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After three years of training in London at Cornhill (expository preaching) and Oak Hill (MA focused on NT Greek exegesis), Jony and Jenny Bertin spent four years serving in church revitalisation in Rosario, Argentina. At the same time, being well aware that ‘the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few’ (Matthew 9:37), Jony also focused during these four years on training workers in Bible handling, expository preaching and NT Greek. They were also praying daily (as part of a…

Cristobel was until recently the part-time Principle of CEP (where Jony Bertin teaches). He is now the pastor of ISA Santiago Chile where with the leadership team he is re-thinking the vision of ISA for the next five years, he also continues to teach at CEP. Ale is one of the leaders of Parakeleo, a ministry that serve pastor’s wives, enabling them to be effective in their gospel ministry. The family have been accepted as a foster family and will be…

Benja is leading a church plant called Iglesia Jesús el Camino (IJEC) in southern Chile, in the city of Temuco. It is the Araucanía diocese’s first church plant since the Anglican Church of Chile became an official ecclesiastical province. Temuco is a highly evangelical city where there are many prosperity and neo-Pentecostal churches (churches that are governed by local apostles and prophets). This makes evangelism difficult because many people have had bad experiences of church, and the prejudice that exists…

Cornerstone Church started meeting in January 2019 with a team of 9 adults and 4 children. Before planting this new congregation, we spent two years planning and prayerfully preparing and were sent by five evangelical Anglican churches. We meet in Bethany Centre, a building we acquired in summer 2019 in Crewe. It is a great space that provides great opportunities. For Sunday evenings, we meet for ‘simple service@6’, a half hour service with supper provided. Midweek groups meet at our…

Joe has now started his training for ordination. He is completing his Master’s degree in Theology whilst on placement at St Mary’s in Cheadle and will be ordained in July 2023. Please pray that this time of training would be fruitful and formative to be better equipped for serving the Church. Please pray he would have the energy to balance his studies, placement, and looking after his family. Beth is currently working part-time as a family support worker for Family…

Supporting the local church in Athens, Greece In Greece, the predominant cultural influence is the Greek Orthodox Church. The evangelical church is small (perhaps around 0.2%), but is well placed to engage in growing opportunities with younger generations as they ask big questions about life and faith. What will you be doing? A fellowship of around nine evangelical churches want to grow in equipping each of their members to teach and disciple one another, and to reach the communities around…

Steve & Sarah moved to Leicester in July 2021 for Steve to be a church planting curate. They launched Living Hope Church Thurmaston on 18 September 2022, 38 adults attended the service which was unexpectedly a Thanksgiving service for the Queen. Give thanks for God’s goodness in growing the planting team who were commissioned on 25 September the service was followed by a wonderful launch celebration. Living Hope Church meets each Sunday at 4pm.Their prayer is that meeting in a…

David and Rachel work at St Andrew’s Hall in Melbourne, training missionaries for CMS-Australia and NZ. They also teach about mission around Australia and visit missionaries overseas. Rachel works with David three days a week and is involved in mentoring and raising up missionary applicants in Melbourne one day a week. Their family are: Tom, Mia and family just outside Melbourne; Sam, Melanie and family in Darwin; and Jonathan and Lizzie in London.