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Australia
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Crossfire Australia
Crossfire Australia National Director:
Headquarters:
New Castle
Description:
In 2006, Pastor Joe and an assistant traveled to Australia and New Zealand from the United States. On this trip Pastor Joe preached in several Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Italian churches, and at youth and young adult confrences. God moved powerfully during the services and in the ministry times and hundreds of youth and young adults accepted Christ and were filled with the Holy Spirit. Pastor Joe also spoke at a pastors and leaders seminar and presented Crossfire to the pastors and leaders. One of these pastors traveled to the United States the following year and visited several Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities. Later on in 2007 we implemented Crossfire in several of the churches in Sydney and New Castle, Austraila and in Aukland, New Zealand.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups were started in churches in both Australia and New Zealand in 2007 after Pastor Joes mission trip to Austraila and New Zealand in 2006.
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Belize
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Crossfire Belize
Crossfire Belize National Director:
Headquarters:
Belmopan
Description:
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches. In 2016 Pastor Joe and his family were in Belize.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
We are in the process of starting Crossfire in churches and choosing Crossfire leaders in Belize.
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Bulgaria
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Crossfire Bulgaria
This year while living in Israel Pastor Joe and His family traveled to Bulgaria from Israel, where they preached in churches, led people to Jesus, trained pastors, and leaders and implemented Crossfire in new churches in Bulgaria. We will soon be sharing many more details about Crossfire Bulgaria!
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Cambodia
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Crossfire Cambodia
Crossfire Cambodia National Director:
Phillip Chinh
Headquarters:
Srisophon, Banteay Meanchey Provence
Description:
Crossfire began in Thailand in 2007 after Pastor Joe connected with Pastor Apichat through two Crossfire Philippines leaders who relocated to Thailand. In the spring of 2010, Pastor Joe and Gina traveled to Thailand and Cambodia for the first time to train leaders and implement Crossfire in churches in both countries and lead the first Crossfire Thailand camps. Pastor Joe, Gina, and their oldest daughter Ashley then returned to Thailand the spring of 2013 for two months and from Thailand they traveled to Laos, Burma, Cambodia, South Korea, and the Philippines where they implemented Crossfire in new churches, led Crossfire camps and crusades, visited Crossfire cell groups, and led evangelism on the streets. God moved powerfully through these first two Crossfire International missions across South East Asia and thousands of youth and young adults came to know Jesus as their Savior including many Buddhist youth and young adults who had never heard the Gospel.
Over the first few years, the Crossfire Thailand camps quickly grew, both in attendance as well as in the number of camps that we were able to do each year. By the third year, we began to do multiple, annual Crossfire camps in different parts of Thailand. By the fourth year, there were regional Crossfire camps taking place all across Thailand from Chang Mai and Chang Rai in the north, to Phuket in the south, as well as all across the central parts of Thailand including the areas of Bangkok, Phetchaburi, Karen, Pattaya, Rayong, and Chonburi. Pastor Apichat and the other Crossfire Thailand leaders continued to lead mission trips from Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, and Burma to train new leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches and lead Crossfire camps in those countries as well.
In 2011 Crossfire Thailand launched “Crossfire Music” as a Christian music label in Thailand and across South East Asia. “Crossfire Music” brings together many talented Christian young adult musicians from all across Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Burma and opens up doors for them to record albums and perform, not only at the Crossfire Thailand camps and events, but also at many other Christian events across South East Asia.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
The Crossfire cell groups have grown exponentially in churches all across Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia, and each week Crossfire cell groups take place in homes, schools, and churches all across these countries. Each year Crossfire camps take place in multiple locations across Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, as well as underground in secret locations in the restricted nation of Laos. Thousands of youth and young adults have come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, crusades, evangelism, concerts, and other events that are taking place across South East Asia. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the 2010 and 2013 Crossfire International missions to Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, South Korea, and the Philippines and what the Lord continues to do through Crossfire International in South East Asia in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
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Crossfire Cambodia Facebook Page
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Chile
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Crossfire Chile
Crossfire Chile National Director:
Pastor Gonzalez
Headquarters:
Santiago, Chile
Description
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches. In 2016 Pastor Joe, his family, and a team of Crossfire El Salvador leaders traveled from El Salvador to Peru and Chile, where they implemented Crossfire in new churches, lead outdoor evangelistic crusades and evangelism on the streets, and preached in several churches. Close to 1000 people accepted Jesus as their Savior during the Crossfire Peru and Chile crusades and evangelism and Crossfire was implemented in many churches in both countries.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire Chile cell groups meet in homes and churches across Santiago and Crossfire in Chile is led by Pastor Gonzalez.
