BCM International

~ Reaching Children and Strengthening Churches Worldwide ~

Who We Are

BCM International is a global community of Christ-followers, united in their commitment to spreading God’s love and transforming lives worldwide. In the summer of 1936, Miss Bessie Traber was seeking the Lord’s direction. She had been a missionary in the...

Taking the Lead

Ephraim Ngendakuriyo leads training By: Jeanette Windle With  half of Africa’s population under the age of fifteen, reaching and discipling the next generation who are the future of both Africa and the African church cannot be done Lone Ranger-style. Multiplication...

Making a Difference Summer 2019

Water sports at Camp Sonshine BCM International reaches approximately 35,000 children in camping, mostly in the summer months. But there are other BCM summer children’s ministry outreaches happening, including backyard and sidewalk Bible clubs, Vacation Bible School,...

Sharing “FIHAVANANA” With Madagascar’s Most Vulnerable

By Lisa Biegert The island nation of Madagascar, located off Africa’s southeastern coast, practices what is known locally as fihavanana, a term encompassing concepts of unity, brotherhood, and general peace. To the Malagasy [i.e., Madagascar ethnicity] people, this...

PREACHING A RISEN SAVIOR EVEN IN THE MIDST OF BULLETS

By: Jeanette Windle The shooting began before dawn on April 2, 2015. Both Christian and Muslim students at Garissa University in eastern Kenya about 200 kilometers north of the Somali border had risen by 5a.m. to attend pre-class prayer meetings. A half-hour later,...