COREY MCDONALD FAMILY

SERVING WITH TEAM EAST AFRICA

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DATES

	Corey	Birthday 05/19
	Elizabeth	Birthday 09/21
	Corey & Elizabeth	Wedding Anniversary 08/09
	Corey Jr.	Birthday 06/28
	Annabelle	Birthday 12/18
	Marydia	Birthday 02/06
	Judson	Birthday 05/01
	Adilene	Birthday 08/31
	Mark	Birthday 03/12

COREY
I grew up in a home where we never talked about Jesus, never went to church, and never talked about Heaven and Hell. I was, however, taught many Christian principles, such as honesty, love your neighbor, and be kind to everyone regardless of their skin color, financial situation, or social class. For this I am very grateful. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I would hear anything about Jesus.

I met the person whom God would use to expose me to the Gospel early one Sunday morning. I was working at the family business, and I was introduced to a new employee. My life, from that moment forward, would never be the same. Standing at the grill making breakfast sandwiches was the prettiest girl I had ever seen. Over the next several months, I would get to know her to be much more than just beautiful. I had to ask her out. Surprisingly, she said “Yes,” and we started spending more time together.

She invited me to go to church with her on a Sunday night. I enjoyed the service but did not hear the Gospel. I started going to church every Sunday night and joined the midweek youth group meeting. I began learning more about the Bible but still did not hear the Gospel and was still on my way to Hell.

One Friday night there was a big youth activity called the Super Bowl. We watched a minor league hockey game, and afterwards the teens stayed behind and played some games. To end our time at the rink, they had a preacher of the Gospel come out and give the Gospel message.

For the first time in my life, I heard about eternity in a way that made sense. I knew I was a sinner and could not get to Heaven on my own. My stomach felt like it was on fire when the invitation came to except Christ’s payment for my sin. The thought came over my mind that if I did not except right then, I would never have another opportunity.

I got out of my seat and made my way up the aisle to the back where men were waiting with Bibles in their hands to tell us how to be saved. I accepted Christ and Him alone for salvation. It was like a weight was lifted that day. I was a different person after that point and realized my life is not about me, but Christ.

ELIZABETH
I began attending church when I was seven years old. Shortly thereafter, I accepted Christ as my Saviour during a children’s church invitation. I then began attending a Christian school. I graduated from there and went on to attend Hyles-Anderson College. I’ve had a strong desire towards missions since I was 11 years old, and I am excited to be used in reaching those to whom the Gospel is hid.

MINISTRY

Our objective is to build on the work that has already been done, to establish an expectation among the national pastors of soul winning, discipleship, and church planting. To assist in this process, we will mobilize small teams to go out for a couple of weeks at a time to help these new churches and pastors in remote areas by teaching and discipling them. Later we will return on a regular basis to see their progress. We will then teach the national pastors and their people to do likewise.

For those who are called of God to be in full-time ministry, we will have a Bible college for more
in-depth training. This will enable the team to observe, train, and disciple these men for the
future ministry of pastoring and church planting. To encourage these national pastors from Kenya and neighboring countries, we will have an annual Pastors’ School, where pastors can pray together, learn together, and have a time of fellowship and encouragement with likeminded fundamental, independent Baptist pastors and missionaries.

We believe that this focus on soul winning, teaching, discipling, and local churches reproducing
themselves through the planting of other local churches and teaching Africans to reach Africans for the cause of Christ is the best way to fulfill the Great Commission. It is now time to start a
multiplication effect that will spread across East Africa and have an impact around the world.

SENDING CHURCH

First Baptist Church of Hammond
507 State St.
Hammond, IN 46320
(219) 932-0711
fbchammond.com

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CONTACT

	(207) 897-8083
Email Address	corey.mcdonald@fbmi.org

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You can financially support our family and ministry by giving here online, or you can mail checks to FBMI, 507 State Street, Hammond, IN 46320, and designate your giving to Missionary #139.

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PRAYER LETTERS

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Corey and Elizabeth McDonald Prayer Letter: Church Anniversary and Youth Conference
The months of July and August were some of the most exciting months around our church. We celebrated our 5-Year Church Anniversary and held our 3rd Annual Youth Conference.

We were honored to have Pastor Barker and his wife, along with 9 members of Victory Baptist Church in Fairmont, West Virginia, come and help us put on the conference. They were an amazing blessing and really added a great deal. We had a significant increase in the number of attendees and churches that joined us this year. Additionally, we saw 19 people call on Christ for salvation.

One of those was a young man named Gabriel. Since the conference, he’s been baptized, attends every church service, has joined our institute, attends Men’s Bible Study, and attends our Saturday visitation. Gabriel is a 15-year-old refugee from South Sudan. He had never heard the Gospel before. I dream of going to his homeland with him someday and preaching to his family and village.

Another blessing of the conference was seeing our young people getting involved and serving the Lord. Several of them sang in our choir and assisted Corey Jr. with putting on skits.

In our last letter, I mentioned three young people who have joined our church and been a great blessing. Teddy now runs our PA, Andrew leads congregational singing, and Joy is being trained to work in the nursery. Each one has brought visitors with them to church, and because of them, we regularly have six others attending church.

In July, we started praying for a local homeless man. We had seen him pass the church in a hurry, and the Lord put him on our hearts immediately. There are numerous homeless men in our area, but this man was different. This past Wednesday evening, we drove by him lying in a nearby field, and I met him myself. He committed to meeting me for a cup of tea the next morning at 9:00, but he didn’t show. I found him sleeping outside the Catholic church and couldn’t wake him. I learned from a lady staff member that he sleeps inside there every night and even attends the daily mass Monday through Friday. No one can say what happened to him, but it’s said that three to five years ago, he was a lawyer and lived a normal life. He told us he has amnesia, and his problems seem to be injury-related and not substance-abuse related. Please join us in prayer for Jeff, as we are certain that God has put him in our path. We try to minister God’s love to him.

We continue to praise the Lord for the location of our church. Being right off a main street, we see, on average, five-plus visitors a week. We have become an international church, having attendees from Turkey, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Congo, Kenya, and the United States. After praying for a new location for four years, God proved His timing to be better than anything we could have asked for. Our next big event is our Christmas Program and Live Nativity!

To God be the glory; great things He hath done.

Your missionaries,

Corey and Elizabeth McDonald and Family

Published On: October 8th, 2025Tags: Church Anniversary, Youth Conference