We are thrilled to have Michael, Victoria, and Phoebe Turner as our newest missionaries to the VBM team. They are both graduates of the OGTC, have been working faithfully at Southside Baptist Church, and heading to West Africa. Welcome!! 

Each week at the training center, the students help lead the chapel time. Students get to participate in various parts of the service. Here are a few of the students helping last week.

1. Damaris Alma led the study of the country of the week, which was Antigua and Barbuda. 
2. Laadan Schooley opened and gave introductions to chapel.
3. Grant Snode was the 5-minute preacher.
4. Truman Sink led the music. 
5. Beau Carpenter was our guest speaker. It was a blessing having a former graduate and current pastor. 

THIS Saturday, Sept. 14 will be our next Youth 4 the Gospel in Calhoun, GA. We would love to have you join us for one in your area! Here is a link if you would like to register.

• September 14 – Calhoun, GA
• September 21 – NY City, NY
• September 28 – Knoxville, TN
• October 12 – Saint Cloud, FL
• October 26 – Dalton, GA

Ethan LeCroy was a big blessing! His teaching was very challenging and refreshing.

If you would like to know more about his ministry, click here.

​This section is so you can learn more about (or be reminded of) VBM missionaries serving around the world. We will be working in alphabetical order, and the next missionary is Nate & Emily Wilkerson.

Nate
Christ is life. The Lord Jesus Christ has been so overwhelmingly good to me. Jesus Christ saved me when I was 5 years old after hearing the Gospel clearly and repenting of my sins and calling upon Jesus Christ to save me. I grew up going to a Christian school where I wanted so badly to share the Gospel but everyone around me already claimed to be a Christian. The Lord showed me how I could share the Gospel with the lost through Instagram so I started Christ is life on there and began to preach His Word. Many souls from all over the world would reach out and ask questions about the Bible and several souls made professions of faith in Christ for salvation! The Lord called me to missions when I was 13 and prepared me to come to the Our Generation Training Center after graduating high school. He introduced me to my wife Emily at the our generation camp and we got to know each other for a few months in the training center before getting married and he allowed us to serve in Burkina Faso for 2 and a half years where we learned French and on the field ministry and had 2 of our 3 children. We have been in Benin since January 25th of this year and the Lord has been working in exciting ways by opening the doors to start 6 Bible studies and has called several men into the ministry! We are learning Fongbe and hope to be able to understand and communicate conversationally by the end of March. 

Emily
I grew up going to Christian school but not a Christian environment at home. My parents separated when I was 9 and there were many problems in my life. I ran from the Lord until I was 16 when God radically changed my life! I met Nate at the our generation camp and the Lord built our relationship at the Our Generation Training Center where we were later married and accepted as missionaries. The Lord has been very good to me and I am thankful for all He has done and is doing. There have been many ups and downs but the Lord is always faithful and I am honored to be able to serve Him and teach my children to love and serve Him on the mission field in Benin.

We often get calls/emails at the office asking for missionaries on deputation or furlough. To aid in connecting churches with available missionaries, we have put together a list on our website for those on deputation and furlough who are booking meetings. You can view the list HERE.

Weekly we hold a staff meeting to discuss what is being accomplished, how we can best represent the Lord, and how we can best serve our missionaries and supporters. God bless each one of you as you serve the Lord. Keep up the great work!