Greg works with Encompass publishing, where they produce Bibles, books, and bible software in French. One huge project that Greg and his team continues to promote is the African Study Bible. These Bibles written in French cover familiar Bible stories while also giving applications of biblical principles through stories set in the African culture. They have also produced children’s books and a comic style Bible for children and youth. Sandrine teaches in a local French school. They are both involved in a French church in their town of Macon. Greg is an elder and is also on the preaching team. Sandrine co-leads the children’s program and serves on the worship team. Greg and Sandrine have four adult children.

The Great Commission is being fulfilled on not only one platform, but thousands; on not only one creative idea, but millions. The creative media Greg and his team has developed over the years is one of many innovative pursuits for reaching the nations around the world today. They have seen the need and the potential, and they have taken action to make exciting things happen.

Jason is the new Africa Director for Encompass World Partners making him the point man for all projects that Encompass has going on in Africa. Christy is working with a new Encompass Network that focuses on ministering to Third Culture Kids (TCK) - children of those families serving all over the world. After spending 11 years based in Cameroon as Encompass missionaries, the Carmeans have transitioned back to Ashland, OH. Jason and Christy have two adult daughters (plus two grandchildren) and a son in college at Cedarville University.

While in Cameroon, Jason was involved in the leadership of the seven Bible Institutes in Africa, four in the Central African Republic, two in Chad, and one in Cameroon where a new Center for Training and Ministry was opened in June 2025.

Jason will continue to make frequent visits to Africa to meet with his African partners including pastors in local Charis churches and both teachers and students in the Bible Institutes.

Barb spent over 40 years in service in the Central African Republic. She states that “the needs here are so great and the solutions elusive and fraught with complexities” and “there are no quick fixes.” Barb has settled back in Indiana but remains closely tied to the work of Encompass in Africa.

She is currently involved in three projects:

1. Hand in Hand Orphan Schools (HnH) - Next year will be the 20th year for HnH. Twenty years represents a lot of lives impacted for the Gospel and a lot of children-now-adults who are today serving to strengthen their churches and communities and raising Christian families.
2. Oral Bible Workshop - 250 solar powered audio players have been delivered to the CAR and 29 Central African evangelists and pastors have been trained in their use. Each audio player is loaded with Bibles in 5 different languages of the CAR and 3 series of discipleship lessons.
3. National Literacy Program - Two national leaders in the CAR have committed to doing whatever it takes to open peoples’ eyes to the Word of God through literacy. Pray that God will bless the work of these two along with three other trainers so that by the end of 2026 they will have raised up at least ten more literacy trainers who will be able to do district-level literacy seminars to equip local churches to begin literacy classes.

Dave is one of Delaware Grace’s own, our former youth pastor, associate pastor, and lead pastor. He is serving with Encompass World Partners as the Director of Mobilization and Recruitment. In his role with Encompass, Dave he is very active in recruiting and mobilizing churches and individuals for the Great Commission.

Dave’s position allows him to travel to college campuses to represent Encompass and to expose college students to the opportunities the organization offers.

Dave and his co-workers are currently working on expanding the reach of Encompass missionaries into Thailand and Japan. Prayers are for 40 new long term workers by 2030 and 100 by 2035 to strengthen existing teams and to allow new teams to de sent to new locations.

Will and Emma are from the Columbus area and they arrived as missionaries in Yamanashi, Japan in April 2026. Yamanashi is a rural, mountainous area outside of Tokyo where less than 1% of the population is Christian. Will and Emma, with their two young sons Liam and Soren, will connect with people through teaching English, mom meet-ups, and rock climbing.

Will and Emma are just settling into their home in Japan while learning more about the Japanese language and culture every day. They are still working through some of the things that go into any move, multiplied due to the fact they are doing so as foreigners in a foreign country. Prayers for Will and Emma and the boys to feel more”at home” soon. They are fortunately a part of a team of Encompass missionaries some of whom have been in Japan for some time.

In recent years, God has brought nearly two million migrants and refugees to Germany. After serving in this country for six years back in the 90s, Steve and Celeste followed God’s call to rejoin the Encompass staff there with a heart to minister to the least reached in Germany.

They are excited that God is bringing the least reached within reach. Their vision is to see an international church established in Germany where people of different languages, backgrounds, and cultures can find their place in a local body of Christ.

Steve and Celeste and their team seek opportunities to minister at the Xenos Cafe, a community center in Heilbron where the group teaches English, offers Bible-reading groups, and gathers for their church services.

Throughout the villages scattered across the rolling hills, plains, and jungles of the Central African Republic (CAR), thousands of orphaned children struggle to survive. In this culture, it is required that when someone dies, his brother adopts his children. As a result, most families here have more children than they are able to care for.

