From the President
“The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.”
Isaiah 55:10-11 (NLT)
With the rainy, snowy, cold days of winter coming to a close, spring is slowly beginning to show the pastel colors of new beginnings and life. The Lord, in keeping with the weather and his timeless sense of humor, brought the above two verses from Isaiah across my path as I wondered and prayed about BCM and what this next year holds for us. These words of promise look beyond today’s less-than-ideal conditions and into tomorrow’s blessed ‘fall’ harvest where the air is filled with the aroma of bread in the hands of the hungry. The rain and snow of poor economies, unsettling politics, and other crises will become trivial inconveniences as we recognize their role in God’s plan for blessing and provision for us. Truly His word accomplishes all that He desires, and prospers everywhere He sends it.
One of the ways that God has prospered BCM over the years is through the leadership He raises up at opportune times and places. From the days when Miss Bessie Traber founded BCM until the present, He has provided the leaders that we needed when we needed them.
With that in mind, I am privileged to announce that during BCM Europe Leadership Meetings held this March, 2009, in Putten, Holland, Rev. Dale Sigafoos was appointed BCM’s Europe Director. Rev. Sigafoos provides timely and godly leadership to the ministry areas of Eastern and Western Europe as well as U.K./Ireland. At that same meeting, two men were appointed to assist as area coordinators. Mr. Richard Thompson (Director Ireland) will minister as UK/Ireland Regional Coordinator. Mr. John Abramovich (Director Poland) will minister as Eastern Europe Regional Coordinator.
The following week in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rev. John Peter was appointed as BCM’s first Africa Director, and Mr. Harvey Leslie Kodi was appointed as the South Africa Assistant. Pray for each of these men as they provide leadership for the spreading of the Word through the rains and snows of the days ahead.
Blessings,
Rev. Marty Windle
President
