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| "I have partnered
with MANNA because MANNA is a partner in the
Gospel. Its feeding and teaching centers are
evangelism stations that are winning families
to Christ and building local churches." |
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“Life will never
be the same! Once you’ve traveled with
Manna, no matter how hard you try to go back
to your “regular” life, you realize
it’s not possible. I’ve seen first
hand the impact Manna makes in third world
countries and it is amazing – to watch
God give everlasting life to the lifeless
and give hope to the hopeless through Manna
is like envisioning what it might be like
to walk with Jesus as He ministered on earth.
Godly works don’t happen without a strong
passion for reaching the forgotten for Jesus,
and a commitment to carry out that calling.
Missionary Bruce O’Neal and his Godly
staff possess the necessary passion and stamina
it takes to serve Christ in the areas of the
world that Manna is willing to go. We, as
pastors, can’t ever forget the first
word of the great commission – “Go”.
Manna is one of the most effective ministries
growing today because of the Bruce O’Neal’s
who are willing, able and properly equipped
to “go”. I hope others feel as
fortunate as I do, to be able to support Manna
through my local church, with full confidence
that Manna is representing our church as our
‘extension cord’ so to speak,
reaching those people who many (in the local
church body) will never meet, witnessing Christ
in our place and sharing the love of Jesus
for us. How blessed we are to be involved
in such a great work of God like Manna!” |
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| "MANNA has intensified
our mission's ministry. I have seen the MANNA
feeding and teaching centers and the churches
built because of MANNA. Our MANNA offerings
have not decreased our Faith-Promise Missionary
Offerings. Rather, MANNA has enlarged our
missionary vision. I recommend MANNA to all
Bible-believing pastors." |
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"I am excited
to be part of MANNA. We are giving children
a chance for a better life through the ministry
of the feeding centers that are sponsored
by MANNA. These children not only receive
two meals a day, but they will be given the
glorious gospel, and a quality Christian education
along with the opportunity of being in a local
church family.
Diane and I are personally supporting these
needy children and so are many others who
are members at Hallmark. Please consider joining
us in support of this ministry. It is making
a tremendous difference in the lives of these
little ones." |
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| "I love MANNA.
I have always wanted to support a hungry child.
Now I get to give MANNA to a child's soul
and body. This is the ministry that I have
been looking for. MANNA wins souls, builds
churches and is accountable to the local church." |
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"What an awesome
privilege it is to be a part of such a wonderful
endeavor as MANNA. It's purpose truly portrays
the heart of our Savior, who showed compassion
to children and fed those who hungered physically
and spiritually. MANNA does all of this and
fulfills the Great Commission by establishing
New Testament churches around the world.
God's hand is on Bro. O'Neal and MANNA and
He has opened wide the door of opportunity
for this ministry. Please consider including
MANNA in your mission's program. It is one
of the most effective ways to use our missions
dollars for the glory of God." |
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| "MANNA to me is
another exciting opportunity of outreach from
our Church to proclaim the Gospel and fulfill
the Great Commission. Our desire is to see
peopel saved, baptized and taught. This is
the heartbeat of God!!! (Proverbs 11:30)" |
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| "MANNA gives our
people an opportunity to serve outside the
box. We are thrilled to be able to connect
directly with the Neema House in Tanzania.
MANNA has completely changed the vision and
direction of our mission outreach. Our prayer
is that the nutritional support that we provide
will reap a "huge" spiritual harvest." |
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| Eddie Lyons, son of
missionaries Boyd and Donna Lyons, was raised
in the Philippines. Eddie graduated from Baptist
Bible College, Springfield, Missouri with
a Bachelor’s degree in 1981 and returned
to the Philippines as a missionary in January
of 1982. While in the Philippines he completed
a Masters Degree in Business Administration
from the Ateneo University of Manila in 1986.
In 1984 Eddie married Cindy Hughes. They
now have five children, Tiffany, Holly,
Robert, Coco and James.
Eddie and Cindy were missionaries in the
Philippines for over 20 years serving with
the Baptist Bible Fellowship. Their primary
ministry has been church planting, leadership
and church development. Eddie accepted the
pastorate of High Street Baptist Church,
Springfield, Missouri in January of 2002.
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For our ministry, Manna Worldwide has built a God-sized Bridge from Des Moines, Iowa to the World! What once were only Wishes and Dreams about reaching kids and families around the world for Christ are now being amazingly realized.
For our people, Manna has put a touchable, relatable face on Missions and that in turn has expanded the Heart of Capitol City in love for lost souls and church planting in foreign lands. It has become one of the most exciting ministries we share together!
God has also truly used Manna Mission Trips in the lives of our adults and teens as they experience first-hand the difficult realities of many people in poorer countries and the incredible need for the Gospel of Jesus. Our people have fallen in love with the faithful missionaries and believers who serve in these needy places, not only seeing them as missionaries, but as part of our family.
CCBC is truly thankful to be Partnered the Great Team of leaders at Manna, who love and serve the whole world for the Kingdom of God. Since partnering with Manna, God has increased our Vision, our Giving and our Love.
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My wife and I have experienced the impact of MANNA Worldwide in three different arena's. While partnering with the O'Neal's in Manila, we had the privilege of working in their first two feeding centers. It is hard to find a better example today of Christ's love demonstrated, than to feed a hungry child. We saw many families come to Christ and two churches experience steady, long term growth because of the outreach ministry MANNA facilitates. For the past two years I have been pastoring University Baptist Church in Jacksonville Florida. We took a group of 24 people to Mexico City to visit and work in two MANNA feeding centers. Not only has our faith promise giving increased, but adding MANNA to our missions program has caused more ownership to missions, frankly our people are ready to visit the field again! Finally, my wife and I have been giving to MANNA since we helped start a center 4 years ago. This is a vital part of our systematic giving that we would not stop doing because we have seen first hand the impact on the lives of others and in our own lives. It is hard to comprehend that God can use what little we can do to impact children all over the world. Spend a week in a foreign country and help feed hungry children with some people from your church, and see the impact it will have over your whole congregation!
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Though I was aware of MANNA, I was not completely convinced of its effectiveness until after a MANNA trip to Cambodia. I had been on "missions trips" before and had been "moved with compassion", but on this trip the Lord opened my eyes to not only the enormous need but also to an effective method to address that need. The heartbeat of missions, which is to win the lost for Christ and establish churches in His name, pulses steadily through the very core of MANNA. It is so simple, so biblical, so Christ-like - comfort the broken-hearted, feed the hungry and touch the hurting, showing them that it is the gospel of Christ that will make the difference in their lives. It is amazing to watch closed doors open, hardened hearts soften and shattered lives changed. When I returned to my church and shared what God was doing through MANNA, the decision was simple… we need to be involved with this powerful ministry. Missions is now becoming more than a place to send our money, but a tangible way to invest our lives. Our church feels ownership in the centers that we personally support, and we have had several opportunities to visit centers personally. It is not only reshaping the way we view missions and missionaries, but it has also helped to broaden our vision for sharing the gospel right where we are. We now have teams of people who regularly find ways to "share Christ's love in a practical way" in our community and our heart of outreach continues to grow. I am so glad to have the opportunity to be involved with what the Lord is doing through MANNA worldwide.
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