David W and Teresa Bill

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David Walter Bill (10/18/1954)
Teresa Lee (Graves) Bill (06/10/1955)

Jeremy James (11/21/1986)
Eric David (10/4/1989)
Chandra Graves (3/9/1993)

Congo

Testimonies and backgrounds:

David Walter BILL was the first born to Walter and Marjorie (nee Irvine) BILL October 18th, 1954.
He grew up in the McKeeport area of Pennsylvania.

His mother was saved first.
Dave prayed to receive Christ into his heart during a boy's Sunday school class, was baptized at age 12, but later realized he had never really repented of his sins and was not born again.
During this time his father repented and received Christ.
After great conviction for over a year, Dave repented and received Christ in April 1970 and was rebaptized.
His brother and sister received Christ shortly afterwards.

The Lord immediately began to lead him in prepartion for his life's ministries.
After several years of spiritual growth in church, Christian Service Brigade and summer forestry camps during high school and college at Penn State (McKeesport Campus), where he studied Environmental Resources Management, Dave began to hear God's call to eventually become a missionary.
"It's one thing to save the environment, but since God has given man domination over the creation, if the inner environment-man's heart is not changed, neither will any environment outside of his heart".

After the influence of missionary conferences at church, Dave transferred to Nyack College to prepare for missionary service.

While at Nyack, he was led to go to Gabon, Africa as a summer missionary in 1975.

After graduating from Nyack in 1978 with a bachelor'd degree in Social Science, he attended ASTM, then served as a youth pastor in Mendham, NJ, while finishing his Master's Degree at ATS in 1980.

Until 1985, Dave served as the assistant pastor in charge of outreach in McKeesport, was ordained in September 1982, where he also met Teresa, then was married August 20th, 1983.
Dave spent 2 more years, this time with Teresa, in McKeesport, before being sent to France and Gabon, Africa to begin their missionary career.

Dave has used his preparations in outdoor education all his life in ministries to help reach the unreached in some of the more remote areas of Gabon.

Dave's parents are active in the Murrysville Alliance church and actively support missions in the Alliance.
They have been once to France and thrice to Gabon for visits.

Teresa is the oldest of five children, born June 10th, 1955 to Richard and Athelen (nee Cooke) GRAVES in Stow, Ohio. Her parents divorsed while Teresa was young.

Because of an invitation to church, Sunday school and VBS by a neighbor, who faithfully brought her weekly, Teresa was saved.

Later during her high school years while attending the Stow Alliance Fellowhship, she rededicated her life to the Lord and her desire to serve the Lord in ministry increased.

After listening to a missionary at a conference, she responded to a call to service and went to Toccoa Falls College to begin training.

Teresa ministered with Alliance Youth Corps to the Cree Indians in Alberta, Canada during the summer of 1976.

Although Toccoa Falls College was devastated by a flood during her senior year, this didn't interfere with Teresa graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor's degree in Missions.

Teresa then worked part-time at an Alliance church in Baytown, TX while also working part-time in Houston.

She completed graduate school requirements at ATS in 1982 then ministered at the Crestmont Alliance church in Aliquippa, PA.

Dave & Teresa met at his ordination in 1982.
They were married in 1983, continuing to work at the McKeesport Alliance church till 1985 when they went to Albertville, France for language study.

They arrived in Port Gentil, Gabon, Africa October 2nd, 1986. One month later their first child, Jeremy was born.

The BILL family has served in Gabon Africa from 1986-2005.

Jeremy and Eric are presently attending Toccoa Falls College studying cross cultural ministries and playing varsity soccer.
Jeremy is graduating December 2009 and getting married to Melanie Miner an MK whose parents are C&MA missionaries in Bosnia home on assigment this year. The wedding is scheduled for January 9th, 2010 in Toccoa, Georgia.

Chandra is attending Dakar Academy, Senegal, and is in 10th grade.

Dave & Teresa have been reassigned to the Congo Republic having helped finish the missions church planting in Gabon.
They are spearhead a church planting and formational center effort to the northern parts of Congo through the Approved Special called Northern Congo Outreach.

Please e-mail us at: dave_bill@Kastanet.org or Teresa_bill@kastanet.org to request our newsletter entitled: Congo Current

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

Praise God for His provisions:

We recently found a house to rent in our new project area called Ollombo in the north central part of the country.
We hope to be moving there in March and by the end of March be somewhat settled in.

Jeremy will be finishing his cross cultural degree in December 2009 with a minor in ESL at TFC and is enjoying playing soccer with his brother Eric who recently enrolled at TFC majoring as well in cross cultural ministries .

Pray for:

Jeremy (11/21/1986) who is finishing his final year at TFC (Toccoa Falls College) and is waiting on God to show him his life work or ministry.
Pray that God guides and directs him in every area of his life.
Pray also that he gets a good job during the summer break to earn enough to finish college. He had to take his first loan out recently!

Eric (10/4/1989) is as mentioned, also attending TFC and will remain in the States to continue college, as we return to Congo in January 2009.

Please pray for continued good adjustments for Eric in school, jobs, callings and as well, good friends in a God-guided future for both of our boys.

Please pray for Chandra as she is challenged in school.

Pray for her successful finish of her freshman year at Dakar Academy.

Thank you for your prayer support for both of us.

Please continue to pray also for strength and wisdom for my aging parents, who are still caring for my widowed aunt (age 83) who is in an assisted care center near our area. They visit and help her twice a week.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support to the Great Commission Fund.

Feel free to write or contact us for other special needs and projects.

Living the call together,

Dave & Teresa BILL
Jeremy, Eric & Chandra

February 2009 Newletter Below:

Congo Current
February
2009

I was asked to preach at one of our new church buildings our first Sunday here while at our weekly pastor’s meeting where we celebrated the New Year with a Congolese meal of Manioc, fish, rice and local veggies.

After preaching Sunday, one of the ex-con formerly at the prison where we ministered last term introduced himself. I guess the “ex-con” is now just “con”-verted and attending one of our churches.

I’ll be at the prison Friday, January 30th with Teresa after our team meeting.

The rainy season began a bit early this year, so water is everywhere, but the electricity is off much of the day and night here in Brazzaville.

The Church president, Teresa and I will be heading north to Ollombo most likely Tuesday, February 3rd, to locate a house to rent.

Please pray for our safety and ease in travel and passage, a good reception with the local officials and the house God has for us to rent.

Please pray also for the right guard to hire and security measures to be easily put in place, as well as good water and electricity structures.

Sincerely,

Dave & Teresa BILL

Thank you for your prayer and resource support in these recent days of transition and restarting here in Congo.

Should you feel led to join in sometime on a work team or need information on how to help us better complete the great commission in Congo, write us or our HQ at the following contacts or on the web at: www.cmalliance.org

C&MA Congo
dave_bill@kastanet.org Tel : 00-242-585-36-70
BP 2030
Brazzaville
teresa_bill@kastanet.org Tel: 00-242-585-36-71
Republic of Congo

Send contributions to support toward all missionaries of the C&MA to the Great Commission Fund:

C&MA
PO Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500

Contributions to our Work:
BILL-Work-Congo
% C&MA
PO Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500

Contributions for Northern Congo Outreach:

Northern Congo Outreach
% C&MA
PO Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500

Contributions to our Vehicle Fund:
BILL-Vehicle-Congo
% C&MA
PO Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500

Checks payable to the C&MA
Memo on check to ex. BILL-Work-Congo

Sincerely,

Dave & Teresa BILL
Your missionaries with the C&MA in Congo Republic

Republic of the Congo

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