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| 106 North Bench Street, Galena, IL 61036 Phone: (815) 777-0229 (voice & fax) |
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Our congregation has established relationships with several overseas missions in recent years. Here are some photographs from three of those places. The Rev. Glen Hallead and his family left a church in our presbytery to become missionaries serving in Thailand. Glen is the Coordinator of Christian Volunteers for the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Church of Christ in Thailand. His wife Carol and their four children -- Zachary, Natalie, Jacob and Caleb -- are also integrally involved in this ministry. They live in Chiang Mai, but Glen travels a great deal for his ministry. To facilitate that travel, our congregation helped the ministry purchase a van several years ago. Here is a look at the Halleads, the ministry's van and a couple of photos of Thailand: The Ministry Van
A church in Thailand
Blackhawk Presbytery in northern Illinois entered into a partnership
with the Imenti Presbytery in central Kenya some time ago. Because of
that partnership, a group of Kenyans was invited to visit Blackhawk in
May 2002. Their goal was to visit churches and establish one-on-one
relationships with various individuals. We had the great blessing of
hosting two members of that group: Elias Mukindia, treasurer of the Imenti Presbytery, and Francis
Kihiko, Coordinating Director for the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (a
three-nation umbrella organization for Presbyterians living in Kenya, Tanzania and
Uganda). We learned a great deal about their country, shared many laughs and
good stories and made life-long friends during that visit. After they
returned home, we continued the relationship by raising money for the Linus
Waruiru Day Care Centre for orphans in Meru and by helping to set a young woman
up in business so that she could support her siblings after both of the
family's parents died. Here are some photos of the Kenyans in the Galena area
and of the Linus Waruiru Day Care Centre in Meru:
 Francis, Jim and Elias at First
Pres.
Francis speaking at a potluck
Elias, Tory the Llama and Francis
The Linus Waruiru students
Another pose
The Linus Waruiru Committee
The dedication service for the Administration center
A flattering plaque on the Administrative Center
Charles Segay is an African missionary who works with the Pygmies in Cameroon. He attended the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary during the 2002-2003 school year and while he was here, we had the opportunity to get to know him and to learn a bit more about his mission, which we also supported with a financial gift. Here are some photos of Charles and the people he serves:
Laundry day at the river
A river baptism
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The Hallead Family
Volunteers
in Thailand
Francis and Elias meet a dinosaur
The Linus Waruiru Day Care Centre
The Linus Waruiru students posing
The Linus Waruiru teachers
Building a new administration center
More of the dedication ceremony
Charles Segay and a Pygmy man
Charles with donated food 