"The purpose of this church is to glorify God through the salvation of the lost and the edification of believers.”

It is the vision and goal of Northfield Baptist Church to carry out the command of Christ's Great Commission. Therefore, we view missions as an integral ministry of our church and of our individual members.

Northfield Baptist Church has the opportunity to support many who share the Gospel of Jesus Christ both in our country and throughout the world by meeting financial needs, offering encouragement and through prayer. Following is information on people as well as ministries that NBC supports.

Below, all of the missionaries and ministries are listed that Northfield Baptist Church supports. Here are some ideas of how you as a church member can support them.

1. Be aware of their needs, prayer requests and praises provided through the prayer letters.
2. Pray for our missionaries and ministries regularly.
3. Send them special offerings through funds collected in the ABF groups. Requests can be sent to the Treasurer through the church office.
4. Send them notes or cards of encouragement.
5. Spend time with missionary families when they are in our area on furlough.

Included here is a prayer list of praises and requests for our current missionaries.

Nate and Maam Beckman in Thailand

• Praise the Lord for the opportunity to celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of Pinklao Baptist Church. While they were burdened because of those who have walked away in those ten years, they rejoiced to add five new members on the Sunday of celebration!
• Pray for Pinklao to grow enough to purchase its own building and call its first Thai pastor.

Dave and Jeannie Ferguson, Baptist Mid-Missions

• Pray for His work to advance
• Pray for more lives surrendered to His call, for dedication to service in the lives of His children, for more laborers for the fields that await
• Pray for the health struggles of their adult children and grandchildren

Steve and Beth Gault, Baptist Mid-Missions

• Steve and Beth had opportunity to visit the Ivory Coast and have returned home safely. Pray for the people to have received needed encouragement and strength through their ministry.

Joe and Esther Keim, Mission to Amish People (MAP)

• Pray for Jonas and Abigail, missionaries to Germany, who have already gone ahead and are setting up housing and speaking opportunities. Pray for everything to fall into place for them as they plan the itinerary. 
• Pray for the team that they will have courage and opportunities to speak spiritual truth into the lives of the German people. Pray for them each to meet their goal of encouraging and challenging God’s people and sharing the gospel.
• Pray for financial needs for the trip to continue to be met.

Ken and Amy Lowe in Portugal 

• Pray for Ken as he continues to minister to pastors and teach them how to effectively counsel.
• Pray as they continue to evaluate and finalize the partnership with Samora Correia Church.
• Pray as Ken continues to counsel with individuals, pastors and leaders that he will have insight and wisdom. Pray as he prepares for sessions that he will know how to direct what he shares to be effective for their growth.
• Pray as Ken and Amy continue their language studies and work to have better communication skills with the people.
• Pray for Ken and Amy as they work to have good contact with their supporting churches.
• Pray for Ken and Amy as they build relationships and enjoy times of hospitality with friends.
• Pray for safety, good health, and encouragement, as well as needed comfort in being far from their family.

Bill and Becky Petite in Japan

• The greatest burden of their hearts is that the Japanese people, especially those in Izumi, might be saved. Pray that people will not passively reject the gospel message but instead will repent and believe.
• Pray for the Lord’s leading for a young couple who is considering coming to lead the church in Izumi. Pray for God to clearly reveal His plan for them.
• Continue to pray for Chizuru, Shuichi, Hiroyuki, Masaaki, Mrs. Uchizono, Hiroe, Mayumi, Hitomi, and many others, who have heard the gospel repeatedly, to trust in Christ.
• Pray for healing for Mrs. Urakami, who has had a recurrence of her cancer.
• Pray for reconciliation among two women in their church.

Dave, Ruth Ann and Andrea Rogers, ABWE Chile

• Praise the Lord for the new open doors of teaching and training through the GROW Training & Publications ministry. Dave and a Chilean pastor plan to attend an International Christian literature conference in Puebla, Mexico. Pray for the remaining financial need to be met for them to attend this much needed conference.
• Pray for Andrea as she settles into college life at Lancaster Bible College. She is enrolled to study the one-year Bible Certificate and facing her first experience of living away from home and family.

Josh, Rachel, Nate, Anna Stewart in Taiwan

• Praise the Lord for the work He is doing in lives to reveal sin and draw people closer to Him.
• Praise the Lord for His grace, mercy, love, forgiveness, holiness, and His majesty. He is on the throne and rules this world and everyone in it.
• Pray for people to respond to the gospel for salvation and sanctification.
• Pray for people to find peace in knowing and trusting our great God better and for God’s guidance as Josh and Rachel seek to use their time well for His glory.
• Pray for Rachel to have grace, love, wisdom, humility and strength as she, especially, helps women who are dealing with sin and now seeking to live their lives for the Lord.
• Pray for their church it is mission’s month. Pray people will be burdened to step up and serve the Lord in whatever way He desires.

