Missions

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Sunday AM Sunday School at 10 am ; Children's Church and Worship at 11 am, and Wednesday at 7 PM.

Missions · Reaching the World for Christ

Crane Eater Community Church is fully committed to seeing the Gospel spread throughout the world and in the mission fields of our own community. In order to meet this commitment, Crane Eater has chosen two major mission ministries abroad to support both financially and with short term mission trips by our congregants. Also, Crane Eater wanted to be more intentional in our support of mission work. A step toward this goal was to establish Mission Directors at our church that would provide vision, focus, and oversight of all our mission activities. The Lord provided two people who have been very active in mission work and have a great love for all people of the world. Our Mission Directors are "JC" Coots and his wife Kim Coots. We are truly blessed that have taken on this great leadership role for our church. On July 21, 2024 the Coots stepped down as Missions Directors and Sister Angela Irwin was named as our new Missions Director.

One of our major mission thrust is to assist Global Outreach Assembly, centrally located in Kenya, Africa with financial resources and with volunteers to do short term mission trips. So far this year we have enabled GOA Kenya to arrange the finances to purchase additional land at a church in Tanzania that was in danger of being closed by government restrictions on the size of church property. Crane Eater congregants giving enabled us to keep that church open and operating for the Kingdom of God in reaching the people of Tanzania with the Gospel through the preaching and teaching of the missionaries of GOA Kenya.

Our other major mission work is in the Central America country of Guatemala. Last year Sister Angela Irwin went with another group to Guatemala to conduct a Bible School week, assisted in a local nursing home, and in construction projects. They purchased and delivered food to needy families, shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and provided items for personal hygiene. This year we have twenty congregants who are committed to going back to Guatemala in July to do mission ministry in every capacity needed. We are also investigating our ability to provide clean drinking water in both countries in association with Living Water World Missions organization based out of Visalia, California. This is an effort that will be formalized this year for possible engagement by our church.

We have also chosen several community mission ministries. Locally we support the Red Bud Elementary "Good News Club" by hosting the after school activity with snacks, games, and CECC volunteer teachers that share the Word of God with the children. We also provide financial and physical support to the "Healing Hands Ministry" which is a free health services ministry located in the Red Bud Shopping Center. Several times a year, volunteer workers from CECC will assist the ministry in making repairs and improvements to the facility. Additionally, this year, we will be starting a new mission ministry of assistance to our local Red Bud Elementary school by providing teachers and staff both logistical and physical resources as they are needed in order to provide needs not supported by local BOE budgets. We are blessed to have a great working relationship with our local schools in Gordon County.

If you would like more information about our missionaries, or how you can get involved in our mission work,

Missions Director

Angela Irwin

Glory Outreach Assembly

Light of the Nations Guatemala

First Love - Love First

The story of TOCA, which means "Touch", is a remarkable tale of compassion and transformation, beginning in an unlikely place – a local dump. It was here that the seed for TOCA was planted, inspired by a young boy named Kevin. Living in the dump with his family, Kevin's life was a daily struggle for survival, epitomized one day when he and another little girl were found fighting over a moldy hamburger. This heart-wrenching scene struck a chord with Mary, who, accompanied by Mike and Carlos (now the Headmaster of TOCA), realized the urgent need for change.

Mary's conviction that they must start a school was met with initial reluctance by Mike, but her persistence won. From this resolute yes, TOCA was born. The humble beginnings of the school in an old guard shack stand as a testament to the power of determination and hope. It began as a sanctuary for learning and growth for Kevin, but quickly grew to accommodate other children in similar circumstances.

From starting as a school for one, TOCA has blossomed into an institution for 80 students, expanding over the years to include a Junior High School named Bekah's Place, added in 2023. Each step of TOCA's growth reflects a deep commitment to providing education and a chance at a better future for children who, like Kevin, faced the bleakest of beginnings.

TOCA's journey is not just about the numbers; it's about the lives transformed along the way. It's a story of how a single act of kindness can ripple outwards, creating waves of positive change. TOCA continues to be a beacon of hope and a place where children can learn, dream, and aspire to a future they once thought impossible.

Glory Outreach Assembly (USA)

Through the vision and leadership of Bishop David and Joyce Thagana, Glory Outreach Assembly has been ministering in Kenya and East Africa since 1991. GOA pillars include Discipleship, Compassion & Dignity, Stewardship & Integrity, Mentorship, Peace, and Governance and Leadership.

In 2024, ministry impact includes: 821 children served through the children’s homes, 210 students equipped through our post-secondary program, a membership of over 15,000 people in GOA congregations in 6 countries, 270 pastors, 15 new churches planted and more than 500 baptisms!

To learn more and support one of our ministries, keep reading . . .

CHILDREN’S HOMES

Every child deserves a future and a home. GOA is dedicated to providing this for vulnerable and at-risk children, especially orphans, in Kenya. Currently, dozens of children need sponsorship and through your generosity their lives can be changed.

We currently sponsor over 300 children in 8 homes.

Tumaini Children's Home
Rhema Children's Home
Strong Tower Children's Home
Rehema Children's Home
Kieni Children's Home
Mwanyani Children's Home
Christ Compassion Rehabilitation Center Children's Home
Beat the Drum Children's Home

Missions to the Unreached

The GOA church growth team reaches out to the unreached people groups with the gospel of Jesus Christ and plants churches among the communities. The communities that we have intentionally reached in the unreached areas of Kenya include the Maassai, Samburu, Turkana, the Orma, the Borana among others. These communities are located in the dry regions of Kenya where access to basic needs is a challenge.

Church Planting

We partner with international and local communities in putting up churches for the communities to help them get a place of communal worship for all. Our goal has always been trying our best to ensure that all the communities are able to worship in decent places of worship

Sports Evangelism

GOA Supports teams of young sports people as a way of reaching them with the transforming power of the Gospel Of Jesus Christ. Currently in Kenya, we support Teams in Floorball, Soccer, Rollball. These target groups of people who spend more of their time in the fields and have no one to speak to them about the word of God.