Archive for December 2017
December Mission Message – Robert Turnage – President
We were blessed to have former School of Christ students Andrey and his wife Lyudmyla Syrisko, and Stepan Volenk come to the Beaumont office of the School of Christ to meet with Pastor/President Robert Turnage regarding the work of SOC in the Ukraine and surrounding countries. Andrey and his wife now live in Seattle, Washington,…
Read MoreSOC continues to Change Lives at Angola State Penitentiary
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is a maximum-security prison farm. It is operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. It is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States with 6,300 prisoners and 1,800 staff, including corrections officers, janitors, maintenance, and wardens. It is located on an 18,000-acre property that was…
Read More400 Students Attend SOC in Brazil
We have seen God’s hand moving in extraordinary ways! In the month of June we had the privilege to travel to the northern region of Brazil to teach the School of Christ in the state of Amapá. The School was held at the Assembly of God Church in the city of Laranjal do Jari, which…
Read MoreChina – A Door Open That No Man Can Shut
(For security purposes we have not included pictures and names in this article) In June 2017, we were invited by local leaders of the underground church in Eastern China to run a School of Christ School. Here in the land of Chairman Mao and the Great Wall, Christianity has very little freedom. The government does…
Read MoreRussian School of Christ Youth Camp
David Gearheart – SOC Director Yakov Demianchuk – Field- Worker We have just finished our summer School of Christ Youth Camp with 130 young people in attendance. Our study this year was the series: “Faith.” During this week of camp the Lord was present to save and fill believers. Many rededicated their lives and…
Read MoreUzbekistan SOC Changes Lives
(For security purposes we have not included pictures or names.) In June, 2017, a School of Christ was run in Uzbekistan, with thirty-five students. Facing severe persecution, they were forced to run the School in a remote area. God began to move from the very beginning of the School. There were students filled with the…
Read MoreTestimony from Bulgaria
It is a great joy for me to tell how God Worked in my life through the School of Christ. I am the pastor of an Assemblies of God Church in Bulgaria. I received my education and did not have any room for the Holy Spirit. When I began preaching it was with the aspiration…
Read MoreSoutheast Asia Experiencing Revival
David Jacobson – SOC Director I was invited to attended the World Missions Conference in Seoul, South Korea in February, 2017 by Pastor Kim. Not knowing what to expect, I was delightfully surprised that everything was clean and well kept. There was an openness toward Christianity almost everywhere. Christian music could be heard in the…
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