MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Mark Drabenstott
Welcome to The WCF Quarterly, a place for sharing what WCF is doing to grow faith around the world by God’s grace. We hope the Quarterly will be an oasis of sorts—a place to pause, reflect and renew on the faith journey we are all taking.
The Quarterly illuminates how the many facets of WCF’s work contribute to our ongoing mission: Cultivating Faith Together. We help everyone increase and grow their faith to the glory of God. We’re focused on the best ways to grow faith in today’s world. And we believe faith grows fastest and strongest when grown together.
WHITE FIELDS TRIP TO THE PHILIPPINES
Sophie Robinson
Earlier this year I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to the Philippines on a WCF-sponsored missionary trip – a trip to see God at work in the lives of brothers and sisters in Christ across the world and, most importantly, take a small part in spreading God's glory.
RECAP OF FAITHLAUNCH 2
Paul Elliot & Mark Drabenstott
WCF completed FaithLaunch 2 in May 2022—the second year for this initiative. FaithLaunch is a personal faith development program for young adults ages 18-35 embarking on independent life. The goal is to equip them to grow faith across life. Embarkation could involve, for example, entering university, beginning a career, or starting a family.
GIVING YOUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE
Alan Ghent
God’s people Israel were repeatedly reminded that He exercised ownership over everything. “To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it” (Deut. 10:14). God said, “the land belongs to Me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for Me” (Lev. 25:23). Israel served as the stewards or managers of God’s land and were to strive to do His will. Stewardship is a recognition of God’s claim and the claim of the Lord Jesus Christ over all that we are and all that we possess.
MEET THE DIRECTOR: VIRGINIA BRIERLY
A regular feature of The WCF Quarterly will be getting to know some of the principal members of the WCF team. In this issue, we're happy to share more about Sis. Virginia Brierly, Director and WCF Treasurer. She brings a lifetime of giving back and a highly skilled CPA background to her post. She's at the very nexus of everything WCF does as she directs funds where they are needed – all around the world.