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Costa Rica
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Crossfire Costa Rica
Crossfire Costa Rica National Director:
Natalie Gonzales Barrera
Headquarters:
San Jose
Description:
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches. Pastor Joe and Gina were first in Costa Rica in 2009 and in 2017 Crossfire officially started in Costa Rica. Natalie Gonzales Barrera and her husband served as the national directors of Crossfire Nicaragua from 2015 till 2017 and in 2017 they relocated to Costa Rica to help establish Crossfire in churches there. Natalie and Edwin have traveled to El Salvador many times to participate in Crossfire International camps, crusades, leadership traning and to meet with other Crossfire International leaders who traveled to El Salvador from countries all over the world.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups are now meeting in homes, schools, and churches in Costa Rica. Natalie and Edwin Barrera continue to train new pastors and implement Crossfire in new churches in Costa Rica and we are now planning to start annual Crossfire crusades in Costa Rica as well.
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Cuba
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Crossfire Cuba
This year while living in Israel Pastor Joe and his family preached in churches, led people to Jesus, trained pastors, and leaders and implemented Crossfire in new churches all across Israel. During this time the Lord connected Pastor Joe and his family with several pastors from other countries including Cuba. We are now in the process of training new Crossfire leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches in Cuba
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Cyprus
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Crossfire Cyprus
This year while living in Israel Pastor Joe and His family traveled to Cyprus from Israel, where they preached in churches, led people to Jesus, trained pastors, and leaders and implemented Crossfire in new churches in Cyprus. We will soon be sharing many more details about Crossfire Cyprus!
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El Salvador
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Crossfire El Salvador
Crossfire El Salvador National Director:
Osmin Gabino Bautista
Headquarters:
San Salvador
Description:
Pator Joe first traveled to El Salvador in 2008, and on that trip he presented Crossfire to several pastors, and implemented Crossfire in some of their churches in Soyapango. Pastor Joe then returned to El Salvador in 2012 and traveled with a team of Crossfire leaders from El Salvador to Honduras and Guatemala to lead Crossfire evangelistic crusades, implement Crossfire in new churches, and preach in churches. In the spring of 2013 the Lord spoke to Pastor Joe and Gina and directed them to leave the U.S. and move to El Salvador for 6 years to fully establish the ministry of Crossfire in churches across El Salvador, and in other countries across Central and South America. In 2013 Pastor Joe and his family returned to El Salvador for 2 months to lead Crossfire crusades, implement Crossfire in new churches, and prepare everything for their transition to live in El Salvador the following year.
In August of 2014, Pastor Joe and an asssitant left Pickerington, Ohio and drove to El Salvador from Ohio in an S.U.V. that he had prepared for life in Central America. It took Pastor Joe 6 days to drive across the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, to El Salvador. Gina, Ashley, Sara, and Kim (The Crossfire secretary) flew, and Pastor Joe picked them up at the airport in El Salvador a week later. Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. Pastor Joe and his family presented Crossfire to pastors and churches in all of the 14 states of El Salvador, started Crossfire cell groups all across El Salvador, started the annual Crossfire El Salvador camp, led regional Crossfire crusades in all parts of El Salvador and regularly led evangelism on the streets in the most violent M.S. 13 controlled parts of El Salvador.
From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire El Salvador leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches. Through these mission trips from El Salvador, Crossfire has expanded into Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, and Chile.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups now meet weekly in homes, schools, and churches across El Salvador. Each year we lead a Crossfire El Salvador camp and leadership traning that has brought thousands of pastors, Crossfire leaders, youth and youth and young adults together in El Salvador from countries all over the world. Crossfire leaders have come to El Salvador for the Crossfire El Salvador camp and leadership traning from Thailand, Russia, Pakistan, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the U.S. In 2020 we had team of Crossfire Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania leaders planning to come to El Salvador when the pandemic hit. Each year we lead four regional Crossfire crusades that have at times had several thousands in attendance and some of the crusades have taken place in the most dangerious violent M.S.-13 gang controlled parts of El Salvador.
Teams of Crossfire El Salvador leaders continue to lead mission trips from El Salvador to Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to train leaders and implement Crossfire in new churches, lead Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preach in the churches. Praise God thousands of youth and young adults have come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, crusades, evangelism, and other events that are taking place all across El Salvador. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies from the six years Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador directing the global ministry of Crossfire international, as well as how the Lord continues to work through Crossfire El Salvador in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
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Crossfire El Salvador Facebook page
Crossfire El Salvador Facebook page 2
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Guatemala
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Crossfire Guatemala
Crossfire Guatemala National Director:
Headquarters:
Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Description:
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches. Pastor Joe and a Crossfire team first traveled to Guatemala in 2012 where they presented Crossfire to several pastors and implemented Crossfire in their churches, led crusades, and preached in the churches. Pastor Joe and his family have since traveled to Guatemala many times and thousands of people have come to know Jesus through the Crossfire International mission trips from El Salvador to nations all across Central and South America.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups have been started in churches in Chimaltenango and surrounding areas, and we are in the process of choosing the right national director for Crossfire Guatemala.
