For God's Children International

March 2009 updates

Camp of the Good Shepherd is celebrating it's Grand Opening this year! Check out the camp website at www.campofthegoodshepherd.org for our schedule of events, to register to camps, or get details on special use of the camp.
Joel is heading to Romania at the end of March. Please pray for his safe travel, as well as the work he is doing there preparing for this summer's mission work.
On March 5-6, Dennis Quigley and John Woodward visited the towns of Parmelee, Corn Creek, Porcupine and Evergreen South Dakota. In Porcupine they held a unload an entire trailer of wood donated and shipped by the Whiting Church. The wood was donated to David Laysbad and several needy families. The trip included scheduling and discussing summer teams with these communities! The needs on the reservation are HUGE. And God has blessed FGCI with wonderful Christian contacts in these communities through whom we can work with to bring hope, love and dignity of Jesus to the children who are in such need. If your church or group needs a place to serve, please consider a trip to the Lakota Sioux Reservations.

January 2009 updates

The International Trip Orientation at Camp of the Good Shepherd has been changed to March 6-7.

December 2008 updates

On December 5, Joel and John accompanied FGCI board member Dennis Quigley and his wife, Linda, and a team of around 15 people to Parmelee, South Dakota, to distribute Christmas gifts to the children on the Lakota Sioux Rosebud Reservation in Parmelee and at the He Dog school. It was nice to see the excitement on the children's faces as they each received a gift bag of Christmas goodies tailored just for them. We are looking forward to working among the Lakota people on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations in 2009. Dennis has been cultivating friendships with several Christian leaders living on both of the reservations. We plan to sponsor Bible camps for the Lakota children in 2009.

November 2008 Updates

The National Missionary Convention in Tulsa (November 20 - 23) was a very positive experience for Joel, John and FGCI. Many new friends were made and old friendships rekindled. Several contacts were made for future missions trips to Romania, Moldova and with the Lakota Sioux people in South Dakota. If you're interested to join a team in 2009, please contact John Woodward for more details.

FGCI will be at the National Missionary Convention in Tulsa from November 20-23. Stop by and visit Joel and John in booth 805!

September 2008 Updates

FGCI is seeking a new manager/caretaker for Camp of the Good Shepherd in Louisville, Nebraska. Nancy Jones, who has been the camp manager for two years, is leaving the camp so she can spend more time with her children and provide more support for her husband's (Dr. Kelvin Jones) ministry at Nebraska Christian College. We have enjoyed having Nancy, Kelvin and their family at CGS. These wonderful, patient and hospitable Christians were a gift from God as we assumed ownership of the campgrounds (in the summer of 2006) and began rigorous renovations and development of the facility and program offerings.

Now our search for a new Facilities Manager at the CGS campgrounds begins in earnest as we prepare for our Grand Opening in the spring of next year. We have a brand new home for the Facilities Manager to live in on the campgrounds. The job description for the Facilities Manager is basically twofold: Keep the campgrounds and equipment running smoothly and looking great. We are seeking a Christian with a heart for ministry and a passion for tinkering!

August 2008 Updates

Jeremy Befort and Nuti Ristea have been leading FGCI-Romania's new Caravana Crestina (Christian Caravan) traveling VBS program with great success. Hundreds of Romanian and Gypsy children in several villages/towns throughout Romania have been presented with the Gospel and been learning about "A Beautiful Life in Jesus."

While Joel was on his recent trip to Romania and Moldova, he interviewed and hired our new house parents for the Home of the Good Shepherd in Nisporeni, Moldova. Serghei and Irina Caba and their three children have now moved into the house to join the seven children who have been with us for several years. We wish to thank Ion and Vera Matveev for their faithful and effective service to God and His kids with FGCI for the past eight years. Ion and Vera and their four children will be moving to America in October. We'll miss them. But we are thankful that God has provided the Caba family to care for our kids at the Home of the Good Shepherd.

JULY 2008 Updates - Click for past updates

Joel is going to Romania and Moldova from July 17 - August 4. Please pray for safe travel for him as well as for God to put the right people together and bless the ministry work that FGCI will be doing while he is there.

JUNE 2008 Updates - Click for past updates

Camps were a success! Our first camps were very successful, and now we are looking forward to next year's big "Grand Opening" camp season. For more information about Camp of the Good Shepherd, visit www.campofthegoodshepherd.org.
Welcome John Woodward and the Woodward family! As of June 1, 2008, John Woodward is joining For God's Children International as FGCI-USA Associate Director.