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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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!

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A little about us

For more than 30 years, we have served the Lord in east Asia, the Dominican Republic and eastern Iowa.  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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Spring News 2026
Spring has sprung in Trebinje! Each popping white blossom on the cherry tree right outside our door reminds us of the marvelous new life that springs from knowing Jesus. Not to mention, all the “news” with our school, students, and family.
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Exciting Changes!
Our school will be closing here in Bosnia at the end of this month, but reopening later in Uganda. Our Student Life team has decided not to follow, but rather to do something new.
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Christmas in Sarajevo
During the Christmas break, we joined a student trip to explore the culture and history of Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo.

Recent Messages

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Easter Gifts
We have reviewed the suffering and death of Jesus in payment for our sins. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. When…
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Messiah is Coming
By Jesus’ day, the Israelites had been under foreign control for more than 600 years. They had a brief period of independence under the…
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Treasure in Christ
We’re all here preparing to go to college or to help you prepare to go. College continues your investment in education, but education is a…

Recent Devotions

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April 25, 2026
Passage Read: Psalm 59-62 Meditation Verses: 62:9-12 Thought Great men and small, all together are nothing. Success is not with the…
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April 24, 2026
Passage Read: Psalm 55-58 Meditation Verses: 56:5-7 Thought In all these psalms where David recounts the cruelty of his enemies, he…
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April 23, 2026
Passage Read: Psalm 51-54 Meditation Verses: 52:5-7 Thought The righteous are "weak" before the wicked, they are meek because they…

Random Posts

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February 16, 2025
Passage Read: 1 Kings 6-9 Meditation Verse: 8:53 Thought Did Solomon understand that the Lord's intent was not…
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January 31, 2024
Passage Read: 1 Samuel 21-24 Meditation Verse: 22:8 Thought Saul was speaking lies about David and later about the…
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January 20, 2025
Passage Read: Joshua 10-13 Meditation Verse: 10:8 Thought Joshua and the Israelites were commissioned by God to go…