The Missionaries of our Church Family
Aaron & Emily Ahlquist
Aaron and Emily have a long history with Lost Timber Bible Camp. Aaron spent the first year of his life at Lost Timber while his parents served as the Grounds Managers. After moving off the camp grounds, Aaron was a "mini camper" while his parents continued to be involved in the ministry. Aaron and Emily began their official camping careers in grade school as campers and their involvement has only increased from there. They have served the camp in many capacities including maintenance staff, counselor, program director, cook, staff coordinator, camp registrar, canteen manager and Board Member.
Aaron and Emily began serving as Operations Director in 2014 to help expand Lost Timber's ministry and have an even greater impact on the lives of campers. In this role they oversee current camp programming and operations while facilitating future growth. Aaron and Emily are financially supported through the generous gifts of individuals and churches, similar to the support a missionary would receive.
Megan De Ruyter
Aloha!!
From 2nd grade I have always wanted to be a missionary, (& of course the Lord knew that). I have always believed in God and Jesus, but didnt have a relationship with Him until about 5 years ago. The Lord gave me an intense dream that woke me up spiritually, and brought me back to Him, and I knew He was taking me to YWAM.
YWAM is a place where you get to know God personally, find out who He has created you to be, and how to make Him known to the unreached & lost people of the world. This is the place I fell in love with Jesus, found out I am truly loved by the Father, and how to listen to Holy Spirit, to know when to stay and rest in Him, and when to go and proclaim as He calls me to.
I now work with the Discipleship Training School within YWAM where students come from all over the world (young adults ages around 18-30), there is a 3 month lecture phase to "know God" and then we go "make Him known" on a 3 month outreach phase! Our base is led to go to the 10/40 window in Asia, and the South Pacific.
The Lord has done so much, in radical, beautiful ways, and there are so many amazing testimonies I can share.
He has been so gracious and kind to take me from being completely lost, broken, bitter & angry, depressed, & even suicidal in college, to a person who wants to sit in His presence everyday, and be undone by who He is. To want to see heaven come, and His will be done, daily. To follow His leading, His voice, His guidance. To see His glory like Moses did, be undignified like David, pray fervently like Daniel, prophesy boldly like Elijah, and go proclaim the gospel like Paul! And above all, live a life worthy of my calling, a life like Christ! I LOVE JESUS and want to share with people how He has saved me, made me, & transformed my life in the best way!
Nathan & Nozomi Brownell
Many young people in Japan are struggling, despite material abundance, with matters related to the heart and soul. Many withdraw and become hopeless and too many end in terribly tragic situations. The church in Japan is having trouble reaching the next generation. Nathan and Nozomi Brownell are working in cooperation with the church to renew youth outreach across Japan. Nathan helps share the gospel through the GreenHouse youth center by identifying, encouraging, and raising up youth leaders. Nozomi shares the vision for a revived national youth outreach via the Children and Worship International program. Nathan and Nozomi have three sons: Kenneth, Raymond, and Luke. The Brownells serve in partnership with Nihon Kirisuto Kyodan (the United Church of Christ in Japan)
Brian & Elizabeth Bruxvoort
As a pilot, mechanic, and chief pilot for the Mission Aviation Repair Center (MARC), Brian Bruxvoort helps make evangelization and church ministry possible in Alaska's remote villages. He transports pastors to and from their congregations; brings missionaries, students receiving mission training, and work teams to their mission sites; he fly’s children to Bible camps; and helps maintain MARC's airplanes. He also connects people with the goods or services they need and helps Alaskan Christians feel connected to the rest of the body of Christ. His wife, Beth, participates in a women’s Bible study and an after-school club called Child Evangelism Fellowship, volunteers in her children’s classrooms, and reaches out to women around her who need a friend. The Bruxvoorts have four children: Brianna, Michael, Lucas, and Jonathan.
JJ & Jess
JJ and Jess, along with their three kids, have lived in Central Asia since 2013. They lead a team with the goal of seeing an indigenous Church planted among every rural community in their Central Asian Country. They accomplish this by meeting physical and spiritual needs in rural communities. Through community agricultural development they build relationships and share the gospel in rural areas which encompasses 73% of the population in this Muslim country.
Mission Organizations that Woodstock Church Supports
Inspiring Hope
The Alpha Center is a non-profit agency that provides a full range of services to women and men involved in an unexpected pregnancy. The goal is to provide positive alternatives with practical support. Since 1984, this center has helped women and men of all ages and various cultural backgrounds from the Sioux Falls community and beyond.
KNWC
a Christian radio station based out of Sioux Falls, SD whose mission is to bring the hope of Jesus to the Sioux Empire.
