For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:16–17
Faith is where the Christian life begins, but it doesn't end there.
When we first hear and believe the Gospel, everything changes. We are forgiven, made new, and brought into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. But the power of the Gospel is not limited to the moment we are saved. The same Gospel that saves us continues to shape every part of our lives.
Paul writes in Romans 1:16–17, "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes." He goes on to say that in the Gospel, "the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith," and reminds us that "the righteous shall live by faith." This is the heart behind our theme this year: Everyday Faith.
Romans shows us just how powerful the Gospel really is. It changes the way we think, the way we work, the way we love our families, the way we walk through suffering, and the way we respond to the needs of others. Faith is not something reserved for the biggest moments of our lives. Following Jesus requires faith every single day.
And when we live by faith, God uses ordinary acts of obedience to accomplish extraordinary things.
This brochure includes $1,000,000 in projects that put Everyday Faith into action. You will see opportunities to care for people here in Riverside, strengthen churches, develop leaders, support our Global Partners, and take the Gospel to people around the world. Each project is an opportunity for us to put our faith into action.
Throughout the year, our General Fund faithfully supports our Global Partners and helps sustain the ministries God has called them to. The Love Offering allows us to go even further. These projects help take ministries to the next level, meet needs that otherwise could not be met, and remind our partners around the world that they are not doing this work alone.
Our faithfulness here helps make their faithfulness there possible.
My prayer is that as you read through these projects, you will ask the Lord how He is calling you to respond. Every gift is an act of faith and a chance to trust God with what He has entrusted to us. And together, our Everyday Faith can help more people experience the life-changing power of the Gospel.
May we be a people who not only come to Jesus by faith, but who also continue to live by faith every day as we pursue our vision of Being Changed by God to Reach All People.
In faith,
Daniel Bishop, Lead Pastor
Reaching Our World
Global Partner Home ADU
Many of our Global Partners give up the comforts of home to carry the Gospel to the unreached, and one of their biggest challenges is finding a place to stay when they return home on assignment. For years, The Grove's Mission Home has met that need, providing Global Partners with a safe place to rest, reconnect, and prepare for their next season of ministry. After serving so many families, it was time for the Mission Home to grow. This past year, we found that room: The Grove purchased a new property for the Mission Home, one with space to do even more for the families who stay there. It's already welcomed Global Partners and their families while they're stateside, and the Global Partner families who've stayed there call it a blessing.
This new property also has room for a 1,200-square-foot ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) in the back, and this year, we're building it. Adding this ADU will double the Mission Home's capacity to care for Global Partners on home assignment, allowing us to serve multiple families at the same time, right when they need it most. Your Love Offering will fund its construction, providing even more of the partners we send into the world with a place to rest, reconnect, and prepare before they return to the field.
Photos: The backyard of our Mission Home, where we will construct an ADU, and a mock-up of the ADU
Global Partner Care Teams and Reentry Support
Christ called His followers to go and make disciples of all nations, and Global Partners give their lives to answer that call, carrying the hope of Jesus to some of the least-reached places on earth. But that call was never meant to be carried alone, it takes a church willing to hold the rope. Left unaddressed, the wear of years overseas, financial strain, and the eventual challenge of reentry can push faithful workers off the field before their work is done.
This year, The Grove will continue strengthening our care for Global Partners at every stage, including pastoral care, counseling resources, and a support structure for those transitioning home. Your Love Offering helps make this care possible, keeping our Global Partners on the field for the long run.
Photo: The first annual Global Partner Care Team Conference
Mobilization Pipeline
The Grove's vision is to reach all people, and that means training and sending the workers who will carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth. The Mobilization Pipeline builds a conviction for the unreached and a heart for disciple-making across our church. In the past three years, hundreds have been trained through the Mission of God Class and disciple-making tools, sixteen have completed the nine-month Pipeline, and seven are now serving on the field or preparing to go. This year, your Love Offering will fund the training materials, team gatherings, vision trips, and kickoff events that keep the Pipeline sending the next wave of workers for the harvest.
Photo: An exhibit used by the Mobilization Team to highlight the great need for Global Partners, representing the approximately 7,000 unreached people groups around the world
New Global Partners
This year, The Grove is expanding its family of Global Partners around the world. We are sending Abe C. to Southeast Asia and beginning to support three additional Global Partner families: Darren and Janelle M. in Southern Europe, Phillip and Kristen P. in Southwest Asia, and Jeff and Kathy Phillips in South America. Together, they are carrying the Gospel to unreached people groups and strengthening national church partners, using their gifts to open doors where Christ is not yet known. Your Love Offering helps provide the first year of support for new Global Partners, after which their ongoing support becomes part of The Grove’s General Fund.
Veterinary Training Facility
Mongolia
In Mongolia, many herding families depend on their animals for nearly everything, from food and warmth to their livelihoods. That makes the veterinarian one of a family's most trusted connections to the outside world, and V.E.T. Net (Veterinary Education Training Network) has spent three decades turning that trust into Gospel opportunity. Born out of Christian Veterinary Mission's work in Mongolia, V.E.T. Net trains Mongolian veterinarians and serves herding families across the country. Global Partners Michael and Hillary Mincher meet Mongolian herders, students, and professionals where they live, inviting them to encounter the One who made all living things.
For nine consecutive years, V.E.T. Net's Large Animal Internship Program has trained veterinary graduates. Many have come to faith and now reach their own communities with the Gospel. But Mongolia's brutal winters have always forced this work to pause for months at a time, cutting off training and outreach for half the year.
This year's project ends that pause for good: a climate-controlled large animal clinic, the first and only facility of its kind in the region. It will keep training, discipleship, and Gospel conversations going all year, no longer at the mercy of the season. Your Love Offering will help make this a reality, matched by another partner to double the impact.
Displaced Families Relief
Lebanon
Over one million people have been registered as displaced in Lebanon due to the ongoing effects of war, including thousands of children, families who have lost their homes, and communities with nothing left to return to. In this moment of crisis, local churches have a remarkable opportunity to show the love of Christ in practical ways.
Global Partner Martin C., who normally coordinates diaspora outreach among Muslims in Europe, is equipping these churches to meet this urgent need. Your Love Offering will help fund food, clothing, mattresses, hygiene products, and school supplies, along with the logistics and relationship-building visits to families. As those relationships open doors, local churches will provide Bibles and evangelistic materials, connecting people searching for hope with believers who can walk with them.
Water Filters and Gospel Outreach
Cuba
In rural Cuba, access to clean water is a daily struggle, yet it is also a door wide open for the Gospel. Global Partner Kevin Lillestrand is partnering with local pastors and Filter of Hope to provide water filters to families in underserved communities. Pastors and teams go door to door, distributing filters and sharing the message of Jesus, the One who offers water that leads to life that never ends.
This proven model connects practical need with Gospel proclamation, and house churches are already in place to follow up with new believers. Your Love Offering will help provide filters for 375 families, each one an invitation to a conversation about starting a relationship with Jesus.
Ministry Truck
Chile
Global Partner Kyle Kallestad serves throughout Santiago and southern Chile with IberoAmerican Ministries, a church-planting network spanning South America. His work includes equipping local church planters and transporting teams, and he regularly travels to Ralco, an indigenous Pehuenche community in the remote Alto Biobío region. Kyle’s current truck has served the ministry faithfully for years, but new city emissions rules keep it out of Santiago for much of the fall and winter, right when it’s needed most. Your Love Offering will help fund a reliable replacement, keeping Kyle on the road and faithfully present with the communities God has placed in his path.
Photo: Kyle (pictured far right) visiting a local community in Ralco