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Honduras
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Crossfire Honduras
Crossfire Honduras National Director:
Jose Sanchez
Headquarters:
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Description:
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches.
Pastor Joe first traveled to Honduras in 2012, and from 2012 to 2020 Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders from El Salvador regularly traveled to Honduras and Nicaragua from El Salvador to train leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches, lead crusades and evangelism on the streets and preach in churches. Through the Crossfire Honduras crusades, evangelism on the streets, and cell groups thousands of people have come to know Jesus including many M.S. 13 gang members and gang leaders. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies from the Crossfire International mission trips to Honduras over the years and how the Lord continues to work through Crossfire Honduras in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups continue to meet in homes, schools, and churches across Honduras and teams of Crossfire leaders from El Salvador continue to travel to Honduras to train new leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches, and work with pastors and leaders in Honduras to lead Crossfire crusades and evangelism on the streets.
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India
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Crossfire India
Crossfire India National Director:
A.D. Singham
Headquarters:
Northern India
Description:
In 2008, Pastor Joe led a team of Crossfire leaders from the United States to India to train leaders and implement Crossfire in new churches, lead Crossfire India evangelistic crusades, and preach in several churches. The Crossfire India crusade took place indoors in a secret location due to the restrictions on evangelism in India. Over 1000 youth and young adults attended this Crossfire India crusade and most of them accepted Jesus as their Savior during the salvation alter call. Pastor Joe and the Crossfire team also trained pastors and leaders and implemented Crossfire in churches across central and northern India. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the 2008 Crossfire International mission to India in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups now meet in homes and churches in several locations across northern India. Pastor Joe continues to work with the Crossfire leaders in India to train new leaders and implement Crossfire in new churches across India.
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Israel
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Crossfire Israel
Pastor Joe and Gina first had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land in March and April of 2011. Pastor Joe received his Doctorites degree in 2021, and upon completion of his PhD he wanted to return to Israel for a longer period of time with his family to visit the Biblical sights across Israel, as well as to study Hebrew. Due to the Coronavirus restrictions that lasted in Israel until mid 2022, Pastor Joe and his family decided to postpone their Holy Land sabbatical until March of 2023. Pastor Joe, and his family are very exited to return to the Holy Land very soon! Shalom!
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Jordan
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Crossfire Jordan
Crossfire Jordan National Director:
Undisclosed
Headquarters:
Central Jordan
Description:
In 2011, Pastor Joe and Gina traveled to Israel and Jordan to present Crossfire to pastors and leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches, and preach and minister in several Messianic congregations. While in Israel, Pastor Joe and Gina presented Crossfire to a group of Messianic Jewish pastors and leaders, and were then able to implement Crossfire in Spanish speaking Messianic congregations in central Israel. Pastor Joe and Gina were then led by the Holy Spirit across Jordan to underground churches in Jordan where they presented Crossfire to the pastors, and implemented Crossfire in these churches. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the Crossfire International 2011 mission to Israel and Jordan in Pastor Joe’s new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups meet in the Spanish speaking Messianic Jewish congregations in Central Israel, and in the churches in Jordan that Pastor Joe and Gina connected with in 2011.
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Kazakhstan
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Crossfire Kazakhstan
Crossfire Kazakhstan National Director:
Undisclosed
Headquarters:
Northern Kazakhstan
Description
Pastor Joe first traveled to Russia in 1999 to preach in several churches and at a youth and young adult confrence in the city of Balakovo. God moved powerfully during the services and in the ministry times and many youth and young adults accepted Christ and were filled with the Holy Spirit. On this trip Pastor Joe met Pastor Misha and in 2007 Pastor Misha came to the United States to visit several of the Crossfire cell groups that were meeting in homes, schools, and universities. Pastor Misha then invited Pastor Joe to implement Crossfire in his church and in other churches in Russia.
In 2011, Pastor Joe led a team of Crossfire leaders on a mission trip back to Russia and to Kazakhstan. During the first part of this trip, Pastor Joe led a three day indoor Crossfire evangelistic crusade in Balakovo. Pastor Joe and the Crossfire team then trained pastors and leaders and implemented Crossfire in several new churches in Russia. This Crossfire Russia implementation took place on an island in the middle of the Volga River, the largest river in Europe.
After our time in Russia, we then traveled to Kazakhstan to meet with pastors and implement Crossfire in their churches. Pastor Joe and the Crossfire team took an 18 hour train ride from Balakovo, Russia to Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is a predominately Muslim country, and in many areas, churches meet in secret due to intense persecution. While in Kazakhstan we met with underground pastors and leaders, presented Crossfire to them, implemented Crossfire in their churches, and led the first Crossfire Kazakhstan cell groups. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the Crossfire International 2011 mission to Russia and Kazakhstan and how the Lord continues to work through Crossfire Russia and Kazakhstan in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups now take place in churches in Balakova and Penza, Russia as well as in Akjubinsk and Almaty, Kazakhstan. We have seen many youth and young adults come to know Jesus over the years through the Crossfire Russia and Kazakhstan cell groups, crusades, and evangelism.