Michael and Sherri Vanek, Faith Baptist Community Church and Center

• Praise the Lord the basketball court and the youth room that will allow ministry to expand with the youth and young adults in the neighborhood.
• Praise the Lord also for gifts that will enable an update to the security systems allowing them to monitor it all remotely. 
• Pray for Sherri as she continues to deal with the daily pain and rigidity from her rheumatoid arthritis. 
• Continue to pray for Michael as he deals with Parkinson’s disease. His walking and balance are a constant struggle.
• Pray for Emily and the opportunity she has to minister in Italy on a young adult missions' trip. Pray for safety in travel and fruit in their ministry.

Chris & Darcy Vergiels, Brazil with BMM

• Praise the Lord Darcy has recovered from her bout with shingles and is doing really well!
• Praise the Lord Warren & Lara arrived safely in the States for their furlough and have already had two meetings with a full fall schedule ahead. Pray for the Lord’s blessing on their furlough ministry and for God’s blessing in their travels.
• Praise the Lord that before Warren & Lara left for furlough, two individuals came to know the Savior! Pray for Fernando and for Ana that they will grow in their new faith in Jesus. 
• Pray for their intern Sid and his wife, Fran as they continue to hold services and minister to the people.
• Praise the Lord for the work that is taking place in the Children’s Ministry at Calvary Baptist in Presidente Prudente. There have been several salvation decisions this month with more children understanding their need for a Savior.
• Pray for wisdom and insight as Calvary Baptist deals with a church discipline situation. Pray for true repentance and restoration of this individual.

Rob and Penny Whitty in Ghana Africa

• Pray for people to respond to the Gospel message in faith.
• Pray for God’s provision for their current building project.
• Pray for the safety of their students/teachers as they travel each day.
• Pray for spiritual freshness and good physical health for Penny and Rob.
• Pray for the raising up/identifying of those who can be 2nd tier leaders - SS teachers, deacons, etc.
• Pray for doctrinal clarity in their preaching and teaching.
• Pray for a replacement for Penny at the school - someone with administrative experience, which will be a need in the distant future.

Cameron and Kerry Woolford, Servant Leaders International

• Pray for Cam as he continues his travels sharing the SLI ministry seeking to build more partnerships. Pray for safety in travel and for them to be able to raise up the additional support needed.
• Pray for Cam and Kerry as they will be traveling to Nicaragua in the first part of November to conduct training and meet with the SLI team for strategic planning.
• Servant Leaders Ecuador has finalized their non-profit approval and can now begin to plan and carry out ministry recognized by the Ecuadorian Government. Pray for wisdom as they begin to open new doors to ministry throughout the country.
• Cam is currently teaching two courses: Team Ministry and Processing Life Biblically. Pray for the 86 students taking classes from Ecuador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Nate & Maam Beckman

Serving in Thailand

Serving Missionaries in Asia & The Pacific

Baptist Mid-Missions

Nate grew up in the Central African Republic as the son of BMM missionaries Larry and Paula Beckman. Nate later served short-term in Thailand, where he met his wife, Maam. They joined BMM in 2001 and serve as church planters in Bangkok, Thailand.

Dave & Jeannie Ferguson

First Vice President and Administrator for Missionary Services

Baptist Mid-Missions

Dave and his wife, Jeannie, served as BMM missionaries with Campus Bible Fellowship from 1987 until 2002, before Dave joined our home office team as Assistant to the President/Director of Special Projects. He took his current position in 2017.

As Administrator for Missionary Services, Dave is responsible for administrative oversight and coordination of the Missionary Services working group, which is comprised of the following services: Missionary Finance, Field Administration, Special Projects, and Crisis Management.

Steve & Beth Gault

Field Administrator for Africa and Europe

Baptist Mid-Missions

Steve grew up in Central African Republic as a BMM MK. In 1991, he and his wife, Beth, joined BMM and served as church planters in his homeland. Civil wars caused the Gaults to relocate to Côte d’Ivoire and then to Cameroon. In his last 11 years in Africa, Steve also served as BMM’s Africa coordinator before joining the home office team in 2015.

Steve serves in a pastoral and consulting role for the missionaries serving in his fields. Steve and Beth come alongside missionaries to help them thrive in life and ministry.

