Eindhoven hosts lectures on ‘The Way’
April 18, 2012
EINDHOVEN, Holland (BNc) – On April 13th and 14th, 50 brethren from 7 congregations in Holland and Flanders gathered in Eindhoven for a series of 7 lectures on ‘The Way’ presented by Daniel Napier. Read more
Jim Krumrei celebrates 80th birthday
March 9, 2012
HAARLEM, Holland (BNc) – Seventy people attended the 80th birthday celebration of Jim Krumrei in Haarlem on February 26th. Except for periods of a few months spent in the US, Jim and Ruth Krumrei completed their 49th year of continual service on the mission field in January of 2012. Read more
Boots on the ground
December 3, 2011
Laura and I took our brood to Pakistan in September 1967. I say brood, because we had two foster children at the time besides the three boys. We also brought a little girl home with us, Ruth. She was 19 months when we got her and on Dec. 1st this year she turned 44. Laura turned 72 last July, and I turned 76 in November.
The work in India began in Feb., 1986. As I have written often, the work is obeying Two Timothy Two Two, that is, training preachers to proclaim the unsearchable riches of Christ, which means to preach the whole counsel of God; but the bottom line is to plant strong local churches of Christ that will perpetuate the spread of the gospel even after we are dead. Read more
11/11/11: Bible institute fasts and prays for 24 hours
November 10, 2011
by Jim Waldron
GUWAHATI, India (BNc) — The above date, though it simply designates a day on the calendar, is unique in that there will not be another like it for a hundred years. Not only so, but it is taking place just ten days after the United Nations announced on Oct. 31 that the world population had reached 7,000,000,000 (seven billion) in just twelve years’ time.
Here in India at the Northeast Bible Institute the students and staff will fast and pray for twenty-four hours from breakfast on the morning of the 11th until breakfast on the 12th for the billions that have not heard. Read more
Pray for Christians in difficult places
September 29, 2011
WORLD, Someplace (BNc) – Much is being done to the glory of God that cannot be reported.
We regularly receive information about wonderful examples of dedication and the spread of the gospel in places where it is illegal to be a Christian or where there is persecution. Read more
Adventist pastor starts ‘new walk toward eternity’
September 21, 2011
by Antônio de Barros
ARAPIRACA, Brazil (BNc) – Four months ago, I met an Adventist ex-pastor named Samuel, who after 27 years in this movement abandoned it to become just a Christian.
Sunday, Sept. 18, I and four other brethren went to visit his home in a city 150 km from Maceió.
We had lunch in his home and spoke for three hours on sound doctrine. Everyone marveled at what we heard from him, “I passed all these years lost in a denomination, and I’m starting my spiritual life from zero, starting a new walk toward eternity.” Read more
Brazil city hears gospel for first time
September 12, 2011
The true gospel comes for the first time to a city in Brazil’s northeast region.
Sapé is the tenth largest city in the state of Paraíba, population 50,000. It began in 1883 with a Great Western train station, coming to be recognized as a city in 1925.
Its name comes from the Indian word for a type of grass predominant in the area, eçape. The Indians would bundle the grass together, making a torch to light their path at night. Read more
Guyana Christian University graduates ten preacher students
August 26, 2011
by Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent
LETHEM, Guyana (BNc) — Graduation ceremonies were held July 13, for ten graduating students of Guyana Christian University, Lethem, Guyana. Tom Holland, President of GCU, traveled to Guyana and delivered the commencement address.
Approximately 75 were in attendance for the graduation ceremony and the reception for the graduates, family and friends. Read more
Fellowship meeting of Dutch-speaking Christians
June 20, 2011
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (BNc) – On June 13th, 80 Christians from nine congregations in the Dutch-speaking part of Europe (Holland and Flanders) assembled in The Hague for their annual spring fellowship.
O’Rourke begins work in Galway, Ireland
May 27, 2011
by Ryan O’Rourke
GALWAY, Ireland (BNc) – We had our first worship assembly here in Galway on Sunday, April 24th. This was held in our small apartment with eight in attendance.
On Sunday, May 22, we began worshiping in a meeting suite at the Salthill Hotel on the west end of Galway City. A group of American tourists visited with us, with a total attendance of 13.
The west of Ireland has gone from zero congregations (and it’s been many years since there have been any) to two small, start-ups in a matter of weeks, with James Warnock and the two new converts in Sligo and the new church here in Galway. Read more








