2 Week Countdown - Preview Day & Missions Rally

We are planning a "Preview Day," which is a one-day exploration of missions pathways for high school/college students who desire to get more involved in missionary service. The information is below. This event will be taken place on the same day of our Pastoral Advisory Committee meeting. 

If you are interested in join us or know of someone who is interested in pursuing missions, click here for more information.

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Praise & Prayer

Nate and Emily Wilkerson welcomed their daughter, Aurora Faith on 3/9/26!!! 

Be praying for her as she will have a few months in NICU until she’s strong enough to go home. 

Missions Classes

Pastor Andrew Stensaas taught Missions Class on Friday.  He grew up as an MK in Uganda, later served as a missionary in Uganda, and now serves as the pastor of First Baptist Church in Eaton, OH. Their church has many young people that are studying to be missionaries, and we are blessed to have him with us. 

Missions Classes THIS Friday

Join us this Friday as Missionary Kason Bloom leads us in our Missions Class. We start at 9am!

More New Podcasts

What a joy to interview two friends on the podcast. One was Pastor Jim Roberts who served previously as a missionary in India. The other was Pastor Andrew Stensaas who served previously as a missionary in Uganda. 

If you're not subscribed to Mission Post podcast, please do so in order to know when new ones are released! 

Click this link to go to the Mission Post podcast on YouTube channel.

More Upcoming Events

Each of you are busy with family, ministry, and life. I pray God gives you fruit and favor in the area He has placed you in! 
I want to share a few important dates we have on the calendar to help us pray and even participate if you're stateside. 

• March 27 -- Preview Day & Missions Rally (visitors get to "preview" VBM training)
• April 6-10 -- Orientation 
• April 17 -- VBM Intensive (one-day training event for those on deputation/furlough)
• July 14-17 -- WCMT 
• August 17 -- VSM Fall Semester Starts
• September 2026 -- Africa Regional conference in South Africa
• November 19 -- Preview Day (visitors get to "preview" VBM training)
• November 19 -- PAC meeting on VBM campus

We will also have Youth for the Gospel events, representing VSM & VBM in conferences, and a few smaller events scattered throughout the year. We need and appreciate your prayers!

Representing VBM

So grateful that Pastor Bill Schneider will be representing VBM & VSM at the yearly Georgia Statewide Baptist Fellowship. This is an extra blessing because this same time as our VBM Orientation. Thankful for Pastor Schneider's willingness to help!

Reentry Meeting

Grateful for the Reentry meeting we were able to have with Robbie & Lauren Prater. Excited to hear how God blessed their first two years, and anticipating what God is going to do as they plan and prepare for Paraguay!

Ordination

Jason Holt and the Chile team had the blessing to lay hands and ordain Felipe Cerda for ministry this past Sunday. What a blessing! 

School Building in Burkina Faso

Congratulations to Jason & Charity Rishel on the completion of the school building! They are now preparing the classrooms and the school land to open the doors this school year to welcome over 200 students.