Supported Teams

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Amazing Grace International is over fifteen years old and often works in areas where churches cannot formally do so. For all its history, AGI has had a contract with the newspaper USA TODAY to advertise Bible correspondence courses each week in the Classified part of its "Life" section. Additionally, in its early days, it presented social commentary from a Biblical perspective also in that newspaper. It is the only program among churches of Christ to have a weekly presence in a mainline national media outlet. Thousands of students from every State have taken the course. In the first half of 2007, over 800 courses were graded. During the same period, 43 students graduated from the 8-lesson program that includes surveys of the Old and New Testamnents, a look at the Church, biblical interpretation, the Life of Christ and the Christian lifestyle. The course is offered in Spanish and English, in print and on the internet (www.amazinggraceinternational.com). AGI also oversees a special project known as "Tom's Kids," an effort to educate children in Vietnam. AGI is directed as a Virginia non-profit corporation by its founder, Mike Tune.

Domestic Missions
Gary and Sue Babcock, Coventry , RI	Gary and Sue Babcock are working with the Kent County Church of Christ in Coventry, RI.
Clarence and Pam Campbell, South Kingstown, RI	Clarence and Pam Campbell are working with the South County Church of Christ in South Kingstown, RI.
Josh and Tausha Grim, UVA/Piedmont, VA	Josh and Tausha Grim are working with the students at the University of Virginia in Piedmont, VA.
Robert and Dawn Nilram, Lewistown, PA	Robert and Dawn Nilram have served the congregation in Lewistown, PA, since March 1, 2005. Robert is a native of Massachusetts and worked as a welder for 22 years until he and Dawn decided to devote their lives to preaching the Gospel. He earned a degree from the Sunset International Bible School program, then found that their commitment to evangelism made a good fit with the Lewistown Church of Christ. In addition to three grown children, they have Isaiah, 5.
Don and Esther Roarabaugh, Torrington, CT	Don and Esther Roarabaugh are working to establish the Greater Torrington Church of Christ. Torrington , CT is located in the northeastern part of the state.  The Roarabaughs were previously active members of the Poughkeepsie , NY congregation and later served a congregation in southern Virginia for five years before beginning work in Torrington in August 2009.
Foreign Missions
Pedro Batres, Nicaragua	Pedro Batres has served in the mission fields of Nicaragua and Guatemala since 1969. He is a native of El Salvador and a graduate of the Sunset School of Preaching in Lubbock, TX. He and his wife, Mireya, who holds a degree in social service and is from Nicaragua, worked in Guatemala from 1985 to 2000, when they moved to Nicaragua.
Henry Gutierrez, Nicaragua	Henry Gutierrez has preached for the congregation in Juigalpa, Nicaragua (about 100 miles east of Managua) since 1989. In addition to his ministerial duties, he conducts evangelistic campaigns, and works with various other congregations in the area of Juigalpa. He and his wife, Rosa, have been married since 1991 and have three daughters, Eunice, Aurisol & Kimberly.
Gene and Janice Luna, Guatemala	Gene and Janice Luna have served as missionaries in Guatemala since 1975. They have moved to the States where Gene is concentrating on writing Spanish-language extension classes and other works for the Western Bible Institute (WBI), established in 1993 to prepare Guatemalan men to preach and assume leadership roles in local churches. Falls Church has contributed to their support since 1998. In addition to WBI materials, Gene has compiled a topical Bible concordance in Spanish, and edits and updates a Spanish-language song book.
Omar and Tana Palafox, Mexico	Omar and Tana Palafox are part of a team working in Leon, Mexico. Omar is a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Tana is from Torrance, CA, and they met while working in AIM, Adventures in Missions. Both are graduates of SIBI, the Sunset International Bible Institute, Lubbock, TX. Omar also holds an M.S. in Ministry and Bible and a B.S. in Bible, both from Lubbock Christian University. Tana holds two B.A. degrees from Texas Tech, one in Spanish and the other in Arts Education, and is pursuing a master’s in education from the University of Phoenix. They have two children, Emma, 4, and Maicah, 1. http://www.leon4christ.org/