Congratulations to YOU, the Illinois district. There was a total attendance of 523 in the zone rallies and you gave in the deputation offering for Rod and Sarah a total of $10,334.00. Thank you for your generosity to our missionaries. If you did not give and would like to you can do it online at https://give.nazarene.org/search?searchText=Rod%20Reed&id=q78965 .
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Sure appreciate the pastors and congregations that hosted – Mt Erie, Pastor Robert Taylor; Anna First, Pastor Randy Wright; Belleville Emmanuel, Pastor Russell Brewer. Joined Pastor Bob Willis and the Griggsville congregation for the fourth rally. Missionaries Rod and Sarah Reed are doing an outstanding job of sharing about the work in the East Africa Region and at Africa Nazarene University. It was great to see Pastor Willis, Pastor Timothy R. Cole, Pastor Mark Madigan, Pastor Darin Workman, Pastor Joe Thomas and Pastor Juan Gaspar at the service. Great crowd in Griggsville. Even had a choir and orchestra made up of folks from Griggsville, Nebo and Pittsfield.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 – Anna
On Tuesday, March 18, the Southern Zone Missions Rally was held at Anna, following the South Central meeting at Mt. Erie the night before. Churches present were: Anna, Benton, Carbondale New Community, Carbondale Nuevos Comienzos, DuQuoin, Harrisburg Oasis, Marion, Murphysboro, and Royalton. Rod and Sarah Reed shared about their years of service in Africa, including many years at Africa Nazarene University (ANU). Africa is projected to be a key location in the future, and ANU is strategically positioned to lead and to influence Africa’s future for Christ.
Thank you to Pastor Randy Wight and the congregation at Anna First for hosting. Thank you to Karl Tabor for the report and pictures. Appreciate Jackie Harris, the Southern Zone NMI coordinator for doing all the work to schedule and lead.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – Belleville Emmanuel
Thank you to all those from the Metro Zone that supported the zone missionary Rally at Belleville Emmanuel last week. A special Thank You goes to Pastor Russell Brewer and the congregation at Emmanuel for hosting.
We had a wonderful zone missionary rally last night! It was a joy to hear from The Reeds and hear about their work at Africa Nazarene University. God is moving and working in Africa!
They even had some special helpers!
Thankful for a great evening of fellowship with our sister churches and for the blessing of hearing from The Reeds!
Thursday, March 20, 2025 – Griggsville
Sunday, March 23, 2025 – Springfield 1st
Off to Springfield First this afternoon to join the North Central Zone for their zone missionary rally. Thank you to Zone NMI coordinator, Tonya Deal, for the meal and coordination. Thank you to Pastor Ben Alexander and the congregation of Springfield First for their hospitality. It was great to see Pastor Lutz Braunig, Pastor Justin Neufeld, Pastor Russ Burch, Pastor Ryan Crawley, Pastor Steve Foster, Pastor Roger Meridith, Pastor Michael Taylor and Pastor Ben at the service.
Monday, March 24, 2025 – Chrisman
Monday night we traveled to Chrisman, IL to join the North East Zone for the Zone Mission Rally. Thank you to Pastor Cory Swinderman and the congregation of Chrisman for their hospitality. It was great to see Pastors Tessa Stine, Wade Stine, Matthew Schutter, Michael A Flowers, Josh Cisneros, David Hater, Niki Corey and Cory. Thank you to zone coordinator. Diann Smith for her work to put it together.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – Mattoon East Side
Wednesday was the final service of our 2025 Spring Mission Tour with Missionaries Rod and Sarah Reid. Thank you to Pastor Bud Hance, zone coordinator, Teresa Riegle, and the congregation of Mattoon East Side for hosting this service. It was great to see Pastors Josh Beeman, Andy Hensley, Brian Hancock, Juan Ricápito, Ivan Jess, David S Samayoa and Bud.
Congratulations to YOU, the Illinois district. There was a total attendance of 523 in the zone rallies and you gave in the deputation offering for Rod and Sarah a total of $10,334.00. Thank you for your generosity to our missionaries. If you did not give and would like to you can do it online at https://give.nazarene.org/search?searchText=Rod%20Reed&id=q78965 .