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Kenya
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Crossfire Kenya
Crossfire Kenya National Director:
Pastor Meshack Mwai Nditri
Headquarters:
Nairobi, Kenya
Description:
In 2004 and 2005 Pastor Joe led consecutive Crossfire mission trips to Kenya and Tanzania with teams of Crossfire young adult leaders from the United States. During these mission trips Pastor Joe preached at several crusades, trained pastors and leaders, and led evangelism on the streets. Thousands of people came to know Jesus during these crusades including Muslims and witch doctors.
In 2007 Pastor Mwaii from Kenya came to the United States and visited several Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities. Pastor Mwaii then asked Pastor Joe to help him implement Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities acrosss Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 2010 Pastor Joe brought a team of Crossfire young adult leaders from the U.S. with him to Kenya and Uganda to train pastors and leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches, and to lead evangelistic crusades in multiple locations across Kenya and Uganda. Thousands of people accepted Jesus during these crusades and Crossfire was implemented in over 200 churches, schools, and universities across Kenya and Uganda. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the Crossfire International 2004, 2005, and 2010 missions to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire is now active in over 250 churches and schools across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, and now reaches out to thousands of youth and young adults through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, and crusades that regularly take place in all three of these countries. The Crossfire Kenya office also has a Christian radio station, and Pastor Mwaii and the Crossfire Kenya leaders use this as another way to share the Gospel with the youth and young adults and recruit them into Crossfire.
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Laos
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Crossfire Laos
Crossfire Laos National Director:
undisclosed
Headquarters:
Western Laos
Description:
Crossfire began in Thailand in 2007 after Pastor Joe connected with Pastor Apichat through two Crossfire Philippines leaders who relocated to Thailand. In the spring of 2010, Pastor Joe and Gina traveled to Thailand and Cambodia for the first time to train leaders and implement Crossfire in churches in both countries and lead the first Crossfire Thailand camps. Pastor Joe, Gina, and their oldest daughter Ashley then returned to Thailand the spring of 2013 for two months and from Thailand they traveled to Laos, Burma, Cambodia, South Korea, and the Philippines where they implemented Crossfire in new churches, led Crossfire camps and crusades, visited Crossfire cell groups, and led evangelism on the streets. God moved powerfully through these first two Crossfire International missions across South East Asia and thousands of youth and young adults came to know Jesus as their Savior including many Buddhist youth and young adults who had never heard the Gospel.
Over the first few years, the Crossfire Thailand camps quickly grew, both in attendance as well as in the number of camps that we were able to do each year. By the third year, we began to do multiple, annual Crossfire camps in different parts of Thailand. By the fourth year, there were regional Crossfire camps taking place all across Thailand from Chang Mai and Chang Rai in the north, to Phuket in the south, as well as all across the central parts of Thailand including the areas of Bangkok, Phetchaburi, Karen, Pattaya, Rayong, and Chonburi. Pastor Apichat and the other Crossfire Thailand leaders continued to lead mission trips from Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, and Burma to train new leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches and lead Crossfire camps in those countries as well.
In 2011 Crossfire Thailand launched “Crossfire Music” as a Christian music label in Thailand and across South East Asia. “Crossfire Music” brings together many talented Christian young adult musicians from all across Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Burma and opens up doors for them to record albums and perform, not only at the Crossfire Thailand camps and events, but also at many other Christian events across South East Asia.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
The Crossfire cell groups have grown exponentially in churches all across Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia, and each week Crossfire cell groups take place in homes, schools, and churches all across these countries. Each year Crossfire camps take place in multiple locations across Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, as well as underground in secret locations in the restricted nation of Laos. Thousands of youth and young adults have come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, crusades, evangelism, concerts, and other events that are taking place across South East Asia. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the 2010 and 2013 Crossfire International missions to Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, South Korea, and the Philippines and what the Lord continues to do through Crossfire International in South East Asia in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
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Myanmar/Burma
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Crossfire Myanmar/Burma
Crossfire Burma regional overseer
Apichat Kalawantawanawich
Crossfire Burma representative:
Dr Mathew Hrang Kham
Headquarters:
Yangon City
Description:
Crossfire began in Thailand in 2007 after Pastor Joe connected with Pastor Apichat through two Crossfire Philippines leaders who relocated to Thailand. In the spring of 2010, Pastor Joe and Gina traveled to Thailand and Cambodia for the first time to train leaders and implement Crossfire in churches in both countries and lead the first Crossfire Thailand camps. Pastor Joe, Gina, and their oldest daughter Ashley then returned to Thailand the spring of 2013 for two months and from Thailand they traveled to Laos, Burma, Cambodia, South Korea, and the Philippines where they implemented Crossfire in new churches, led Crossfire camps and crusades, visited Crossfire cell groups, and led evangelism on the streets. God moved powerfully through these first two Crossfire International missions across South East Asia and thousands of youth and young adults came to know Jesus as their Savior including many Buddhist youth and young adults who had never heard the Gospel.
