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Back row: Gregor Uvila, Alexander Walker, Keith Daniels, Sam Newell, Cynthia Cleeland Walker, Saul and Rosie, Kelley Daniels
Middle row: Kramer Uvila, Ceasar, Bear McAuley, Rachel Daniels, Nancy Uvila
Front row: Philip Gates, Jake Day, Ben Weicht, Jesse Weicht, Troy Weicht

June 24, 2010, fifteen people went to Mexico to build a home with Amor Ministries.  We did it in four days! The familly that received this home were deeply touched, and we were also.  The family, a single mom with two boys aged 9 and 16 were named Rosamaria (Rosie), Saul, and Ceasar.

This is a picture that Saul (pronounced Sa-ool) drew and gave to Sam.



You can see the team working all around the property.  The blue shapes were water barrels.  They had to be filled by the water truck that cruised the neighborhood. The "B" denotes the bano or bathroom, something of a rarity in this neighborhood.  It was needed, as the existing facility (on the map in the upper left corner of the yard) was one of the worst I have seen in Mexico!


Missionaries supported by Hansville Community Church:

Britt and Gayle Hemphill are working with New Tribes Missions at the training center in Roach, Missouri. They are on staff with the Mission Kids Care and Education team which provides support for missionaries and their familes.  65 new students entered the training program in August.  Gayle has assumed responsibility as bookkeeper for the education center alsong with teaching health and wellness classes while Britt along with Tom Lotz spoke to 160+ students last March on "Missions: Fear Factor."  Britt and Gayle are from Port Angeles and before arriving at the training center spent many years in Papa New Guinea.  Britt and Gayle have two sons, Sam and Calvin.

For more info:  http://www.ntm.org/wp/britt_hemphill/about/

Tom and Sue Lotz are also working with New Tribes at the training center.  They also hail from the Independent Bible Church in Port Angeles.  They have a daughter - Kristie who is now in high school.  Tom is coordinator of the missionary kid care and education department and is on the administration team for the missionary training program.  Sue spends alot of time researching curriculum and consulting parents who will be homeschooling their children while on the foreign mission field.  "In a nutshell, we do all that we can to ensure that children of missionaries are well cared for and are provided a high quality education."

For more info: http://www.ntm.org/wp/tom_lotz/

Ron and Bonnie Johnson pastored churches in Ollala and Carbonado before becoming missionaries in Trinidad, Aruba and Curacoa.  They retired from overseas service in 2000 and joined Missionary Gospel Fellowship where they are home missionaries at Fort Lewis.  Their ministry is called South Sound Christian Fellowship.  Bonnie has been leading Bible studies for 200+ women.  Their prayer is that these wifes and moms will see the truth of the gospel of grace and see their need to trust Christ as saviour.

Frank and Charlotte Mecklinburg are HCC's senior missionaries.  Frank was the first full-time pastor of HCC in 1961.  In 1962 he married Charlotte and they headed for Papa New Guinea with Wycliff.  After 40 years of service translating the Bible, they semi-retired and moved to Prineville, Oregon.  They started Zion Pathways with the vision of training Israeli believers to go out from Israel to translate the Old Testament.  They have been busy studying Hebrew in order to communicate with the Messianic Fellowships in Israel.  Charlotte has finished her book "Potter's Beloved" which is available on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.com.
For more info: http://www.zionpathways.org/

Chris and Heather Sanderson work with Harvest Vision Minsitries which is based in Sedro Wooley, WA.  HCC first came into contact with them when our youth group helped with a vacation bible school with Harvest Vision in 2003.  Chris and Heather spent several years in San Luis, Mexico starting a mission and seeing it become self-sufficient - able to continue with a local couple leading.  Chris leads short term mission teams down to provide support and supplies.  Both Chris and Heather are on the administrative staff for Harvest Vision.  This year they took down a worship trailer, tarps, toys, clothes and Bibles.  Outreaches and crusades have been planned with the trailer as it traverses northern Mexico. 

Dave and Renee Schertzer are serving with Children of the Nations in Silverdale.  HCC has supported COTN in many areas throughout the past years.  Dave is the resource director and Renee is the finance director in Silverdale.  Children of the Nations provides housing, meals and education for voer 10,000 children in the Dominican Republic, Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Malawi. There are many areas in which our local members can help provide volunteer services.  To learn more go to www.COTNI.org. 

Larry and Shirley Sutherland serve with Emanuel Ministries and are dedicated to serving the churches in Eastern Europe.  They just celebrated 50 years of service as missionaries.  Larry has taught 15 different classes (mostly Bible related) spending 27 years in Germany.  They have reduced their involvment on the field and are enjoying not only their grandchildren but also great grandchildren.