Joe & Esther Keim

Mission to Amish People

Joe and Esther Keim were both born and raised in the Old Order Amish Community. They had been taught that only by keeping the Amish ordinance would they be able to get to heaven. Through the testimony and prayers of his friend, Paul, Joe realized that it was only through accepting Jesus as his Savior that he would get to heaven. Both he and Esther came to know the Lord, were married and soon became outcasts of the Amish for their new beliefs. Though they became involved in church and began to serve, they were burdened for the Amish and the desire for each to hear the clear message of salvation. The result of this call is Mission to Amish People. The three-fold purpose is to 1) Evangelize and disciple Amish and former Amish people; 2) Assist older teenagers and young adults who have already left the Amish culture by providing basic life skills; and 3) Expand MAP all over North America.

Ken & Amy Lowe

Serving with Faith Global Missions in Portugal

Ken and Amy have extensive experience working in Portugal. The Lowes worked in Portugal for over 15 years before returning to the States for the last 10 years. They are now desiring to return to Portugal to focus upon Biblical Counseling training and leadership development with local Portuguese churches. This is a key time of resourcing leaders in Portugal as churches strive to grow and reproduce. Ken has been ACBC certified since 2007 and his D.Min focused on leadership development through the local church. 

Bill & Becky Petite

Serving in Japan

Association of Baptists for World Evangelism

Bill and Becky Petite are serving in Southern Japan and are involved with church planting, English teaching, the Living Hope Gospel Choir and Bill is Field Council Treasurer. They also teach English and Bible Classes, interpret for the deaf.

Dave & Ruth Ann Rogers

Serving in Chile

Association of Baptists for World Evangelism

Dave and Ruth Ann Rogers serve in Chile. Dave focuses on partnering with Chilean believers to plant churches (presently New Life Baptist) and equip leaders through the Seminary, overseeing the publications ministry, and field team leadership. Ruth Ann emphasizes the discipleship of women and teaching.

Josh & Rachel Stewart

Serving in Taiwan

Baptist Mid-Missions

The Stewarts joined BMM in 2010 to serve in Asia. Their current ministry is in Taiwan.

Michael & Sherri Vanek

Faith Baptist Church and Community Center

Baptist Mid-Missions

Michael and Sherri Vanek serve at the Faith Baptist Church and Community Center in inner-city Cleveland, Ohio. The church and center exist to preach the gospel, teach the Scriptures, and helping people grow into productive servants of Jesus Christ as He builds His church in inner-city Cleveland. To accomplish this mission, the Church & Center offer a variety of programs and free services including meals, a clothing store, medical services, pregnancy services, parenting classes, addiction classes, men’s, women’s and children’s programs, and church services.

Chris & Darcy Vergiels

Serving in Brazil

Baptist Mid-Missions

Chris was saved from a Catholic background in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Darcy was born in Brazil to Baptist Mid-Missions missionaries, Bob & Corrine Jones and trusted Christ as her Savior when she was five. We met in grad school at Bob Jones University and sensed God’s call in our lives for Brazil in 1991, joining the BMM in 1993. After our deputation ministry, we arrived in Brazil in January of 1997, where we worked in team ministry in metro Sao Paulo. After 6 years, we moved to the interior of the state of Sao Paulo to start Victory Baptist Church in Osvaldo Cruz. After this church graduated, the Lord moved us an hour away to the city of Presidente Prudente in 2016. Presently, we have a group of believers and meet in a rented facility. We are looking forward to purchasing property and constructing our church building. This is especially important in a Catholic culture because they look at the building as the church. Once our building is constructed, that barrier will be removed and more will come to hear the gospel preached and respond to accept Christ as Savior. We are excited to be part of God's work, building His church here in Presidente Prudente!

Rob & Penny Whitty

Serving in Ghana

Baptist Mid-Missions

Our story is really our journey of becoming the "living sacrifice" mentioned in Romans 12:1. We are both products of a Christian home, but we both struggled as teens to find our way in the Christian life. We married on October 27, 1984, and God richly blessed us in the succeeding years with five wonderful children. Early in our journey we committed to the local church and to our own personal growth. It was in the arena of the local church that God planted the desire for Him deep in our hearts.

In the Spring of 1995, we committed ourselves to ministry, knowing it would be the mission field but not certain of the location. After several years of deputation and several bumps in the road, we landed in Ghana in the fall of 2003. Looking back we sense that God used every step of the journey to prepare us for this ministry. Even when we didn’t know where we would be, the Lord knew! Right now we are privileged to serve the Lord in the Bono Region. Here we have helped a national-led church expand its ministry and, in 2019, the church opened a Christian school. We cannot believe how God has directed and led through all these events!

Cameron & Kerry Woolford

Church Planting through Church Multiplication

Servant Leaders International

Our family has been involved in Church Planting and Leadership Training for 25 years. We have participated in 7 church plants working in the United States, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. We are grateful that God has given us the privilege to see His church become a light in communities where confusion and spiritual darkness reign. We look forward to seeing how God will use our family in the years to come to further His Kingdom.