WELCOME BILL and MARTY STURDIVANT!

With international experience in South Asia, Eastern and Western Europe and the UK, the Sturdivants are now based in Portland, Oregon. Their heart for Muslim ministry will take them regularly to the Middle East, as well as connecting them to immigrant communities in the U.S.

“In April, 2010, we had the privilege of visiting Iran. After traveling throughout the country and praying for the people, we sensed that God was asking us to be involved in training and equipping these wonderful new believers in the Word of God and the Christian faith. This trip clearly reinforced our growing hunger to once again participate in global missions efforts.”

Contact Bill and Marty about sharing their ministry in your church or home group!

Associates on the Move

Jon & Harriet Askew
Oct 15-28 - Kosova ministry

Carey Childrey
Sept 30 - Preaching on the Book of Revelation
Oct 11 - Mödling, Austria ministry
Oct 31 - Teaching at First Methodist Church, Fairburn, GA
Nov - Teaching at First Baptist Atlanta Intl. Class, Atlanta, GA
Dec - Colorado Ministry Trip

Mike Garner
Oct - Christian Therapist Fellowship Training on
Inner Healing/Spiritual Warfare
Oct/Nov -Tentative trip to Austria to train Inner Healing Prayer Team & work with refugee ministry leaders
Nov - Tentative seminars on Inner Healing/Spiritual Warfare in Oregon/Washington

Doug and Candy Goins

Oct 31-Nov 7 - Teaching, Annual Mission’s Conference
Peninsula Bible Church, Palo Alto, CA

Jerry Hogshead
Oct-Nov.- India and Bangladesh

Gordon Rohn
Oct 14-17 - Regional Unreached People Group meetings Chicago, IL
Oct - Meet with Bishop of the United Brethren in Christ Church, Phoenix, AZ
Feb 2-3 - Go Ye Fellowship Committee and Trustee
Meetings, Pasadena, CA
Feb 20-27 - Church Missions Conf., Concord, CA

Stuart Rowell
Oct 13-Nov 3 - Traveling in Slovenia, Bosnia, Serbia,
Albania & Poland for ministry
Nov 8-12 - Ministry in Pristina, Kosovo, Bosnia,
Serbia, Albania & Poland
Jan - Speaking at Missions Conference, Southern Germany
Feb - Ministry trip to Slovenia, Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia

Larry & Jean Rus
Oct 5 - Begin assignment in Counseling/Member Care Center, Antalya, Turkey

Bill & Marty Sturdivant
Dec - Leading training on “The Gifts of the Spirit” - Turkey
Jan/Feb - Exploratory ministry trip to Kuwait (tentative)

Jim & Leta VanMeter
Nov 5-6 - Women’s Retreat, Black Forest, Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 4-6 - Spiritual Life Retreat, Los Angeles,CA
Feb 10 - Mission Leaders Seminar, Colo Springs, CO

Glen & Shelly Volkhardt
Shelly –
Oct 8-10 - Women’s Retreat, Trail West, Buena Vista, CO
Oct 15-17 - Women’s Retreat, Quaker Ridge, Woodland Park, CO
Nov. 5-6 - City-wide Women's Conference, Roseburg, OR
Jan 21-23 - Women's Retreat, Sequim, WA

Glen –
Nov 13-20 - Paraclete Office in Gilbert, AZ
Dec 8-11 - Paraclete board meetings, Gilbert, AZ
Jan 22 - Palm Ministries Board meetings, Lakeland, FL
Feb 24 - COICOM board meetings, Miami, FL

Dick & Pat Worden
Oct - Seminar Retreat – Vienna, Austria
Nov - “Revealing God’s Glory” Seminar, Bulgaria
Late Nov - Beginning of a six-month home assignment in the USA

Stating Our Case

One of the things that I've been working on over the last few months is a "case statement" for Paraclete. It's a four page brochure that makes the case for the importance of our mission. It lays out the tremendous growth of the church around the world and the simultaneous availability of a large number of seasoned missionaries who can mentor, train and counsel. It is a unique window of opportunity. The case statement lays this out in more detail with pictures, examples and statistics. You can download a copy (1.7M) to see the full document. We will produce the case statement in multiple versions. The first one is designed for foundations and folks who could contribute significantly to a project to expand Paraclete's team of associates. With God's blessing, we think we can grow Paraclete quickly to take advantage of the window of opportunity. If you would like printed copies to share just let us know. If you have contact with a foundation that you think would allow us to submit a proposal please contact us.

New Home Office

Paraclete's main office is in Gilbert, Arizona (Phoenix area). We hope to move the office in November, but it will stay in Gilbert. This is a cost-saving measure. We like where we have been, but good stewardship calls for less space and lower cost. We are one year into a three-year lease, so we have found subtenants, and we plan to lease a new single office that shares kitchen, bathrooms and conference rooms with other tenants. The Gilbert team has done most of the preparation for the move already. The picture is a shot of downtown Gilbert and the office we have our eye on is in the light blue building with the triangle on the top.

This means a new address. We've switched to a PO box in case we need to move again. The old address will forward for six months, but you can begin using the new address immediately.  Please make note of it:

Paraclete Mission Group
PO Box 1970
Gilbert, AZ 85299-1970