Our Ultimate Goal is to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples.
Global and local outreach opportunities are an important part of our mission at EFCCL, which is to transform people to impact their world through Christ. Our desire is to bring glory to God by reaching the world with the gospel!
Global Outreach Focus Areas: Honduras, Hungary, and First Nations
We work with Great Commission Partners and send our own missions teams to minister to three main people groups: First Nations people in the U.S. and Canada, and those living in Hungary, and Honduras.
We also support Great Commission Partners in numerous other countries. Please download our Prayer Guide below for more information on these partners.
Give to Missions
Every donation, no matter the size, helps transform the lives of people in our focus areas, and the lives of those serving.
A donation link will be available only when current short-term teams are in process.
Local Opportunities
You don’t have to leave the country to make a difference. EFCCL is involved with many local organizations and you can be too—learn more about how you can get involved and serve in your community.
Short-term Mission Trips
Each year, we have sent or will be sending teams on several short-term trips, ministering to and sharing the gospel message with people in Honduras, Hungary and Canada. These places are near to our hearts, and we return regularly to invest in the lives of the people we meet there and to build and share in a community with them.
Interested in serving on a short-term trip? Check out the options below for more details on our upcoming trips.
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English Camp | July 2026
We partner with local churches and schools to provide an English VBS-type of experience. These are day camps, so the teams have time in the evenings to relax, visit, plan, or tour. Workers must be at least 18 years of age, but students 14-17 are allowed if one or more parents joins them. Cost $2,300 (depending on airfare)
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Serve with El Ayudante | November 2026
We are in need of teachers, medical personnel, tradesmen, students and others with a willingness to serve. Skills of those attending will determine mission activities. Trips have included: VBS, construction of latrines and home water filters, concrete floors, medical/dental/optometric clinics, and evangelism. Cost $2,000
Click here for more information on El Ayudante | Contact Nina Lowe
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Red Soul Rising Youth Camp | July 2026
This annual short term mission trip is open to all current 11th - 12th graders and older. We are also looking for adults with the following skills to join us: cooking, working projects, craft people, and adults who love to hang out with kids. Cost $1,200 (depending on airfare)
Contact Ron Kirkeeng
Our Great Commission Partners
Our Great Commission Partners (GCP) have been sent out by God to cross barriers in order to effectively share the gospel. They cross linguistic, geographic, and cultural borders to strengthen churches around the globe. They face many challenges to their families, their work, and their finances, and we want to continue to support them as a local church here in Crystal Lake.
Download our Prayer Guide and get to know our GCPs—make it a habit to pray for them each day, maybe before each meal or before bedtime. Keep this guide handy to be reminded of who they are, and the special place they have in our church family.
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Because we are committed to being a praying people, we have a weekly prayer list that is emailed out to our church prayer partners.
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There many ways you can support our Great Commission Partners! Please email Steve Stenzel for more information.
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PRAY FOR…
The GCP’s own relationship to God | 2 Peter 3:18Pray that he/she will be abiding in Christ and feeding on God’s Word
Pray for a deep prayer life
Pray for him/her to be filled with the Holy Spirit; pray that they will not be depending on their own efforts
Pray for victory over Satan
The GCP’s physical and emotional life | 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Pray for good health – they live and work in difficult climates, diseases are prevalent
Pray for safety – travel is often hazardous, whether by air, car or foot
Pray for deliverance from depression, discouragement, depression, loneliness
Pray for the GCP’s financial, physical, spiritual and emotional needs to be met
The GCP’s family | Ephesians 5:21
Pray for a strong marriage
Pray for children – their educational needs, their safety, health, that they would grow to love the Lord
Pray for wisdom in parenting
Pray for the GCP’s family at home, especially needs of elderly parents or children in college or living on their own
The GCP’s ability to communicate | 2 Timothy 4:2
Pray for ability to learn the language and understand the culture; pray they will adapt to the culture
Pray for effectiveness in communicating the gospel
Pray for time and discipline to communicate with supporters and others at home
The GCP’s ministry | 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3
Pray for open doors, boldness, empowerment by the Holy Spirit
Pray for discernment and understanding in decisions that are made
Pray for effective use of time
Pray for God to show the GCP where the harvest is ripe
The GCP’s interpersonal relationships | John 17:21
Pray for the GCP’s relationship with fellow GCPs; pray for unity, grace, and understanding
Communication
Pray against Satan sowing the spirit of discord
The GCP’s country of service | Colossians 4:2-5; Psalm 2:8
Pray for political stability and peace
Pray for its government and leaders
Pray for freedom to evangelize; pray for a favorable climate for the gospel
Pray that there will not be difficulty in granting visas, work permits
Join G.O.A.B.
The Global Outreach Advisory Board (GOAB) serves as a vital leadership and advisory body that partners with the Global Outreach Coordinator (GOC) to help EFCCL fulfill its biblical calling to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18–20).
Rooted in prayer and guided by Scripture, the Board provides spiritual insight, strategic direction, oversight, and encouragement for all of EFCCL’s global missions efforts. Its primary aim is to ensure that every global outreach initiative reflects the church’s mission—to build passionate disciples of Jesus Christ—and to advance the spread of the gospel around the world.
Contact Us
Steve Stenzel
Global Outreach Coordinator
815-459-1095
sstenzel@efccl.org
Nina Lowe
Short-term Missions Coordinator
815-459-1095 x314
stmissions@efccl.org
Bethany Keyes
Global Outreach Ministry Assistant
815-459-1095
bkeyes@efccl.org