at the CBF General Assembly. She is serving in Durham with the Welcome House ministry of the triangle west region. Grant funds will allow Delores to provide caring and loving relationships with refugee families, while emphasizing belonging. She plans to host events within the region that will establish a presence to increase community awareness of the Welcome House ministry, increase support for Welcome House families as neighbors, and renew the confidence that these families are a part of the local area.
Please join CBFNC in offering your prayers of support for these field personnel and their ministries.
Click here to learn more about these and other CBF field personnel.
