MISSIONS AT CCF: REACHING AROUND THE GLOBECCF’s missions outreach starts in Siloam Springs and stretches around the world. The Missions Ministry Team is a group of people who are mission-minded and are committed to the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), which guides the Missions Ministry and are accountable to the Elders.
At CCF missions are supported through general offerings and designated gifts. If you wish to specify that a portion of your offering goes to missions you may do so by designating your wishes on your offering envelope.
The following missionaries/organizations are supported through your gifts in fiscal 2010-2011.
1. Christian Campus Fellowship: This campus ministry located at Northeastern Oklahoma University, Tahlequah. A full ministry program is available for students in the University setting. www.ccf-nsu.com.
2. Christ on Campus: This campus ministry serves the students at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. www.Christoncampus.org.
3. Cookson Hills Christian Ministries: Located on 1000 acres outside of Kansas, Oklahoma, Cookson Hills provides a Christian living environment for children in crisis. www.Cooksonhills.org.
4. Genesis House: This faith-based ministry provides services to the homeless in the Siloam Springs area. A homeless person/family can utilize the resources at Genesis House to do laundry, take a shower, do internet searches, prepare a meal, and in some circumstances obtain emergency housing. Genesis House also provides an address enabling clients to receive mail.
5. Good Samaritan Fund: This fund is sponsored by the Siloam Springs Ministerial Alliance and provides small emergency grants to the needy for such items as gasoline that will enable a recipient to get to and from work.
6. Siloam Springs Manna Center: This faith-based ministry provides food and clothing to those in need that live within a 15-mile radius of Siloam Springs. On the average, 40 families a week receive assistance.
7. Community Clinic of NW Arkansas (formerly St. Francis Clinic): The Clinic provides low cost health care to the uninsured and underserved in the Siloam Springs community.
8. Ninos de Mexico: Provides a Christian living environment and education for children in Mexico. www.ninosdemexico.org.
9. Ozark Christian College: Located in Joplin, Missouri, this 4-year college prepares people for full-time ministry in churches and on the mission field. www.occ.edu.
10. Training Christians for Ministry (TCM): TCM provides educational experiences for Christian leaders in Eastern Europe. www.TCMI.org.
11. Geoff and Dana Maples: Serving at New Life Ranch, Colcord. OK. A Christian youth camp and retreat center. www.newliferanch.org
12. Gilgit Eye Hospital, Pakistan: Treating serious eye disease in a challenging region. www.gilgiteyehospital.org.
13. Rashid and Alpheya Kadirov, Uzbekistan: Serving with Campus Crusade for Christ, Athletes in Action, bringing Christ to people in Uzbekistan through sports and family ministries.
14. Sanjek and Elza Kykeyev, Russia: Reaching people for Christ through church planting, personal relationships and athletics.
15. Josh Ryan, Thailand and Burma: Providing technical support to teams assisting the Free Burma Rangers. www.earth-mission.org
16. Project Evangelism International (PEI), Northern Ireland: Serving in partnership with Christians in evangelism of youth and in the promotion of peace and reconciliation through Jesus Christ.
17. Christina Skelton, Ivory Coast, Africa: Serving through church planting, community health evangelism and relational ministries. www.cmfi.org
18. Maurice and Nancy Seauve, France: serving Christ through relational, church and music ministries (CCF gifts in kind.)