Over the first few years, the Crossfire Thailand camps quickly grew, both in attendance as well as in the number of camps that we were able to do each year. By the third year, we began to do multiple, annual Crossfire camps in different parts of Thailand. By the fourth year, there were regional Crossfire camps taking place all across Thailand from Chang Mai and Chang Rai in the north, to Phuket in the south, as well as all across the central parts of Thailand including the areas of Bangkok, Phetchaburi, Karen, Pattaya, Rayong, and Chonburi. Pastor Apichat and the other Crossfire Thailand leaders continued to lead mission trips from Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, and Burma to train new leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches and lead Crossfire camps in those countries as well.
In 2011 Crossfire Thailand launched “Crossfire Music” as a Christian music label in Thailand and across South East Asia. “Crossfire Music” brings together many talented Christian young adult musicians from all across Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Burma and opens up doors for them to record albums and perform, not only at the Crossfire Thailand camps and events, but also at many other Christian events across South East Asia.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
The Crossfire cell groups have grown exponentially in churches all across Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia, and each week Crossfire cell groups take place in homes, schools, and churches all across these countries. Each year Crossfire camps take place in multiple locations across Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, as well as underground in secret locations in the restricted nation of Laos. Thousands of youth and young adults have come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, crusades, evangelism, concerts, and other events that are taking place across South East Asia. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the 2010 and 2013 Crossfire International missions to Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, South Korea, and the Philippines and what the Lord continues to do through Crossfire International in South East Asia in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
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New Zealand
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Crossfire New Zealand
Crossfire New Zealand National Director:
Headquarters:
Aukland
Description
In 2006, Pastor Joe and an assistant traveled to Australia and New Zealand from the United States. On this trip Pastor Joe preached in several Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Italian churches, and at youth and young adult confrences. God moved powerfully during the services and in the ministry times and hundreds of youth and young adults accepted Christ and were filled with the Holy Spirit. Pastor Joe also spoke at a pastors and leaders seminar and presented Crossfire to the pastors and leaders. One of these pastors traveled to the United States the following year and visited several Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities. Later on in 2007 we implemented Crossfire in several of the churches in Sydney and New Castle, Austraila and in Aukland, New Zealand.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups were started in churches in both Australia and New Zealand in 2007 after Pastor Joes mission trip to Austraila and New Zealand in 2006.
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Nicaragua
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Crossfire Nicaragua
Crossfire Nicaragua National Director:
Antonio Vasquez
Headquarters:
Leon, Nicaragua
Description
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches.
Pastor Joe and Gina first traveled to Nicaragua in 2009, and from 2014 to 2020 Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders from El Salvador regularly traveled to Nicaragua from El Salvador to train leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches, lead crusades and evangelism on the streets, and preach in churches. Through the Crossfire Nicaragua crusades, evangelism, and cell groups thousands of people have come to know Jesus as their Savior. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies from the Crossfire International mission trips to Nicaragua over the years and how the Lord continues to work through Crossfire Nicaragua in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Through the connections Pastor Joe developed during the Crossfire International mission trips he led from El Salvador to Nicaragua, Crossfire has now been implemented in the entire IDPAN network of churches across all parts of Nicaragua. Crossfire cell groups now weekly meet in homes, schools, and churches across Nicaragua and each year Crossfire crusades are led in multiple locations across Nicaragua.
Crossfire Nicaragua has also recently launched “Crossfire Music”. Crossfire Music is the official worship band for Crossfire Nicaragua and Crossfire Music now preforms during the Crossfire Nicaragua crusades, implementations, and at other Christian events. We are now planning to start Crossfire Nicaragua camps that will take place each year and bring together youth and young adults from churches all across Nicaragua.
Crossfire Nicaragua Main Facebook page
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Norway
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Crossfire Norway
This year while living in Israel Pastor Joe and his family preached in churches, led people to Jesus, trained pastors, and leaders and implemented Crossfire in new churches all across Israel. Young adult leaders from Sweden and Norway participated in one of the Crossfire International leadership training and implementation seminars in Israel, and they are now starting Crossfire cell groups in their home churches in both Norway and Sweden.
