Missions

At Prairieland we see ourselves as part of the global mission of the church.  We take this role seriously and support various ministries and missions both in the USA and around the World.  Below is a list of all of the missions we support and we encourage you to click on the links to find out more about each one!  Also we encourage you to pray for them!  We are very thankful for Marty & Eldon Lessen and all of their work in leading this vital ministry in our church family!

  • Matthew & sydney barker - senegal - teach beyond

    Summer Update 2020 ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkV1yt7hWz4


    Matthew is the son of Llyle & Sue who attend Prairieland.  Matthew & Sydney are on the field in Sengal teaching through the organization "Teach Beyond". 


    Teach Beyond's website states the following:

    We believe that Christ-centered education is a powerful force for the transformation of individuals and societies.

     

    We follow our Lord Jesus Christ by engaging with the needs of this world – physical, relational, and spiritual. We believe God will transform families, churches, communities, and societies as our educators model transformation and our learners experience it in their hearts and minds.


    https://teachbeyond.org/

  • Little Galilee Christian Camp & Retreat Center - Clinton, IL

    "The purpose of Little Galilee shall be to conduct camps, conferences, and rallies, to the end that persons not yet Christian may be won to Christ and His Church as it is set forth in the New Testament, and that Christian people of all ages may be built up in the Christian faith and life.”

    https://www.littlegalilee.com/

  • shiloh christian children's ranch - Shelbina, MO

    The Mission of Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch to provide Christian homes for abused, neglected, and other at-risk children and to meet the spiritual, emotional, educational, social, and physical needs of each child.

     

    Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch opened in 1977 as a result of the vision and efforts of Mr. Don McCain and Mr. Stan Way.

    http://www.shilohranch.org/

  • restoration house ministries

    Since 1999 Restoration House Ministries has been privileged to assist in the birth of sixteen new churches.

    Why Church Planting in New England

    • The region includes three of the four most densely populated states in the United States: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. If New England were one state, its population would rank 5th in the nation, behind Florida.
    • Southern New England forms an integral part of the Boston-Washington megalopolis, a conglomeration of urban centers that spans from Boston, Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C.
    • The Northeast has surpassed the Pacific Northwest as the least religious region of the U.S. (American Religious Identification Survey, 2008).
    • The ratio of independent Christian churches in New England is 1 per 876,390 people (as compared to 1 per 50,000 people in other areas of the U.S.)

  • christian Dominican evangelistic mission & School -Alberto Rivas


    Evangelize to harvest souls for God’s Kingdom

     - Outreach to communities through regular door-to-door Bible studies and community activities.

     - Form relationships through sports activities such as baseball, softball, soccer, basketball and volleyball, opening the door for presenting the gospel.

     

    Plant and Support Churches

     - Planted the Monte Cristi church, where the Rivas’ began their evangelism.

     - Planted the Buenos Aires church, in the neighborhood where the baseball field

        was first established for outreach.

     - Support the Barrero church, a healthy, growing congregation.

     - Supported the San Jose Church. 

     

    Teach children about Jesus

     - Operate an elementary school in the Buenos Aires neighborhood, providing many young children the opportunity to receive an education and also learn about Jesus. Based on growth and need, this school has expanded to currently serve 120 students in K-6 grade in 2018.  Many of these children have influenced their parents and families to attend church and community activities provided by CDEM.

     

    Care for the people of the communities

     - Provide help with many needs in the community as they arise, including medical help, transportation, housing, home repair, and food, etc.

     - Provided food for up to 500 families following devastating floods in 2004 and 2008

     - Provided shelter for many Dominicans and Haitians during floods and hurricanes

     - Delivered over $42,000 of food, water and medical supplies to people in Haiti following the devastating earthquake.

     

    http://cdemdr.org/

  • Ghana christian mission - africa

         The purpose of Ghana Christian Mission is to enrich and multiply life and hope through disciple-making in the name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

         While we believe the greater ministry of Ghana Christian Mission is in the future, we celebrate the work of 21 church planters who have started 220 churches; have baptized 11,000 people; and continue to reach more Unreached People Groups, such as the Chakali Outreach started in 2018. We celebrate over 70 medical staff members serving in 7 clinics who have treated over 600,000 patients. Our two schools have over 400 students, and many community development projects continue all over Ghana through the ministry of Ghana Christian Mission.  We give all the Glory to God.


    https://www.ghanachristianmission.com/



  • Hannah mccalla - one mission society

    Hannah is making a transition from her job in Greenwood Indiana to go serve in Ireland.  She will be assisting new churches in administrative roles.


    One Mission Society unites in partnership with more than 180 organizations and denominations for one purpose: to see the Gospel of Jesus Christ spread throughout the world, with the greatest number of disciples made, and to see God glorified in all that we say and do — to help fulfill the Great Commission. This has been, is and always will be our One Mission.


    https://onemissionsociety.org/

  • AMG INTERNATIONAL - At Hand 4 Tears - Rafael & Mary Restrepo - spain

    Rafael and Mary Restrepo serve with AMG International in Southeast Spain in the cities of Murcia and Torrevieja, with additional outreach to Cuba and North Africa. Their ministry includes church planting, youth work, children’s ministry, home Bible studies, and discipleship programs. Rafael was born in Colombia, South America, and moved to New York at the age of nine. He accepted Christ as Savior in the cafeteria of a machine shop at the age of nineteen. He and Mary met at Bible college in Arkansas, and married in 1986. They have been missionaries for over twenty-five years, beginning their ministry in Uruguay before moving to Spain. The Restrepos have two daughters, Carina and Jessica, and in 1999 the family expanded to include their two neices, Bianca and Felicia.

    http://restrepoministries.org/home.html


    The Restrepos are also involved in another vital ministry "At Hand 4 Tears"

    At Hand 4 Tears exists to intervene on the behalf of women caught in sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.  This is done through:  Concentrated prayer, Cooperation with local officials, Meeting individual needs, 24-hour hotline, Proclaiming the God who came to set the oppressed free


    Working on the front line, we identify the victims of slavery bringing hope as we regularly meet with these precious ladies on the roadways, in strip clubs, and in brothels.   During our interventions, we offer the option of leaving their slavery behind and of setting goals for a better future.  Those rescued are given the opportunity to take advantage of a safe house where they can be restored


    http://www.athand4tears.com/

  • Christ to the nations - Dick Escoto family -Philippines


    Our Church Family Supports the Ministry of Dick Escoto a Filipino Pastor preaching the gospel with the support and help of Christ to the Nations

    Headed by Eldon & Sue Potts CTN (Christ To The Nations) Ministry works mainly in the Philippines . Eldon has established a Bible College there where those native to the Philippines can attend and then go out and start churches among their own people. It only takes a small amount in American dollars to support a man and his family in the Philippines, where as it would take much more for an American to take a family and live there. Mission trips are taken where Eldon recruits volunteers and they go train leaders and even build church buildings. In addition he also works with two children's homes there.