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BIMI Reseeding America
Bob Larson
USA Field Conference
By Bob Larson
We try to make “encouragement” our number one priority at
every BIMI USA Field Conference. Some of our missionary
church planters labor in very remote areas of our country and
all of them need the fellowship of other families who are in
ministry. This year our USA Field Conference was held April
7–10 and was hosted by Talking Rock Road Baptist Church
in Branson West, Missouri. Pastor Delbert Davis and his
staff did a wonderful job of preparing meals, planning family
events, and coordinating hotel arrangements. They also
provided shuttles to and from the airport and motel and let
us use their church facilities for all our sessions. Additionally,
the church put together a great children’s program each
morning for our missionary kids.

J.B. Godfrey
Reseeding America would like to thank all the churches that
contributed to the expenses of housing our missionaries at a
nearby motel and providing funds for the meals and family
events. Dr. J.B. Godfrey was our main speaker for our USA
Field Conference and God used him in a great way to help
and encourage our people. Retired Air Force Colonel Chris
Dooley spoke on Christian leadership and did a wonderful
job! We also want to thank Stanley Heights Baptist Church
in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for taking care of the expense of
flying out Assistant Pastor Ed Alexander and Intern Jordan
McDowell to conduct sessions for our teens. Our missionary
teens loved each of the sessions and bonded with each other
and the speakers. All of us had an opportunity to hear Dr.

John Bailes preach a challenging message. Please pray for our
BIMI Reseeding America families. W
USA missionaries
in attendance
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BIMI Number 2, 2024



Church Plant Becomes a Reality
in Portland, Oregon
by Bob Larson
I flew into Portland on a Thursday afternoon early in May to attend the launch of Arise Baptist
Church. After raising their support to plant a new church, BIMI Reseeding America Missionary
Nathan Leierer and his family were planning and preparing for their first services in southwest
Portland. Portland is the most populous city in the state of Oregon and the third most populous city in the
Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Vancouver. With a population of over 600,000, it is the 26th largest
city in America. When the entire metro area of Portland (five counties in Oregon and two counties
in Washington) is tallied, the total population is nearly 2.4 million. About 12,000 Vietnamese people
live in the city, making it one of the largest Vietnamese populations in the country.

Arriving a few days before the opening, I had an opportunity to visit with Nathan and his wife,
Jewell, and their children. I also had the opportunity to work with volunteers (in the rain) from
Westgate Baptist Church in Tigard, Oregon. They came to help pass out Gospel literature and
invitations to the opening of Arise Baptist Church.

I appreciated the planning and preparation that Nathan and his family put into the launch of this
new church. They are presently meeting in a rented community center and their sending church
(Salem Baptist Church, Pastor Stephen Brown) did a great job of assisting in the setup, takedown
and serving of refreshments. Pastor Nate preached a great vision casting message as to what Arise
Baptist Church will strive to be in southwest Portland and worldwide. After the opening service,
it was wonderful to hear visitors saying, “I will be back next Sunday!” Please pray for this new
church plant and for the church to quickly be established and to find a permanent building to
house their ministry. W
Nathan Leierer
Opening service
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