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Name: Vince & Pat Tharp

Board of Directors

Mission:

The Apostle Paul used numerous individuals to encourage and comfort the hearts of the people in the new churches he established during his missionary journeys. He saw the need for people to personally visit the churches that he had started. Those visits afforded opportunity for the Apostle to send word to the churches about his ongoing ministry, to encourage them in their own ministry, and to disciple them through the letters he sent. Then these “messengers” were to bring word back to Paul about the condition of the church and its people. Col. 4:7-9 and Eph. 6:21-22 provide good examples of this type of ministry.

Project History:

TBM has observed an increasing need to minister to its own missionaries. Tentmaker’s Bible Mission missionaries are on the front lines where the daily battle can make them weary and stressed. A visit from someone who knows what is happening in other TBM fields can be a great encouragement to them. Therefore, in 2005, the Tentmakers Board of Directors created the Missionary Care Project and appointed Vince to run the project as the Mission Coordinator. Through this process, God called Vince and Pat to a ministry of encouragement.

In keeping with the New Testament model, it is our mission to visit, inform, disciple, and encourage. Then, we report back to the TBM Board and the churches which have sent these missionaries onto the field. In these reports, we share the praises, needs, and prayer requests of our missionaries. Our ministry helps to strengthen lines of communication, and it allows supporters to pray specifically and effectively for their missionaries.

Biography:

Vince and Pat grew up in Marion, Kansas. They both attended Kansas State University where Vince received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, and Pat received a BA in Interior Design. They lived in western Idaho for fourteen years where Vince worked for several Veterinary Hospitals, and Pat was working even harder at raising their two boys Mike and Paul. The Lord led them to Dillon, Colorado in 1990 where they purchased Alpine Veterinary Practice. They have been involved in numerous types of discipleship and encouragement ministries as they have walked with the LORD. In August of 2005, Vince retired from Veterinary Medicine, and they are now devoting their time to Tentmakers Bible Mission. They sold both the Veterinary Hospital and their home and have moved to Cedar Hills, Utah, to be near the majority of TBM’s US church plants. Their son, Mike, is married to Livia and they have two children. Mike pastors a church in Lindon, Utah. Their younger son, Paul, and his wife Annie live in Siloam Springs, AK where Paul is completing his final year at John Brown University, studying Mechanical Engineering and Vocal Music.

Contact: info@tentmakersbiblemission.org