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Pakistan
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Crossfire Pakistan
Crossfire Pakistan National Director:
Pastor Samson Javad
Headquarters:
Lahore, Pakistan
Description:
Crossfire began in Pakistan in 2012 after Pastor Joe connected with Pastor Emmanuel, a Pakistani pastor who was granted asylum in the U.S. because of the intense persecution he and his family faced from the Muslims due to their ministry. Pastor Emmanuel invited Pastor Joe to implement Crossfire in his churches in Pakistan. Pastor Joe then trained several of the Pakistani pastors and leaders and implemented Crossfire in churches in the city of Lahore and in other areas.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire in Pakistan is now led by Pastor Emmanuels brother, Pastor Samson Javad. Pastor Joe and Pastor Javad continue to work together to implement Crossfire in new churches in Pakistan, and weekly Crossfire cell groups continue to meet underground in homes in several areas across Pakistan.
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Panama
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Crossfire Panama
Crossfire Panama National Director:
Pastor Carlos Phillips
Headquarters:
Panama City
Description:
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches. Pastor Joe and Gina were first in Panama in 2009 and in 2016 Crossfire officially started in Panama.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups now meet in homes and churches in Panama City, the capital city of Panama.
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Peru
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Crossfire Peru
Crossfire Peru National Director:
Pastor Alfredo
Headquarters:
Callao, Peru
Description
Pastor Joe and his family lived in El Salvador from 2014 to 2020 directing the global ministry of Crossfire International. From El Salvador Pastor Joe, his family, and teams of Crossfire leaders traveled extensively all across Central and South America training leaders and implementing Crossfire in new churches, leading Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and preaching in the churches. In 2016 Pastor Joe, his family, and a team of Crossfire El Salvador leaders traveled from El Salvador to Peru and Chile, where they implemented Crossfire in new churches, lead outdoor evangelistic crusades and evangelism on the streets, and preached in several churches. More than 1000 people accepted Jesus as their Savior during the Crossfire Peru and Chile crusades and evangelism and Crossfire was implemented in many churches in both countries.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire Peru cell groups meet in homes, schools, and churches across Callao, Miraflores, and in the western parts of Lima. Crossfire camps and crusades are now taking place each year in Peru and we continue to see many youth and young adults come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire Peru cell groups, camps, crusades, and evangelism.
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Philippines
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Crossfire Philippines
Crossfire Philippines National Director:
Maria Chona Noynay
Headquarters:
Mindanao, Philippines
Description:
Crossfire began in the Philippines April of 2007 when Pastor Joe traveled to Mindanao, Philippines with a group of pastors and leaders from the U.S. On this trip Pastor Joe had the opportunity to speak at a pastors and leaders conference, and preach at a youth camp and at several churches that were deep in the jungles of Mindanao Island. At the end of this trip the bishop of the churches asked Pastor Joe to implement Crossfire in their churches in the Philippines. This was the moment Crossfire officially became International, and the first Crossfire International location was “Crossfire Philippines”. After this trip the Lord began to quickly open doors for Crossfire to expand into churches in other countries all over the world.
In April of 2013, Pastor Joe returned to Mindanao, Philippines as a part of a two month Crossfire International mission to the Southeast Asian nations of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Philippines, and South Korea. Pastor Joe, Gina, and their daughter Ashley traveled to the Philippines from Thailand with a Crossfire team, including Kittikhun Ohm Kalawantawanawich one of the main Crossfire Thailand leaders. They preached at a Crossfire Philippines camp, led evangelism on the streets, implemented Crossfire in new churches, started new Crossfire cell groups, and preached in several churches.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups now meet weekly in homes, schools, and churches across the Islands of Mindanao, Camiguin, Bohol, and Visayas. Each year Crossfire camps, crusades, leadership traning, and implementations take place on the Island of Mindanao and bring together churches who are a part of Crossfire from all across Mindanao and the other Philippine Islands we are working in.
Praise God thousands of youth and young adults have come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, crusades, evangelism, concerts, and other events that are taking place across the islands of Mindanao, Camiguin, Bohol, and Visayas, Philippines. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the Crossfire International 2007 and 2013 missions to the Philippines and what the Lord continues to do through Crossfire Philippines in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
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Russia
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Crossfire Russia
Crossfire Russia National Director:
Evgeny (Genya) Bogomazov
Headquarters:
Balakovo and Penza
Description:
Pastor Joe first traveled to Russia in 1999 to preach in several churches and at a youth and young adult confrence in the city of Balakovo. God moved powerfully during the services and in the ministry times and many youth and young adults accepted Christ and were filled with the Holy Spirit. On this trip Pastor Joe met Pastor Misha and in 2007 Pastor Misha came to the United States to visit several of the Crossfire cell groups that were meeting in homes, schools, and universities. Pastor Misha then invited Pastor Joe to implement Crossfire in his church and in other churches in Russia.
