Not only a command, but a joy.
Fulfilling the great commission till ALL have heard.
We are a missions focused church and missions focused people because our Lord is preparing a feast in His Kingdom for people of every tongue, tribe and nation. It is His heart that the Good News be shared with every man, woman and child.
Some of the last words Jesus spoke to His disciples before he ascended back to the Father is known as the Great Commission. It is the assignment and joyous duty of every Christ follower:
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19-20
We know that only 3.5% of all money given to churches in the US goes to missions. That is both embarrassing and a disgrace. To make it worse only 1% of that measly 3.5% goes to unreached peoples. A pittance.
But not at CHS. We are committed to sharing our resources so that the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and the Good News of forgiveness and Life in Him can be shared with everyone. Why? It’s not because we are super spiritual or nice. It is because we can read. Jesus could not be clearer that in the Kingdom of God, men, women and children from every tongue, tribe and nation will be with Him and feasting. His heart is for the nations…ALL the nations.
We have a written, strategic mission’s philosophy and our budget reflects it. In addition to sending folks out across the globe and planting healthy Anglican churches in the 10-40 window, we normally give about $1,000,000 a year to proclaim, teach, give a hand up in Jesus’ name and to send our members out on mission.
If you want more information on our various mission fields and efforts, please feel free to contact Bishop Quigg Lawrence at Quigg@chsroanoke.com
Meet Our Featured Missionaries:
Tiffany Beachy
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Founded in 2019, the Ramu Valley Academy is a private, Christian boarding school in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Our students come from remote jungle villages where missionaries have worked for over 20 years. The long-term goal of this initiative is to train local Papua New Guinean men and women to be strong in character and mind through quality education and personal discipleship. Then they can return to their local communities in order to reach the unreached in places where many westerners are unable or unwilling to go. I joined the team at RVA in 2023 and teach 7-12th grade science to our beloved students. It is a great blessing and privilege to serve the Lord in this way, with these amazing people.
Mary Gin & Jeremy Palattao
The Philippines
Hello CHS congregation! Jeremy and Mary Gin here, we are missionaries sponsored by CHS serving in the Philippines alongside Youth With a Mission (YWAM).
A community we work closely with was recently faced with 3,000 people left homeless within 2 hours after a welding accident caused a fire burning down all their homes to ashes. After a few weeks of receiving incredibly generous donations, we are so happy to share that our team has been able to rebuild 50 homes for displaced families. Thank you Jesus. Additionally, in just the last few months, your support has served over 150 moms in childbirth education and breastfeeding classes.
On the YWAM campus, we have a 6 month discipleship training school with which will be training a group of young people from all different nations to be discipled and equipped as missionaries. Jeremy and I have been helping to train up leaders and build systems, not just for this school but for the movement as a whole.
We are so thankful for each and every one of you and truly feel like you are with us on the field.
.Archbishop Ben and Gloria Kwashi
Jos, Nigeria
Archbishop Ben and Mama Gloria Kwashi are dear friends and partners in the Gospel. They live in Jos, Nigeria, and have suffered much for the sake of the Gospel.
Their main mission for the kingdom is adopting “throw-away babies, infants, and older children.” The children live in their home with the Kwashis and are fed, clothed, educated, disciplined in God’s word, and trained to work hard. It is a glorious glimpse of the kingdom and New Testament generosity.
++Ben and Mama lived with +Quigg & Annette for 8 months in 2020 and again 7 months in 2022 while Ben was receiving treatment for Stage 4 cancer. Thanks be to God, and many medical folks in our church, after two occurrences of Stage 4 cancer, ++Ben is now cancer-free. (in medical terms they say, “no evidence of disease.”)
If you would like to find out more information or donate toward their ministry or new home, they are building so they can adopt up to 300 kids, email Susan Essam, Office Coordinator at the addresses below:
Asher & Hannah
Central Asia
Asher and Hannah are cross cultural workers (CCWs) with AFM serving in Central Asia. They have six sons ranging in age from 14 to 2. Asher is a priest in the Diocese of Christ Our Hope. Their main focus currently is language learning. They also lead an English speaking house church, support a local fellowship through spiritual formation and translation of liturgy, and practice a ministry of hospitality through hosting neighbors and friends.
Elijah & Elise
Middle East
Elijah, Elise, and their one year old son are living and serving in the Middle East. Their mission is to plant seeds for a church-centric move of the Spirit among the unreached.
Their three main ministry areas are Arabic language study, humanitarian aid and development, and worship leading for their Anglican gathering. Elijah is coming up on four years of ministering in the Middle East, and is currently engaged in language learning and agricultural development projects as a means for discipleship. Elise is also in language study along with mothering their toddler and building local relationships through hospitality.
The Cain Family
Nagoya, Japan
Brooks and Riva Cain are based in Nagoya, Japan where they are seeking to serve the Asian Church in reaching the next generation. Toward that end, they host a city-wide youth group called “connect” in partnership with 10 other churches, which seeks to reach out to young people in their community. The Cains are also involved in training next-generation ministry leaders and encouraging them as they share the gospel with young people. Additionally, the Cains lead a team of folks who minister to missionary kids and families throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Their favorite role, however, is parenting the four amazing children that God has given to them – Quinn (11) Marley (9) John (6) and Charlie (2). Please pray for the Cains and their goal of “Reaching the Nations and the Next Generation.”
The McLaughlin Family
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The McLaughlin family is made up of Will and Becky, Liam (8), Reese (5), Finn (3) and Lizzie (5 months). They’ve been living in Phnom Penh Cambodia for 2.5 years now. Before moving to Cambodia, they called Roanoke home for 7 years. Will was the CHS youth pastor from 2015-2022, and was ordained as an Anglican priest (Diocese of Christ our Hope) in 2020.
Early on in their marriage, while living in China, they realized they both have a deep love for bringing the gospel to those with little access to hearing it. In 2022, the Lord called them back to Asia, this time Cambodia, where they have been studying the language and starting an Anglican Church plant called Church of Christ Our Peace (CCOP Sen Sok).
Will is the head pastor of the English-speaking congregation, which serves expats who are living here in Cambodia. This includes English-speaking people from America, Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Brazil, Norway, the Netherlands, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, just to name a few! CCOP has another branch in the city that holds English, Khmer, and Mandarin speaking congregations, which is the goal for the new church plant as well.
Right now, CCOP Sen Sok is in the process of making connections to various Khmer ministries here in Cambodia, including Young Life Cambodia (CAMBODIA Country Video on Vimeo), Phnom Penh Bible School, and a Khmer dorm ministry with low-income college students who come from the Cambodian countryside. The longer the McLaughlins live on the missionary field, the more they realize what a gift it is to have a sending church like Church of the Holy Spirit. They can only do the work they’re doing in Cambodia because of your generosity and prayers. Thank you for sending them, and giving them the opportunity to see the work God is doing here in South East Asia from front row seats.
Olive
The Middle East