Mission News - BCM International

Rev. Dr. Vararuchi Franz Dalavai — 1940-2014:
An “Unlikely Moses”

By Chris Martin and Jeanette Windle Hyderabad, India (BCM World) — “I prayed like Moses prayed. I said ‘Lord, why did you give me all this? Leave me alone!’” When Chris Martin received word that Rev. Dr. Vararuchi Dalavai had passed into the presence of his heavenly...

BRINGING GOOD NEWS TO GRENADA

By: Jane King Grenada (BCM World)— Where can a BCM missionary enjoy warm tropical breezes, miles of sugar fine white sand and nutmeg, along with the privilege of sharing God’s word and serving God’s people? Try the spice isle of Grenada. Southernmost in a chain of...

“I JUST SAID YES!”

By: Lisa Biegert Bangladesh (BCM World) — Ask BCM missionary Stan Tyson how he got involved with Bangladesh. His answer: “I just said ‘yes’ when God opened the door!” In early 2012, Stan Tyson and his wife Mary Ann had flown from their home base in Pennsylvania,...

BRAVING LIONS, HYENAS AND HIV TO REACH ZIMBABWE’S CHILDREN

By: Jeanette Windle with Arnold Maviya Zimbabwe (BCM World) — It had already been a long day for BCM Zimbabwe missionaries Arnold and Paulin Maviya. After finishing up a children’s ministry event in the remote village of Gokwe, they’d headed their elderly...

BCM ITALY: COMPELLED BY LOVE

By: Jeanette Windle If anyone understands the value of persistent, unflagging ministry to children, it’s Jim Lines. Accomplished shop-lifter, burglar, and truant from school before he was eligible for a driver’s permit, he worried little about what his parents would...

WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

Rev. Dr. Vararuchi Franz Dalavai – 1940 – 2014 Rev. Dr. Vararuchi Dalavai, Senior Executive Vice President of International Ministries for BCM International, passed into the presence of his heavenly Father on January 14, 2014, at age 73 in his home city of...

A Look Back at BCM Netherlands

By: Jeanette Windle “I was part of the very first Bible club.” Wil Buitenweg had just arrived for seniors camp at BCM Netherlands’ Bijbel Club Centrum ‘De Herikon’, but she paused in her unpacking for an interview. “There were only five of us. It was just after the...

Christmas Greetings

Back in 1914, a communication titled “Open Christmas Letter” was sent to the United States press core. The authors were a small but passionate group of Americans who sought to reach out to a world ravaged by The Great War. The letter, published under the heading “On...

Footsteps of Faith Revision

One of the key assets that BCM has brought to children’s ministry over the years is the visual communication of the Scriptures by providing a Genesis-to-Revelation curriculum that includes a variety of visual aids, teaching tips, and coaching advice. This...

Typhoon Pablo

Greetings as we begin the New Year of 2013. Sometimes it seems that disaster and crisis follows one after another across this planet until it is hard to muster up new emotion, compassion, and another helping hand. In North America, the big news story of recent months...