Serving With:

Third Millennium Ministries, Global

Background:

Gary grew up in Florida, the son of a PCA pastor.. A Covenant College grad, he also holds degrees from Covenant Seminary, Westminster Seminary, and George Washington University.  Phyllis grew up in a Christian home in Delaware. She attended Covenant College, Beebe Hospital School of Nursing, and the University of Delaware. After receiving a B.S. in Nursing, Phyllis worked six years in a burn treatment center. Gary and Phyllis were married in 1981 and have four children.

Ministry:

The Waldeckers have been missionaries since 1980 - serving with MTW mostly in Chile and joining Third Millennium Ministries in 2015. Now with Thirdmill they are aiding in its mission of creating and providing seminary-level education "for the world, for free." Thirdmill recruited Gary because of his interest, experience, education, and writings in the area of training people for ministry, especially in cross-cultural situations. Thirdmill realizes that just because millions of people are using their materials, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are benefitting from them as they should. Gary’s role in Thirdmill is to help people who are studying the courses make the appropriate application connections to ministry and life in their area of the world. This involves various responsibilities including communicating with people all over the world, writing application guides, and taking short trips to various parts of the world for what Gary has called “covenantal training.” 

Prayer Requests:

• For full levels of financial support.
• For Gary’s websites and productive interaction with Thirdmill users globally.
• For new opportunities in South Africa, Nicaragua, Colombia and India.
• For the millions of people using Thirdmill materials. Pray that these people would, as a result, be increasingly effective in their ministry.