On The Rhoads

Contact Information:

Brad Rhoads

26100-1340 N Ave.

Princeton, IL 61356

815-220-9036

brhoads@maf.org

http://www.maf.org/rhoads

http://www.steerinc.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 26, 2008  

SEMINAR: CREATIVE GIVING FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS

PRINCETON, IL – Bruce Brunner with STEER, Inc. will be providing a free seminar, “Creative Giving for Farmers and Ranchers.” Bruce will explain how farmers and ranchers can participate in world missions through the work they are already doing, with little additional investment on their part. The seminar will be presented twice, Monday, March 10th at 7 PM and Tuesday, March 11^th at 10 AM. Food will be provided. The seminar will be held at First Baptist Church of Princeton and is sponsored by Brad and Susan Rhoads, new missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship.

The goal of STEER’s ministry is to assist existing mission organizations in a financial way so that they may follow their calling to bring about world evangelization.  This non-profit organization works to bring together people (Donors) who provide the working capital (UNITS). These UNITS are invested with farmers and ranchers in the agricultural project of their choice. The farmers and ranchers contribution is the feed and care for the project. 

This program is especially helpful to farmers or ranchers who may desire to be actively involved in missions but who may lack the capital to expand their herds or acreage in order to support missions like they really want to. Working together, the Donors and the Farmers and Ranchers help to provide the funds for the Lord’s work so that the missionaries and mission projects that are the benefactors of this program can do what God has called them to, and that is telling others about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Brad and Susan (Kinnamon) Rhoads joined Mission Aviation Fellowship in July 2007. They are living on a small farm in Princeton, where Susan grew up, while they raise their ministry support. Brad is software engineer working in MAF’s Learning Technologies division, to help provide Christian education to the 3 million pastors in the developing world. Susan, an experienced teacher, homeschools their two children, David (9) and Sarah (3).

STEER, Inc. has been in the ministry of MULTIPLIED GIVING for missions ever since its founding in Park River, ND in 1957. Evangelical and Interdenominational in scope, STEER is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. 

Mission Aviation Fellowship is a faith-based, non-profit ministry. Teams of aviation, communications and technology specialists overcome barriers, transform lives, and enable the work of more than 800 organizations around the world. MAF is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

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