Missions

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."   Acts 1:8 

Local

South Houston Bible Institute (SHBI)SHBI LOGO

SHBI is a not-for-profit, tuition-free, Bible centered educational environment that offers training for personal Christian growth, lay ministry, and career ministry.  Courses are offered in our facility and at other satellite campuses in the evenings during the fall and spring semesters.  This training has equipped numerous men and women from different races, nationalities, and religious backgrounds to be better servants of God.

Click here for a listing of the current SHBI course offerings.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

---Prison Fellowship - Angel Tree

At Christmastime, New Beginnings families purchase and deliver gifts to the children of inmates in their parent's name.  Each gift delivery also presents an opportunity to share the love and hope of Christ with each family.  Through Angel Tree, these children feal a parent's love, despite their absence.

 

 

Global

Namikango Mission, Malawi
Mark and Era Thiesen

Namikango Mission exists to train faithful effective church leaders to carry out Christ-centered ministry by excellence in teaching and by modeling the life of Jesus Christ to the church and community through service and evangelism.  The mission oversees Namikango Bible School as well as Namikango Maternity Clinic.

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Mark and Era Thiesen head up the work at the mission.  They are shown here with their two children, Erik and Dana.  You can drop them a note at

 
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International Christian School of Budapest, Hungary
Justin and Michelle Custer

Justin and Michelle are into their third tour of duty in Budapest, Hungary.  They teach the children of Missionaries at the International Christian School, working under the supervision of Campus Crusade.  Their work enables missionaries to take the Good News about Christ into surrounding coutries which until recently forbade any kind of religious teaching. 

If you would like to send Justin and Michelle a note of support and encouragement, send to:

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 Mbale Mission Team, Uganda
Tyler, Shelburne, and Shero Families

Mbale Mission Team, Uganda

The Mbale Mission Team (MMT)  working with fellow servants from both Kenya and Uganda, has witnessed the expansion of the mission work since 1995 into 16 districts of eastern Uganda, with more than 150 congregations from 11 different African ethnic groups, making it the quickest growing mission work in Eastern Uganda.  MMT is committed to uniformly applying sound Biblical mission principles in all its evangelistic work, church-planting, and training of leaders in Mbale, Uganda and the surrounding areas.

 
Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God's love.  This has been a great way for New Beginnings families to be involved in a simple, hands-on missions outreach while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas - Jesus Christ, God's greatest gift. 

Operation Christmas Child