Heart to Serve: Chris Dowdy

We were so blessed to have a few incredible interns this summer, including Chris Dowdy. Chris just finished his internship with the Building and Grounds grew at School to the Nations last week and we are so proud of the work that he put into partnering with us in advancing the Gospel. 

Chris just recently moved to the area after attending Bible College in Washington. He is finishing his degree at an area school in Theological Studies. He attends Emmaus in Springfield, Mo. He is also involved in various campus ministries. 

Chris truly has a heart to serve, and his love for Jesus is evident. He was a tremendous asset to our building and grounds crew this summer, and was willing to do whatever was asked of him. He desires to use his gifts to advance the cause of Christ among the nations. 

Thank you for your heart to serve with us this summer Chris! In the words of Christ, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." (Matt. 25:21) 

Each of our Heart to Serve featured staff members/volunteers will receive a free 16oz. frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf in Nixa, MO. We are happy to partner with the wonderful people at Orange Leaf to honor these special people who are using their gifts to change the world!!

Biblical Partnerships: Raising up the Next Generation of Missions Leaders

School to the Nations is honored and excited when the opportunity comes to train young people on our Home Base Campus. We see the importance of raising up young men and women with a global perspective and a heart to serve ALL people.

Recently we were able to host students from two area churches and are excited to share that experience in hopes that we will continue to see churches encouraging their students to gain a global vision and a heart for missions across our world.

On July 11th, fifteen students from East Sunshine Church of Christ  in Springfield came out and volunteered on our grounds. They were a huge help in completing some maintenance work on our Kelunka Tribal Village and we are so thankful for their hearts and willingness to partner with STN in this way.

Following that, on July 12th, 184 students from Northpoint Church in Springfield took part in a variety of things including working on our Extreme Adventure Challenge Course and took part in a missions awareness event including the Prayer Trail where they were introduced to different unreached people groups and spent time in prayer for each group. We are thankful for churches like Northpoint who are building global missions awareness into the DNA of their student ministries.

Praise the Lord for each student and leader that came out and took part in advancing God's Kingdom into the unreached places of the world!

Heart to Serve: Jon Arnold

Not many high school graduates would choose to spend their first summer after graduation volunteering. Working outside, especially in the incredible heat we've had this summer, is not the easiest place to serve, but Jon Arnold decided that this was where God wanted him. Jon recently graduated from Ozark High School and is volunteering for us as our Extreme Adventure Challenge Course Intern. We are so blessed by the hardwork and compassion we see in Jon's life and are thankful for his partnership in using his gifts to have a global impact. 


Jon attends Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo and has plans to attend Ozarks Technical Community College in the fall. Not only is he interning on our challenge course, but he also is spending time shadowing our STN leaders learning the day-to-day details of running a missions organization. He has a heart that loves others and is willing to serve in whatever capacity to help other people. 

Thank you, Jon, for your heart to serve! 

In the words of Christ, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." (Matt. 25:21) 

Each of our Heart to Serve featured staff members/volunteers will receive a free 16oz. frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf in Nixa, MO. We are happy to partner with the wonderful people at Orange Leaf to honor these special people who are using their gifts to change the world!!

Heart to Serve: Jenna Kilgallin

For those that know Jenna Kilgallin personally, you are aware of the amazing heart this young woman possesses. Jenna serves as our Cross-Cultural Training Director and is a Field Director on our Frontier Advance Team. Her heart is one full of hope and passion for all people to know Christ. She has traveled numerous times all over the world, including a five month stay in India where she finished her teaching degree from Missouri State University. 

Jenna has a wealth of experience and maturity, far beyond her age. She is "at home" overseas and has a huge heart for each person she meets along the way. Her authentic love for Jesus is evident and her deep love for all the nations of the world is contagious. She attends Emmaus in Springfield, Mo. 

Her heart to serve has an incredible impact on School to the Nations. From welcoming teams that visit for training, organizing trainings for church groups, or researching about future frontiers for STN to serve she has helped us in incredible ways and we are so thankful that the Lord called her to work alongside us in reaching the unreached for Christ. 

Thank you, Jenna, for your heart to serve! 

In the words of Christ, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." (Matt. 25:21) 

Each of our Heart to Serve featured staff members/volunteers will receive a free 16oz. frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf in Nixa, MO. We are happy to partner with the wonderful people at Orange Leaf to honor these special people who are using their gifts to change the world!!