To meet this need, we here at Delaware Grace partner with local churches in the CAR to provide three years of foundational schooling for these orphaned kids. This ministry is called Hand in Hand, and there are currently 42 schools that care for around 1,700 children.

Our gift supports these partnerships by providing school supplies, salaries for the teachers, and meals for the kids. Not only does this relieve their families, but it also paves the way for these children to get an education, opening doors to countless opportunities down the road when they are adults.

And since these schools are partnered with local churches, they are built on the foundation of Jesus Christ, and they teach of Him and His love to kids who don’t know Him yet—which could change their lives forever.

We support two schools, with 50 children in each, run by the church in Sakpa. Our two teachers are Jean Paul and Hortence, and have been serving for many years. Barb Wooler serves as our point of contact for our HnH schools.

For over a decade, The Timothy Project has connected students at our Bible Institutes in the Central African Republic (CAR), Cameroon, and Chad with sponsors who support their education. At Delaware Grace we are currently helping to support five TTP students. In all, there are seven Bible Institutes (with 110 students) and one seminary (with 36 students) educating young men. In addition to assisting these students, this initiative helps local churches as these students become well-trained pastors and church leaders after they graduate.

Wives of the students also have classes and other training, mostly involving literacy because most women in those areas cannot read or write. They are also trained in oral Bible story learning so that they can memorize them and pass them on to others in their villages.

Compassion International is a child advocacy ministry that seeks to assist children living in social, economic, physical, and spiritual poverty. We pray for health and safety for the students, their families, and the Compassion staff. We also pray for Pastor Angel Rivera who had been a long-time leader there at the Iglesia de Dios Mananaiales de Vida Eterna (Church of God Springs of Eternal Life).

Your support through Compassion International gives a child life-changing opportunities to develop. It's a relationship more powerful than poverty — changing their life and yours! A donation provides:

• Health Care
• Age-Appropriate Christian Teaching
• Hygiene Training
• Education & Vocational Training
• Nutrition & Water
• Mentorship, Guidance & Love

Bryan and Kim Pfeiffer here at Delaware Grace are able to answer your questions and provide you with any information you are seeking about Compassion International.

Since 1995 Matt and Boo have had the privilege of sharing Christ with hundreds of students and leading many to a personal faith in Him though their connection with CRU. Every year a growing number of students become "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19) leading more of their friends, roommates and teammates to get involved. There is still strong opposition at OWU to sharing Jesus Christ and His message of love, hope and eternal life, but nothing seems to thwart God's movement on this campus.

Matt and Boo also have a growing Coaches Ministry at OWU…a majority of the teams are represented. Many of those coaches are influencing their fellow colleagues in the athletic department toward a personal relationship with Christ.

Matt and Boo have also launched a growing & successful ministry to CEO's, Entrepreneurs, and Influential Marketplace Leaders called "MI3" (Men of Influence Influencing Influencers). They are “being transformed to transform” their lives, marriages, families, workplace, and respective communities. So, in addition to the growing impact that they have on the university, they are also winning building, and sending these marketplace leaders.

Kristina (daughter of John Hixson) and Josh served as missionaries in Bosnia and now live in Battle Creek, Michigan. Josh works as Facilities Manager for Alongside Ministries. Kristina is working part time with Global Partners as a writer for the communications team while also working with Alongside Ministries in communications and marketing. Kristina is also home schooling Ivy and Lucy.

Alongside Ministries exists to help missionaries, pastors, and ministry leaders find hope and healing through counseling and care retreats.

After spending several years ministering in Montenegro, Mary Kate was called by the Lord back into teaching middle school and high school students in Quito, Ecuador. She will be teaching Digital Design and Yearbook along with serving as the College and Career Advisor for high school students at the Alliance Academy International. This will allow her some time to be out of the school and be on college campuses attending career fairs or meeting with university reps.

Mary Kate’s responsibilities give her opportunities to counsel students and build meaningful relationships with both students and staff.

Mary Kate is still on staff with Grace Global Ministries based out of Cedarville. She is excited to see what God has in store for her.

Rachel has been serving in Nagoya, Japan, since 2012. She served first as a teacher and is now Asia-Pacific Director of Missionary Kid (MK’s) Care. Rachel will continue to serve MK’s and their families all over Asia virtually from LA and will travel to Japan with some consistency. Her organization, Next, exists to serve the global church in reaching the nations and the next generation for Christ.

Rachel serves missionary families through education resourcing and relational ministry to their kids. In this role, she has the privilege of traveling to visit missionary kids as well as investing in their lives through Mission to the World.

In July 2025, Rachel married Mitch Calbert. He is pursuing doctoral studies in Christian Education.