Hungary: Love Lives There

Family Day games in Hungary Hungary: Love Lives There By: Jeanette Windle with Damaris Grauer and Birgit Karsch  “You must be sure to come,” a Sorsok Háza (House of Destiny) resident told her peers of this fall’s evangelistic family day at BCM’s Elim Center in the...

A Beacon of Hope in Recife, Brazil

A Beacon of Hope in Recife, Brazil By Dr. Sophia Wong, BCM International Children’s Ministry Coordinator When I first met Jose (pseudonym) in a slum area of Recife, Brazil, I assumed he was about eight or nine years old. A lanky boy with thin arms and legs, he...

New Leadership and Locations for Teacher Training

New Leadership and Locations for Teacher Training By Jeanette Windle with Pat Govender In Step with the Master Teacher’s international director Pat Govender was visiting a South African church in 2023 when she was introduced to a family whose daughter had...

Cuba: Where God Answers Prayer

Cuba: Where God Answers Prayer By: Dr. Rick Rhoads, President, BCM International A BCM leadership team was privileged to visit Cuba in the early days of January 2025, consisting of myself, BCM Caribbean regional director Wali Ahmad, and Bolivar Cuevas, a BCM...

The Lodge is Live at Big Sky Bible Camp!

Peterson Lake Lodge at Big Sky Bible Camp was dedicated in 2024 The Lodge is Live at Big Sky Bible Camp! By Sean Kirnan, Director of Development, Big Sky Bible Camp King Solomon, who oversaw the building of God’s temple in Jerusalem, stated a powerful truth: “Unless...

Caring for the Soul of Your Spouse

Caring for the Soul of Your Spouse By Dr. Rick Rhoads, BCM President Have you ever been the last to leave an event? The setting was another Sunday morning. Naomi looked at me and asked, “Do we have to?” After having finished a 60 plus hour work week with our students...

Where can we find joy?

By Judith Rogers, CEO of BCM International in Northern Ireland Unspeakable Joy “Joy unspeakable that won’t go away . . .” You might recognise this as a line from a kids’ song that has become popular at camps and Bible clubs! But in spite of singing this...

Small Habits, Endless Possibilities

By Sophia Wong, Ph.D., BCM International Chldren’s Ministry Coordinator A few years ago, I read a book titled “Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones” by James Clear. The main idea is that significant life changes can...

2025 BCM United Kingdom & Ireland Conference 

BCM International Update by Erika A. Bruckner BCM’s UK & Ireland Conference kicked off 2025 with an incredible time of connection, equipping, and growth.   Mullartown House, the BCM Northern Ireland camp center, hosted the conference. Attendees from Scotland,...

Peace in the Middle of the Sea

By Dr. Rick Rhoads, President, BCM International An Evening in the Middle of the Sea I had just finished eating while taking in a stunning sunset located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. And now, the time had come, what I had waited for and long...

Ingrid Kjonstad appointed National Director of South Africa 

BCM International Update by Erika A. Bruckner Left to right: Pastor Vernon Govender, former assistant director and interim national director of South Africa; Ingrid Kjonstad, newly appointed national director of South Africa; Johnson Nadasen, board member and...

Mable Ngoma Presents at CSPN Nairobi

BCM International Update Mable Ngoma, a BCM missionary in South Africa and Zambia, was selected to speak at the Child Safety & Protection Network Conference in Nairobi. She presented on the topics of “Safe Recruitment” and “National Boarding Schools” at the...

Make Time for Love

By Ruth Ritchie, Connect and Care Director, BCM International Can you love while you’re in a hurry? Three years ago I learned about the book, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.” Because of my name, I pay attention to whenever the word “Ruth” is used. Over the years...

Focused Growth in the New Year

By Garrett Lowe, Vice President of Personnel, BCM International Here are some encouragements to help jump start your growth as you move into the new year! Pick ONE WORD. There are so many benefits to picking ONE WORD for the year instead of making resolutions or...

BCM In The Kingdom Of Eswatini

Eswatini Bible Club BCM In The Kingdom Of Eswatini By: Lindiwe R. Simelane-Mbhamali, Children’s Ministry Director God works in wonderful ways to carry out His purposes. He has done so for us in the Kingdom of Eswatini to fulfil our passion in reaching children for...

Signing God’s New Life In Ukraine

Teaching Deaf Ministry Signing God’s New Life In Ukraine By: Jeanette Windle with Victor and Nadia Anokhin Ukraine was still firmly behind the Iron Curtain of the Soviet Union when Victor and Nadia Anokhin first met in the capital city of Kiev where both grew...

Answered Prayers

Chuck Powers Baptizing New Believer Answered Prayers By: Jeanette Windle with BCM France Team Once identifying as a Christian nation, France is in a spiritual war with witchcraft, spiritism, atheism, and a growing Islamic demographic far more prevalent today than...

New Doors Opening For BCM Germany

Baptizing Ukraine Refugee New Doors Opening For BCM Germany By: Jeanette Windle BCM Germany has experienced much change and growth in recent years. With less than three percent of Germany’s population identifying as Bible-believing followers of Jesus Christ, an...

A Safe Place For All

BCM Myanmar Camp Dining A Safe Place For All By: Dr. Sophia Wong, BCM International Children’s Ministry Coordinator Many years ago when I was a graduate student teaching in the Child Development Lab, a mother came to me. She was physically shaking, devastated,...

A Unique Vacation Children’s Program

VBC Craft Time A Unique Vacation Children’s Program By: Lisa Biegert For a second summer, three BCM missionaries have organized an innovative version of the traditional Vacation Bible School (see Online + In-person + Vacation Bible School + Backyard Bible Clubs...

A Pastor To Missionaries

Preaching at Liberty For The Captives Church in Arua, Uganda A Pastor To Missionaries By: Jeanette Windle with Don Crowder What does a pastor to missionaries do? “Pretty well what I’ve always done,” explains BCM Minister-at-Large for Member Care Don Crowder. “The...

From Montreal’s Streets to Poland’s

Tony and Kornelia Schaapman From Montreal’s Streets to Poland’s By: Jeanette Windle with Tony Schaapman In 2018, BCM Canada missionary Tony Schaapman traveled with his wife Kornelia to Poland to attend his mother-in-law’s funeral. Zofia Tataranian first...

Still Reaching Poland’s Next-Gen

Children’s Outreach, Poland Still Reaching Poland’s Next-Gen By: Jeanette Windle with John and Dasia Abramovich On October 22-28, 2023, BCM Poland hosted the first in-person BCM Europe conference since the Covid lockdown. Over ninety BCM personnel from...

Stewarding God’s Mission in Us and Others

BCM Africa Conference at Emseni Conference Centre-South Africa Stewarding God’s Mission in Us and Others By: Dr. Rick Rhoads, President BCM International A dear mentor once said to me, “You can only take others as deeply as you’ve gone yourself.  Principle...

Pointing Children to Christ in Ecuador

Day of children’s event with a bubble cannon Pointing Children to Christ in Ecuador By: Jeanette Windle In June 2023, Ecuador became BCM’s newest ministry field with the commissioning of Juan Fer and Rita Sanchez from the capital city, Quito, and Jose Quezada in...