Upcoming Mission Opportunities
Ongoing Mission Work in the Dallas Area with NAMB Missionaries Carl and Kerry Lorey
After 24 years of serving in Southern Baptist churches as a minister of music and worship pastor, Carl and his wife, Kerry, have answered God’s call to a new full-time ministry: reaching international refugees with the gospel of Christ. Their heart for reaching people from other countries and cultures has led them to step out in faith to serve as Mission Service Corps Outreach Planters with the North American Mission Board. Carl and Kerry have four children and their youngest son is a senior in high school. They reside in Richardson, Texas.
Carl and Kerry are members of First Baptist Dallas. First Dallas is endorsing their ministry through the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and the Dallas Baptist Association. Carl and Kerry have worked in Dallas for three years in the most densely populated area in Texas called Vickery Meadow. They have worked with Muslims, Buddhists, 
Hindus and Christians from many different countries such as Burma, Burundi, and Iraq. Most recently they are working with refugees from Bhutan. Bhutan is a country wedged between China and India and is a Buddhist kingdom about half the size of the U.S. state of Indiana. It's considered one of the world's most isolated countries and the government strictly regulates foreign influences, including tourism, to preserve the country's Buddhist culture. Bhutan stripped the minority ethnic Nepali Hindus of their citizenship and forced them back into Nepali refugee settlements in the early 1990s, allegedly in an attempt to ensure a homogenous culture. The U.S. has offered to resettle 60,000 of the estimated 107,000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in seven U.N. camps in southeastern Nepal -- their home for the past 17 years. Once they arrive, they will be sent to different cities around the U.S. Texas is scheduled to receive 24,000 of the 60,000 over the next five years. Currently there are about 800 Bhutanese/Nepalese refugees living in the Dallas area with families arriving daily. About 99% of the refugees from Bhutan/Nepal are Hindu. 
Carl and Kerry work to develop relationships by meeting basic needs such as teaching ESL and delivering household items. They also do Chronological Bible Studies in the apartments. Their hope is to plant small house churches led by indigenous leaders.
Have you ever wanted to take a mission trip but just don’t have the time or money? This is a great opportunity for you to do just that without packing a bag or leaving Dallas! Contact Carl and Kerry Lorey; 501 Palomar Ln, Richardson, TX 75081; 972-951-9630; Click here to read a recent salvation story sent in from the Lorey's!