In 2011, Pastor Joe led a team of Crossfire leaders on a mission trip back to Russia and to Kazakhstan. During the first part of this trip, Pastor Joe led a three day indoor Crossfire evangelistic crusade in Balakovo. Pastor Joe and the Crossfire team then trained pastors and leaders and implemented Crossfire in several new churches in Russia. This Crossfire Russia implementation took place on an island in the middle of the Volga River, the largest river in Europe.
After our time in Russia, we then traveled to Kazakhstan to meet with pastors and implement Crossfire in their churches. Pastor Joe and the Crossfire team took an 18 hour train ride from Balakovo, Russia to Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is a predominately Muslim country, and in many areas, churches meet in secret due to intense persecution. While in Kazakhstan we met with underground pastors and leaders, presented Crossfire to them, implemented Crossfire in their churches, and led the first Crossfire Kazakhstan cell groups. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the Crossfire International 2011 mission to Russia and Kazakhstan and how the Lord continues to work through Crossfire Russia and Kazakhstan in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups now take place in churches in Balakova and Penza, Russia as well as in Akjubinsk and Almaty, Kazakhstan. We have seen many youth and young adults come to know Jesus over the years through the Crossfire Russia and Kazakhstan cell groups, crusades, and evangelism.
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Sweden
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Crossfire Sweden
This year while living in Israel Pastor Joe and his family preached in churches, led people to Jesus, trained pastors, and leaders and implemented Crossfire in new churches all across Israel. Young adult leaders from Sweden and Norway participated in one of the Crossfire International leadership training and implementation seminars in Israel, and they are now starting Crossfire cell groups in their home churches in both Norway and Sweden.
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Tanzania
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Crossfire Tanzania
Crossfire Tanzania National Director:
Pastor Mwaii (Regional overseer of Crossfire in East Africa)
Headquarters:
Dar es Salaam
Description:
In 2004 and 2005 Pastor Joe led consecutive Crossfire mission trips to Kenya and Tanzania with teams of Crossfire young adult leaders from the United States. During these mission trips Pastor Joe preached at several crusades, trained pastors and leaders, and led evangelism on the streets. Thousands of people came to know Jesus during these crusades including Muslims and witch doctors.
In 2007 Pastor Mwaii from Kenya came to the United States and visited several Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities. Pastor Mwaii then asked Pastor Joe to help him implement Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities acrosss Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 2010 Pastor Joe brought a team of Crossfire young adult leaders from the U.S. with him to Kenya and Uganda to train pastors and leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches, and to lead evangelistic crusades in multiple locations across Kenya and Uganda. Thousands of people accepted Jesus during these crusades and Crossfire was implemented in over 200 churches, schools, and universities across Kenya and Uganda. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the Crossfire International 2004, 2005, and 2010 missions to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire is now active in over 250 churches and schools across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, and now reaches out to thousands of youth and young adults through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, and crusades that regularly take place in all three of these countries.
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Thailand
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Crossfire Thailand
Crossfire Thailand National Director:
Pastor Apichat Kalawantawanawich
Headquarters:
Rayong, Thailand
Description:
Crossfire began in Thailand in 2007 after Pastor Joe connected with Pastor Apichat through two Crossfire Philippines leaders who relocated to Thailand. In the spring of 2010, Pastor Joe and Gina traveled to Thailand and Cambodia for the first time to train leaders and implement Crossfire in churches in both countries and lead the first Crossfire Thailand camps. Pastor Joe, Gina, and their oldest daughter Ashley then returned to Thailand the spring of 2013 for two months and from Thailand they traveled to Laos, Burma, Cambodia, South Korea, and the Philippines where they implemented Crossfire in new churches, led Crossfire camps and crusades, visited Crossfire cell groups, and led evangelism on the streets. God moved powerfully through these first two Crossfire International missions across South East Asia and thousands of youth and young adults came to know Jesus as their Savior including many Buddhist youth and young adults who had never heard the Gospel.
Over the first few years, the Crossfire Thailand camps quickly grew, both in attendance as well as in the number of camps that we were able to do each year. By the third year, we began to do multiple, annual Crossfire camps in different parts of Thailand. By the fourth year, there were regional Crossfire camps taking place all across Thailand from Chang Mai and Chang Rai in the north, to Phuket in the south, as well as all across the central parts of Thailand including the areas of Bangkok, Phetchaburi, Karen, Pattaya, Rayong, and Chonburi. Pastor Apichat and the other Crossfire Thailand leaders continued to lead mission trips from Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, and Burma to train new leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches and lead Crossfire camps in those countries as well.
