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Since the spring of this year when we last updated Courtnee’s mission journey, she is preparing for a new focus. She will be replacing a team member who is retiring in the Administration of Transformational Prayer.  This will give her the opportunity to be more involved with the preparation of the online course for Transformational Prayer that will be available in January of 2027. An enrollment of about 120 people is expected. Courtnee’s commitments also include continued coaching and development for the Cru staff who have completed the prayer course – plus community ministry through relationships. Courtnee’s praise and prayer requests: If…

Rod and Mayra Fry have been church planting in Mexico City since 1997.  They began their third church plant in Ixtapaluca in November 2016. This summer Rod and Mayra accompanied 18 church members to Leon Guanajuato to support a small church in their VBS program for the week.  They assisted alongside a missionary couple and a small group of local believers through several outreach events designed to encourage families, build relationships and point people to Christ.  This is part of their on going in-country mission trip experience. Next trip is September 7-11 in Oaxaca.  In June and July the Fry’s hosted…

Since 1993, nearly 10,000 children and adults experiencing homelessness in NE Ohio have received shelter, care, and guidance through Project Hope for the Homeless. Within 31 days on average, an amazing 76% of their guests break the cycle of homelessness and transition to their own housing or enter an in-person behavioral health treatment facility. Volunteers are key to their ability to provide shelter and care to the homeless in Lake County. If you are interested in volunteering, there are several ways you can get involved:  If you’re curious, interested, have questions, or would like to know more, you can contact…

Local businesses & churches have been faithful supporters of this year’s Baby Bottle Campaign. Leroy Community Chapel was recognized in 2025 as the largest church contributor of $11,220.36! This year’s goal is $160,000.  Under the leadership of Elisabeth, the Job Skills Training Coordinator, residents are gaining hands-on workplace experience in the supportive & encouraging environment of Hannah’s Home Thrift Store. The store hours are Thurs. & Fri. 9-5, and Sat. 10-2. Shop, donate, & spread the word! Some in-the-home news… There are currently eight moms and seven little ones at Hannah’s Home, with two of the moms expecting to deliver…

John and Sue Cutlip are missionaries with Open Air Campaigners, or OAC, in Nazareth Pa. They share the gospel with people who cannot or do not attend church. John and Sue are involved in discipling missionaries to share the gospel out of doors, in parking lots, in parks, and in all sorts of public spaces. They use a variety of techniques including painting, speaking, and exciting science experiments that are engaging to people of all ages.  John is happy to announce that a new worker for their Central Services Office, Clive Lui, has  been hired after many years of prayer….

IJM (International Justice Mission) is a global organization that helps protect people living in poverty from violence in 20 different countries. They rescue, rehabilitate survivors, hold perpetrators accountable & help strengthen public justice systems. Laws exist, but they are not enough. In Lima, Peru, those who have survived and have been rescued have joined together to design an advocacy plan with the help of IJM. That plan is to work directly with people who hold power – police commanders, local authorities, & community leaders – to build trust, so protection is put into action. Action is needed first where the…

LCC is one of several area churches that support the Jail Ministry through funding, visitation, discipleship, hope for restoration, and trained volunteers who bring the life-changing light of the gospel. Our Tom Chapman is on the board of the Jail Ministry serving previously as Chaplain for 25 years, coordinating church services and mentoring inmates. Greg Thompson has been serving the incarcerated men with the trained volunteer team.  Two of our ladies from Leroy serve faithfully once a month at the Sunday service for the incarcerated women.  These volunteers also serve as encouragement to the staff at the jail. A new…

Mike and Becky Crandall are missionaries with Cru Ministries in Orlando Florida.  Cru stands for Campus Crusade for Christ and is a ministry that focuses on university students around the world.  Mike states that there are currently 18 nations that have strong local leadership, multiple strategies through which to share the Gospel, self-sustaining finances, and a passion and increasing ability to send missionaries beyond their borders. Mike says that the following  story is from one of the staff his team helped in the process of him becoming a new missionary with cru.    “A couple of weeks back I had my favorite moment from…

 Dave and Jen are well-known and loved here at Leroy Chapel. They have ministered in Uganda for the last 28 years. God is using their lives and ministry in numerous exciting areas. Presently they are in the U.S. During this time stateside, they have been very busy.  Dave is hoping to finish the revision of The Father’s Heart book (written primarily for the African readership, but heralded worldwide by believers who have found it beneficial in their lives) before they transition back to Uganda at the beginning of April. He is also researching and meeting with various ministries to plan…

Courtnee has been a member of the Cru staff for almost 27 years! In the fall season of 2025, she attended a National Staff Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with more than 3,000 Cru missionaries. Included was a strong focus on Transformational Prayer, which assists in taking the gospel to the innermost parts of a person’s heart.  At the conference, prayer rooms were offered for quiet reflection, and one was available for Transformation Prayer appointments.  In the middle of this formation was a garden to plant “prayer seeds” and write short prayers on garden stakes.  Their keynote speaker was  Beth Guckenberger, a…