{"id":6043,"date":"2024-03-22T09:28:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=6043"},"modified":"2024-03-22T09:44:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:44:52","slug":"wmm-requests-support-for-missionary-and-daughter-involved-in-stateside-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wmm-requests-support-for-missionary-and-daughter-involved-in-stateside-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"WMM Requests Support for Missionary and Daughter Involved in Stateside Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WMM Requests Support for Missionary and Daughter Involved in Stateside Car Accident<\/h1>\n

- World Missions Ministries Communications Office<\/em><\/p>\n

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. \u00ad\u00ad\u2014World Missions Ministries (WMM) requests prayer and financial support for IPHC missionary Ben West and daughter Ariel who were involved in a major car accident on Thursday evening, March 14, resulting in the hospitalization of both.<\/p>\n

Ben and Ariel had traveled to the States for a short visit with plans to return to the Wests\u2019 service country of Peru on March 19, when the unforeseen happened.<\/p>\n

Though still healing and in much pain, Ben was released from the hospital on March 17. For the time being, Ariel remains in the hospital, facing injuries to her extremities and additional procedures and rehabilitation in the days and weeks ahead. According to Ben, those who have seen the damage to the vehicle say they are blessed to be alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the West family and WMM, please know this is an unusual situation,\u201d Steve Cofer, director of missionary care, stated in a letter to the Wests\u2019 donors.<\/p>\n

Per missionary policy, WMM missionaries are provided with an insurance policy option when sent to the field. To accommodate specific needs, some missionaries choose to obtain insurance coverage in the country where they serve so they can receive local benefits. However, international insurance is mandatory for all missionary travel and time spent outside their country of assignment. In this instance, in the haste of travel, the missionary opted to not obtain the required insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen\u2019s choice to not obtain international coverage on this trip may not have been an issue; however, the unexpected happened, which has become a devastating experience for the whole family,\u201d Cofer wrote. \u201cWe must support them through the challenges ahead and be a source of financial support and prayer for Ben and Ariel as they continue to recover and heal.\u201d<\/p>\n

At present, the financial need is not known but is expected to be ongoing due to hospital stays, surgeries and procedures, and rehabilitation. World Missions Ministries has approved the following avenue to receive financial assistance for hospital and medical expenses.<\/p>\n

Funds can be received immediately online at give.iphc.org\/project\/west-ben-personal-gift<\/a>, or by check made out to WMM with #21041G in the memo line and sent directly to WMM at PO Box 12609, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73157, or through an IPHC local church or conference.<\/p>\n

World Missions thanks you for your continued support of the West family. May God bless them abundantly through our combined efforts and His provision in their day of need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WMM Requests Support for Missionary and Daughter Involved in Stateside Car Accident – World Missions Ministries Communications Office OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. \u00ad\u00ad\u2014World Missions Ministries (WMM) requests prayer and financial support…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":6045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1,4],"tags":[531,543,121,18],"class_list":{"0":"post-6043","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-world-missions","10":"tag-531","11":"tag-car-accident","12":"tag-west","13":"tag-world-missions","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Bolet\u00edn de la Junta: Octubre de 2019","content_es":"

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\r\n\r\n\u00a1Saludos desde Jap\u00f3n!<\/strong>\r\n

SEMBRANDO Y CEGANDO EN CAMBOYA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\nCamboya se encuentra entre los pa\u00edses m\u00e1s pobres de Asia, tanto material como espiritualmente. Han pasado cuarenta a\u00f1os desde que Pol Pot y su Khmer Rouge mataron a m\u00e1s de dos millones de personas en un intento de establecer una utop\u00eda agraria comunista, pero el legado de esos a\u00f1os del holocausto todav\u00eda se puede observar en una grave falta de infraestructura, educaci\u00f3n, oportunidades y esperanza. Menos del 1% de los camboyanos conocen a Jesucristo como Se\u00f1or y Salvador.\r\n\r\nEn septiembre, Russell ayud\u00f3 a organizar y dirigir un equipo de ministerio a Camboya para realizar una serie de cl\u00ednicas m\u00e9dicas en varias aldeas. Los miembros del equipo proced\u00edan de Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur, Georgia, Jap\u00f3n y Filipinas.\r\n\r\nLas condiciones eran a menudo r\u00fasticas ya que llev\u00e1bamos a cabo cl\u00ednicas en las iglesias de las aldeas. En un lugar, los funcionarios locales nos obligaron a cerrar. El gobierno budista autoritario vigila de cerca y en ocasiones restringe las actividades de los cristianos.\r\n\r\nEn otras aldeas, las autoridades enviaron polic\u00edas y m\u00e9dicos locales para observarnos, pero estos se fueron impresionados por la experiencia y la amabilidad de nuestro equipo. \u00a1Incluso se unieron al trabajo y nos invitaron a volver!\r\n\r\nLas madres j\u00f3venes estaban agradecidas de recibir vitaminas y medicamentos para las enfermedades de sus hijos, mientras que los ancianos estaban encantados de recibir anteojos para leer. Adem\u00e1s de ofrecer atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica b\u00e1sica y palabras de esperanza y aliento, los miembros del equipo tambi\u00e9n oraron por los pacientes que buscaron su ayuda. \u00a1La oraci\u00f3n es la mejor medicina de todas!\r\n\r\nJunto con el personal m\u00e9dico, tuvimos la bendici\u00f3n de tener un contingente de j\u00f3venes sobresalientes para ministrar a los ni\u00f1os en cada lugar. \u00a1Estamos orgullosos de decir que nuestro nieto Alex fue parte de este din\u00e1mico equipo!\r\n\r\nLos ni\u00f1os disfrutaron jugando juegos al aire libre, haciendo manualidades, escuchando historias b\u00edblicas, aprendiendo canciones del evangelio y \u00a1simplemente divirti\u00e9ndose! Lo mejor de todo es que los ni\u00f1os aprendieron a orarle a Jes\u00fas y tuvieron la oportunidad de ofrecerle sus vidas.\r\n\r\nEn a\u00f1os pasados, hemos invertido tiempo, esfuerzo y financiamiento en viajes similares, ayudando a trabajos pioneros y cavando pozos para aldeas. En este viaje, nos complaci\u00f3 especialmente ver el fruto de estas inversiones en la forma de florecer nuevas iglesias.\r\n

PUNTOS PARA LA ORACI\u00d3N<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\u2022 Ore para que las iglesias en Camboya no sean oprimidas y restringidas en sus actividades, sino que tengan libertad para adorar y difundir el evangelio.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestras iglesias est\u00e1n ayudando a los j\u00f3venes en sus comunidades al ense\u00f1ar ingl\u00e9s y ofrecer capacitaci\u00f3n en computaci\u00f3n. Ore para que los j\u00f3venes est\u00e9n equipados para servir al Se\u00f1or y traer prosperidad a su naci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por el misionero que lidera nuestro trabajo en Camboya, el Rev. Merlen Lamanilao de Filipinas. Ore por su apoyo financiero y por su hija adolescente que pronto se graduar\u00e1 de la escuela secundaria.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por los pr\u00f3ximos viajes a Tailandia y Nepal, por viajes seguros y un ministerio eficaz.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestro apoyo financiero ha disminuido, lo que ha obstaculizado nuestra capacidad para viajar y ministrar. Ore para que nuestro apoyo aumente y considere ayudar a responder a esa oraci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u00a1Gracias por su colaboraci\u00f3n en el evangelio!\r\n\r\nRussell y Sandra Board<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","author_name":"WMM Communications Office","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Car-Accident-1.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1zt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}