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Pioneer to Bermuda

Howie & Jeannette Bowen served as pioneers for Word of LIfe Ministries in Bermuda. In 1986 Howie came to lead the first Word of Life Event, a volleyball marathon, while Mark Hall, a local Bermudian youth pastor was not convinced it would work. Eleven teams came to that first event and many teens trusted Jesus as Savior. For 10 years Howie oversaw the development of Word of Life Bible Clubs in churches and schools in Bermuda. In 1991, Howie finally convinced Mark Hall to join the staff of Word of Life and Howie coached, convinced and counseled him into a capable missionary in his own country. Bermuda was the international field that formed part of Howie's NE Region and he and Jeannette included Mark and Pam Hall as a part of the NE team (and probably parented them a good bit more that other couples on staff). In 2001, Mark went on to establish Word of Life Bermuda Inc and was asked to expand Word of Life ministries across the Caribbean. Today Club ministries exist in Trinidad, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, St. Maarten, Curacao and Aruba because Howie Bowen invested so much in the men he trained. "Howie was a giant gracious teddy bear of a father figure, who believed what God could do through us even when we couldn't see it in ourselves". He shed tears over our marriages, struggles and disappointments and celebrated every successful ministry where young people came to accept Christ as Savior. Today in Bermuda, Word of Life ministers to and through 7 local churches, 5 local schools and holds Superbowls, Olympian Games, Teens Involved, Battlezone Camp, summer campers, teen missions trips and has sent Bermudian send students to WOL Institutes in NY, FL, Korea and Canada. All this because Howie Bowen saw the possibilities 30 years ago. He was truly used of God to impact the lives of 1000's in this tiny island nation, that I call home. Mark Hall
Posted by Mark Hall
Wednesday April 27, 2016 at 11:19 pm
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