 Oscar
Bloise
Kingston, Jamaica
Oscar Bloise, a Jamaican citizen, was
converted in 1953 through the witness of a tourist visiting his land. In
1956 he pursued biblical studies at Philadelphia College of the Bible. It
was during this time that God led Oscar into a long-standing relationship
with Leon Blosser and Grace Baptist Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
In 1971, with support from Grace Baptist, Oscar began to gather a church in
Kingston.
Through the years, Oscar has seen many
young people confess Christ and serve Him in a variety of ways and places in
Jamaica. The greatest need in the church today is the training of leaders
for the next generation.
 Olivier
Favré
Payerne, Switzerland
Oliviér was born in a Christian
family in a small village of Switzerland. After his training as a
cabinet maker, he felt God's call for the ministry and attended a Bible
school. He providentially met Stuart Olyott who was pastoring the
Lausanne's Evangelical Baptist church. It is through this ministry that
Olivier became convinced of the biblical bases of the Reformed Baptist
doctrines. His pastoral gifts being recognized by the church, he
studied for three more years at the "Faculté libre de théologie Réformée" in
Aix-en-Provence.
Upon Pastor Olyott's return to England, the Lausanne church called Oliviér
to be their pastor where he ministered for fourteen years. In July
2005, he and his family left Lausanne for Payerne, being convinced that he
should be a church planter. At present he is nurturing two pioneer
works.
 Brent
Line
Naples, Florida
Brent and his wife Amy are involved in church planting.
Brent, as the son of Stan and Bev Line, grew up in Columbia,
South America. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute and then earned
an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary.
 Stan Line
Bogotá, Colombia
Stan grew up in Carlisle
where he heard the Gospel of Christ and became a Christian at the age of
twelve. After receiving a call to the ministry he studied for three
years at Moody Bible Institute, and then two additional years at Wheaton
College. After completing a year and a half internship at Grace Baptist,
Stan departed for Colombia as a member of The Evangelical Alliance Mission
(TEAM). Stan and his bride to be, Bev, became acquainted at the TEAM
candidate classes in Chicago.
After ministering in Columbia for a number of years, Stan changed his
missionary affiliation and began establishing Reformed Baptist Churches
throughout Columbia but primarily in Bogotá. Though Stan is now officially retired he is just
as busy with home Bible studies and ministering to pastors in Bogotá through
a reformed library service where the Doctrines of Grace are taught.
 Baruch
Maoz
Rishon LeTsion, Israel
Though Baruch was born into a Jewish
family in America, his divorced mother emigrated to Israel when Baruch was
very young. In 1961, while serving in the Israeli army the Lord
brought him to Himself.
In 1965 Baruch left for Bible School in Britain. His studies brought him
face to face with the doctrines of grace, which he embraced. He returned to
Israel in 1969.Baruch and Bracha were married on January of that year.
Baruch has not only pastored a growing Jewish congregation all these years,
but he has also been influential in publishing reformed literature in
Hebrew.
 Keith
Underhill
Nairobi, Kenya
Born and raised in England,
Keith went to college in Aberystwyth, Wales. There he had the blessing of a
Christian roommate and the ministry of Pastor Geoffrey Thomas and, in 1964,
came to a saving knowledge of Christ.
After
finishing college, Keith went to Kenya to teach for more than two years and
then, having been called to the ministry, went to Westminster Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia. During that time he married his wife,
Priscilla. Then in 1978 they returned to Nairobi where Keith has been
pastoring ever since.
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