Heart to Serve: Tracy Wofford

On August 16th, 2012 over 300 international students will be welcomed to our Home Base Campus for the annual International Day event. It takes amazing organization and time to put on an event or this quality and size and we are blessed to have Tracy Wofford at the head of it all as the International Day Director. To see a video from last year's event click here: International Day 2011  

Tracy has an incredible heart for lost people across the world, a heart that is contagious to those around her. She and her husband Mark, have traveled to West Africa numerous times with School to the Nations and have given their love and energy to showing the lost the love of Christ. They are members of Journey Church in Springfield, Mo. 


We are so blessed to have Tracy partnering with us in reaching the lost across the world. She is using her gifts to make a global impact on a daily basis! 

Thank you, Tracy, for your heart to serve! In the words of Christ, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." (Matt. 25:21) 

Each of our Heart to Serve featured staff members/volunteers will receive a free 16oz. frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf in Nixa, MO. We are happy to partner with the wonderful people at Orange Leaf to honor these special people who are using their gifts to change the world!!

Convoy of Hope Interns: Biblical Partnerships

Last week School to the Nations had the privilege of hosting 25 interns from Convoy of Hope. These interns, all college students, are from all over the U.S. and are currently in Haiti now serving for Convoy of Hope on a short-term trip. While the team was here they went through our Kelunka Tribal Village Training, Missiology Training, Cross-Cultural Training, and our Extreme Adventure Challenge Course to build team dynamics and unity. 


Part of our calling as a missions organization is to build Biblical Partnerships with organizations and churches who are also following the call to global missions, organizations like Convoy of Hope. This team of interns experienced every aspect of mission training and we are excited to partner with them as they spend their summer serving.  


Join us in praying for these interns throughout the summer, especially as they are working in Haiti. May God use the knowledge and experience they gained here at School to the Nations to advance the Gospel to all the un-reached people across the globe. To God be the Glory! 

Stay Updated with the Interns all summer! 

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Heart to Serve: Jackie Arnold

     Few things would run smoothly at School to the Nations without our amazing Office Administrator, Jackie Arnold. What a blessing it is to have a woman with pure God-given gifts in administration and organization. Jackie has been on staff with us since November of 2010 and has been key in keeping our records accurate, our newsletter effective, and also aids in mobilizing our our teams as STN sends them out on the mission field. 


     Jackie is married to Mark, who is a pastor and church transitional specialist. They are members at Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo and have four children, Sarah, Taylor, Seth, and Jonathan. 
     Jackie is a well-spring of knowledge when it comes to office work and also has a heart for the unreached people; giving her time and energy to send out workers to the harvest. She truly has a heart that is willing to serve in any capacity and one that is so important to the way our organization runs on a day-to-day basis. 

 Thank you, Jackie, for your heart to serve! In the words of Christ, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." (Matt. 25:21) 

Each of our Heart to Serve featured staff members/volunteers will receive a free 16oz. frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf in Nixa, MO. We are happy to partner with the wonderful people at Orange Leaf to honor these special people who are using their gifts to change the world!!

Heart to Serve: Terry & Corinne Conners

Our organization is blessed not only with a staff full of people with a heart for missions but we also have a Board of Directors comprised of men and women who are living out their calling to be involved in God's work across the world by giving their skills and resources to help our organization run effectively and efficiently. 

Terry & Corinne Conners are members of this Board. The Conner's have been on board with us since 2010 and offer their wisdom on financial issues as well as Biblical insight. Their hearts are turned toward missions and this amazing couple truly live their lives using their gifts for God's Kingdom. They are involved in the local church as members of James River Assembly in Ozark, Mo. 


Terry & Corinne have two sons, Seth and Christian. Terry is a Senior Investment Advisor at The Mutual Fund Store in Springfield, MO and Corinne has an interior design business, Old World Designs. They have been greatly gifted and are great assets to School to the Nations. We are thankful for their partnership in reaching all nations for Christ! 

   Thank you, Terry and Corinne, for your heart to serve! In the words of Christ, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." (Matt. 25:21) 

Each of our Heart to Serve featured staff members/volunteers will receive a free 16oz. frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf in Nixa, MO. We are happy to partner with the wonderful people at Orange Leaf to honor these special people who are using their gifts to change the world!!