Bringing Gospel Hope to Venerable Children
A ministry that equips the body of Christ to manifest the gospel to vulnerable children through adoption, foster care, global orphan care, and pregnancy counseling.
Year-round fun, Adventure, Beauty, & Peace in Creation
Inspiration Hills’ mission is to provide an environment for the individual to come to know and grow in Christ and be challenged for life in God’s Kingdom. The vision of the board is to be a uniting presence for the churches of all denominations (especially for RCA & CRC) to collaborate in kingdom work. The vision includes providing opportunities for leadership training, pastor and family care, discipleship training, spiritual retreats and other opportunities in response to local needs.
Attaining Truth, Love,
And Self Control
ATLAS is a non-profit organization that offers free mentoring sessions for people experiencing: depression, loss, single parenting, addiction, marriage challenges, financial difficulty, aging parents, anxiety, loneliness, divorce, parenting issues, fear, bitterness. We help you utilize local resources, agencies, and counseling. We do not give hand-outs or provide a quick fix. We offer accountability, prayer, and encouragement to help you set goals, experience peace, hope, joy, and self-control.
Go & Do Likewise
That is the mission of Samaritan's Purse—to follow the example of Christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the Gospel. The Amazing Journey of a Shoebox Gift Begins with You and Results in Evangelism, Discipleship, and Multiplication.
Helping you connect with God.
Every Day. Every Way.
Our Daily Bread is a devotional calendar-style booklet published by Our Daily Bread Ministries in over 55 languages. The booklet is one of the most widely read Christian devotionals in circulation today.
Give HOPE to a Child in Poverty
Compassion International connects a child living in poverty with a loving, church-based child sponsorship program. Support provides: medical checkups, nutritious food, health and hygiene training, educational assistance, services like surgeries and disaster relief, mentoring & most importantly they hear about Jesus Christ. ARC sponsors a compassion child. Our compassion child is Christa from Haiti.
Serve a Meal, Make a Difference
The Banquet meal ministry was founded in 1985 starting with just one meal per week. We now serve 13 meals per week at two locations. The Banquet is a volunteer-based ministry, which means our meals are paid for, prepared by, and served by volunteer groups who come from Sioux Falls and the surrounding area.
faith + forward = faithward
For more than 50 years Words of Hope has pursued a single mission: to proclaim Jesus Christ through broadcasting in the languages of the world's peoples, seeking with its partners in ministry to build the church by winning the uncommitted to faith in Christ and by encouraging Christians in the life of discipleship.
A New Life Begins Here…
New Life Treatment Center delivers quality, professional treatment services, helping clients to break the power of chemical dependency and to lead healthy lives, free from alcohol and drugs. We are rooted and grounded in the love of Jesus Christ and serve everyone in His name. People of all faiths or of no faith at all are welcome here at New Life. No one will “cram religion down your throat”, but you will hear people talk about their experience and the source of their strength and hope. It’s who we are. As one client said, “Love is just in the air in this place.” We have two chaplains, as well as a host of dedicated speakers and volunteers.
Caring for the needs of the community with compassion while sharing the hope of Jesus Christ
This corporation is founded for the purpose of proclaiming the Gospel of Salvation by Grace in Christ and Him crucified; for the salvation of souls and the establishing of believers, and doing whatsoever is usual, convenient or expedient in such ministry; to maintain a place for the sheltering, lodging, feeding and clothing of the unfortunate, indigent & transients.
We Care
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Pipestone County Area Food Shelf
The Pipestone County Food Shelf serves residents in our county who are experiencing an emergency or financial difficulty that limits their ability to purchase food for themselves and their family.
Come enjoy our Creator’s backyard with us!
Lost Timber is a God-centered camp. Sharing God’s love is our focus, our purpose and our entire reason for being here. At Lost Timber, we are passionate about building relationships and helping campers grow in their faith. We are much more than just a safe and affordable place to have fun with friends. We are committed to building relationships with our campers so we can share with them the love of Christ and, more importantly, SHOW them the love of Christ. Whether at the beach, on the ball field, or in the chapel, campers are encouraged, cared for, and loved by our dedicated staff. We hope that our love and excitement for Jesus rubs off on everyone who visits us at Lost Timber.
Sunday School Mission for 2024
The Forsaken Children
Across Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, tens of thousands of children - some as young as seven or eight years old, are living on the streets without family, without food, shelter, living on medians, under bridges and in dark alleyways, alone. Many turn to drugs to numb the pain and fear. Some are forced into sex trafficking with the promise of survival. There is no safety net for these precious souls. No one’s child should live this way.
We exist to rescue, restore and rebuild the lives of children at-risk in Ethiopia because we believe that all children should be free to live abundant lives.
