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About the Helterbrans

Sent from a small Iowa town to the heart of Tanzania

James and Stevanie Helterbran, with their daughter Bethany, have given their lives to carrying the gospel to Tanzania, East Africa.

Our calling

Why Tanzania, and why now

PLACEHOLDER - replace with the family's own words. Tanzania is home to more than sixty million people and dozens of language groups, many of whom have never once heard the name of Christ preached in their own tongue. That need is what first turned our hearts east.

PLACEHOLDER - the story of how God called James and Stevanie: when the burden began, the church that confirmed it, and the steps of preparation and deputation that followed.

PLACEHOLDER - what the work looks like day to day: preaching, discipling new believers, training national men, and planting local churches that will one day send out missionaries of their own.

How shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent?

Romans 10:14-15
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Marion Avenue Baptist Church

Washington, Iowa

  • FieldTanzania, East Africa
  • Home churchWashington, Iowa
  • Serving sincePLACEHOLDER - year
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Meet the family in their own words

A short introduction to who we are, where God has called us, and what the work in Tanzania looks like.

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The people

PLACEHOLDER - the tribe, town or region the family is working among.

The work

PLACEHOLDER - preaching, discipleship, church planting and training national men.

The need

PLACEHOLDER - the specific need this video is asking people to pray about.

The family

Three of us, one calling

Missionary work is a family calling. Here is a little about each of us.

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Husband, father, missionary

James Helterbran

PLACEHOLDER - where James grew up, when he was saved, when he surrendered to preach, and the training and ministry experience that prepared him for Tanzania. Two to four sentences reads best here.

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Wife, mother, helper in the work

Stevanie Helterbran

PLACEHOLDER - Stevanie's testimony, how she and James met, and the part of the ministry she carries: hospitality, ladies' work, teaching children, music, or whatever fits.

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The newest Helterbran

Bethany

PLACEHOLDER - a short, warm paragraph about Baby Bethany: when she was born, what she is like, and what it means to raise her on the mission field.

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You can send us even if you cannot go

Every prayer and every gift puts the gospel further into Tanzania. Partner with us, or write and tell us how we can pray for you.