In 2011 Crossfire Thailand launched “Crossfire Music” as a Christian music label in Thailand and across South East Asia. “Crossfire Music” brings together many talented Christian young adult musicians from all across Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Burma and opens up doors for them to record albums and perform, not only at the Crossfire Thailand camps and events, but also at many other Christian events across South East Asia.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
The Crossfire cell groups have grown exponentially in churches all across Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia, and each week Crossfire cell groups take place in homes, schools, and churches all across these countries. Each year Crossfire camps take place in multiple locations across Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, as well as underground in secret locations in the restricted nation of Laos. Thousands of youth and young adults have come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, crusades, evangelism, concerts, and other events that are taking place across South East Asia. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the 2010 and 2013 Crossfire International missions to Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, South Korea, and the Philippines and what the Lord continues to do through Crossfire International in South East Asia in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
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Crossfire Thailand Website
Crossfire Thailand Facebook Page
Crossfire Thailand YouTube Channel - Turkey
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Uganda
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Crossfire Uganda
Crossfire Uganda National Director:
Pastor Mwaii (Regional overseer of Crossfire in East Africa)
Headquarters:
Busia, Uganda
Description:
In 2004 and 2005 Pastor Joe led consecutive Crossfire mission trips to Kenya and Tanzania with teams of Crossfire young adult leaders from the United States. During these mission trips Pastor Joe preached at several crusades, trained pastors and leaders, and led evangelism on the streets. Thousands of people came to know Jesus during these crusades including Muslims and witch doctors.
In 2007 Pastor Mwaii from Kenya came to the United States and visited several Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities. Pastor Mwaii then asked Pastor Joe to help him implement Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities acrosss Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 2010 Pastor Joe brought a team of Crossfire young adult leaders from the U.S. with him to Kenya and Uganda to train pastors and leaders, implement Crossfire in new churches, and to lead evangelistic crusades in multiple locations across Kenya and Uganda. Thousands of people accepted Jesus during these crusades and Crossfire was implemented in over 200 churches, schools, and universities across Kenya and Uganda. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of what the Lord did during the Crossfire International 2004, 2005, and 2010 missions to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire is now active in over 250 churches and schools across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, and now reaches out to thousands of youth and young adults through the Crossfire cell groups, camps, and crusades that regularly take place in all three of these countries.
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United States
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Crossfire United States
Crossfire United States National Director:
Headquarters:
Ohio
Description:
Pastor Joe started the first Crossfire in 1998 after he became a youth and young adult pastor and ordained minister at Christian Community Chuch. During times of prayer, God gave Pastor Joe the name “Crossfire” for the youth and young adult ministry that he was starting, as well as the Crossfire cell group and cell lesson structure that is still used today in churches all over the world. Crossfire grew exponentially in Christian Community Church, and the Crossfire cell groups began to multiply into homes, schools, and universities all across central and southeast Ohio. Youth and young adults started pouring into the church through Crossfire, and pastors and leaders from across Ohio and other states began to invite Pastor Joe and teams of Crossfire leaders to implement the Crossfire structure in their churches.
Crossfire continued to expand in the U.S. and each week youth and young adults were coming to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire cell groups, evangelism, camps, concerts, and other events. God then began to open up doors around the world and Pastor Joe and teams of Crossfire leaders began to travel to countries all over the world to train leaders and implement Crossfire in new churches, lead Crossfire crusades, camps, and evangelism on the streets, and start Crossfire cell groups in their churches.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Over the years Crossfire cell groups have met every night of the week in homes, schools, universities, coffee shops, parks, churches, and at workplaces in areas all over Ohio and in several other states. Crossfire leaders have come to the U.S. to visit Crossfire cell groups in homes, schools, and universities from countries all over the world such as Russia, Kenya, Pakistan, Australia, and El Salvador.
Praise God thousands of youth and young adults have come to know Jesus as their Savior through the Crossfire U.S. cell groups, camps, crusades, evangelism, and mission trips to countries all over the world. Today Crossfire cell groups meet in both English and Spanish speaking churches in different parts of the country. You can read much more on the powerful testimonies of the impact of Crossfire in the United States and the full story of how Crossfire International was born in Pastor Joes new book “Effectively Building the Church Globally”.
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Venezuela
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Crossfire Venezuela
Crossfire Venzuela National Director:
Engly Oviedo
Headquarters:
Northern Venezuela
Description:
In August of 2008, Pastor Joe led a team of Crossfire leaders from the United States to India to train leaders and implement Crossfire in new churches, lead Crossfire India evangelistic crusades, and preach in churches. While on their way to India, Pastor Joe and the Crossfire team spent the night in Frankfurt, Germany. While they were visiting Frankfurt they met a team of Venezuelan missionaries who were ministering on the streets. Several of the members of this mission team from Venezuela began to pray for Pastor Joe and the Crossfire team and prophesied several powerful things that God was about to do during this Crossfire International mission to India. Engly was a part of this team, and Pastor Joe remained in contact with Engly after this mission. Then in 2013 Pastor Joe and Engly started Crossfire in churches on Margarita Island in Venezuela.
Crossfire Camps, Crusades, and Cell Groups:
Crossfire cell groups are now being implemented in new churches on Maragarita Island, Venezuela.
