Thank you to the many who participated in the Y4tG last Saturday in Calhoun. Above are some of the pictures. I rejoice in what the Lord is doing through these events!

We would love to have you join us at one of our upcoming events. Click here to find out more details.

THIS Saturday, Sept. 21 will be our next Youth 4 the Gospel in NY City at Living Hope Baptist Church, Bronx, NY. If you are in the area, join us.

Here are the next several: 

• September 21 – NY City, NY
• September 28 – Knoxville, TN
• October 12 – Saint Cloud, FL
• November 9 – Dalton, GA

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 Noah & Tristan Wilkerson.

Noah:

I am very  grateful for a godly heritage. My parents made it a priority to keep me and my siblings in church from a very young age. I’m thankful for my parents, great Sunday school teachers and children’s church workers that took time to share the gospel with me many times. After a Sunday night message, I realized I was a sinner and was on my way to hell without Jesus Christ. My father showed me the Bible way to be saved that evening.

When I was 16 years old I surrendered my life to whatever the Lord had for me after a mission’s trip to Dalian, China to visit Mark Tolson. From that point on, I began to seek the Lord to find my place in world evangelism. Through various missions trips the Lord laid the continent of Africa on my heart. While on an internship under the Coffey family my wife Tristan and I surveyed the country of Mozambique just northeast of South Africa. We believed that is where the Lord was calling us to plant churches. After the birth of our daughter Alainey in October of 2022 we needed to re-evaluate where and to what the Lord was leading us. Due to the advanced medical care for Alainey, we had peace about moving to South Africa to serve with the team of missionaries there. We are enjoying learning much and serving here. We are currently continuing to pray about what God has for our future in Africa. It is a privilege to serve the King of Kings!

Tristan:

I grew up in a Christian home where my parents were very involved in different church ministries. My family was very faithful to any and all church events and I am thankful for the influence that a healthy church offered me throughout my childhood. After saving up some allowance, I was able to attend my first church camp. On the Wednesday night of camp, at 14 years old, I placed my faith in Jesus for my salvation.

At 19 years old, I began to really evaluate what my life looked like and how I was spending my time. It was then, that I started to take my relationship with the Lord more serious and I began investing more time in Bible reading, church ministries, and spending time with better influences. While on a trip to visit Eric and Rebekah Elrod in India, I surrendered my life to whatever God would have for me involving missions. Today, Noah, Logan, Alainey and I are thankful to be serving the Lord in South Africa. We are blessed the Lord has brought us this far. He is faithful. We look forward to welcoming baby #3 in October.

I rejoice with the missionary team in NYC for the two baptisms last week and for the three men who received certificates for completing discipleship. Amen!

Shawn Bateman preached chapel this week, and we’re grateful for it.

I am currently writing this from Asia, where I’ve been able to visit many the Asian team members. They’ve been kind enough to let me disrupt their schedules. I have been extremely encouraged to see and hear from each of them! I still have a couple of days here, so I will share more updates next week!

Justin, a Chinese man saved at team member’s church in NY City, visited over the weekend. 

Travis held another Missionary Finance Training class this week. I am very grateful for the many tools we are blessed to offer and serve our missionary team.

Emily Wilkerson teaching kids ministry in their yard. Amen!