Introduction to a Rocket Scientist Missionary!

On Sunday March 14, the mission team was introduced to a rocket scientist...really! Jeff Benedict has been working for a large aeronautical company as a satellite specialist and has a masters degree in engineering. So how can a rocket scientist be a missionary? He and his wife Jackie will be leaving for Elkhart Indiana to join the technology center for HCJB Global, a worldwide Christian broadcasting organization. He will be joining a staff or retired and missionary engineers in the development of new technologies and troubleshooting of existing technologies for worldwide use. How Cool! Jeff and Jackie are longtime friends of Jeremy and Emily Podborny. They came to MVBC to share news of their new missionary work, seek prayer support, and look for any financial assistance. As you know the budget includes no money for new missionaries this year, but we know that God is faithful and is WAY bigger than a limited budget. If you would like more information on how you can get involved with Jeff and Jackie, I encourage you to click on their link (which is embedded in the title of this post) and it will take you directly to the Technology Center web page. You can also email them at jbenedict@hcjb.org. They are in the process of putting together a web page and we will post that link as soon as it is up and running. Please pray for them as they prepare to leave June 1, 2010. Jeff and Jackie, thank you so much for sharing with us and asking us to be a small part of your team.