The Bemenderfers

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  • Serving beneath the Cross

    Serving beneath the Cross

    Still "reaping and training reapers" wherever the Lord takes us

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  • Tim on Guitar

    Tim on Guitar

    July of 2023, just before Tim left for the Dominican Republic.  He's also great on the piano!

  • George on Drums

    George on Drums

    George, with a fan. He's also become quite the guitar player, taking over leading worship once Tim left.

Our vision

To develop leaders in Christ's service anywhere in the world through foundational discipleship tools and sound Biblical teaching

With our years of experience in evangelism, discipleship, teaching and training, we plan to spend significant periods of time (1 to 3 months—or more!) with the many contacts we have made across the globe. We offer discipleship training both to enhance the ministry of those pastors, cross-cultural laborers and students we have met, and to build into the lives of those they are serving. We have opportunities to serve Christian schools and invitations to provide staff- and shepherd-development training. We also have a burden to encourage the Church in the US and abroad to get more "Great Commissional" in life and purpose. We want to serve wherever there is both need and hunger—and an open door!

A little about us

After 27 years serving the Lord in east Asia, we moved to the Dominican Republic to help disciple disciplers of teens in crisis. That door closed, so we returned to Iowa.  We now serve Lafayette Salem Evangelical Church, a small rural church north of Cedar Rapids, and the Hawkeye Chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship.

Over the years, our ministry has focused on evangelism, establishing new believers, and discipling them as leaders in ministry.  It has expanded to preaching and pastoring.  We have always been about "reaping and training reapers."  We desire to serve a broader base, offering further training to friends and contacts in all parts of the world, including Europe, East Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.

Recent News

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Moving Forward
We're going. To Bosnia. God willing and with your help.
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A Time to Go
"What are we thinking?" We're thinking seriously about going back overseas! Follow me down the rabbit-hole of my thoughts.
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Bosnian Excursion
Two of our Chinese "daughters" are now working at an international school for Chinese students in Bosnia, of all places! So we thought we'd visit them!

Recent Messages

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Submission Defined
We’ve talked a lot about submission and obedience over the last many weeks, in particular who we’re called to submit to, why we’re required…
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Fathers Train
When Paul and Silas promised the Philippian jailer that he and all his household would be saved if he believed in the Lord Jesus, there’s…
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Children Obey
If you haven’t already noticed, no matter who Paul is addressing, we can all learn a thing or two from the instructions given. Today is no…

Recent Devotions

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August 10, 2025
Passage Read: Matthew 17-18 Meditation Verses: 18:21-22 Thought This is not a command to forgive everyone who sins against me, but…
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August 9, 2025
Passage Read: Matthew 15-16 Meditation Verse: 16:12 Thought The teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees would be two sides of the same…
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August 8, 2025
Passage Read: Matthew 13-14 Meditation Verses: 13:10-15 Thought The people have become calloused; They barely see and hear, but they…

Random Posts

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March 20, 2025
Passage Read: Nehemiah 12 - Esther 2 Meditation Verses: Nehemiah 13:23-25 Thought Nehemiah returned to Babylon for…
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January 9, 2022
Passage Read: Judges 10-13 Meditation Verses: 13:12-14 Thought Manoah seems to not believe his wife, that an angel…
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September 6, 2022
Passage Read: Romans 8-9 Meditation Verses: 8:35-39 Thought This was such a happy chapter up till this point. God…