Andy and Carla’s story spans continents and decades, but the thread running through it is simple: pray, listen, and serve—and do it in a way that helps people meet Jesus and grow strong in His Word.
They met in Cape Town at a Bible study in 1988 and were married in 1989. Early on, they were rooted in a Messianic fellowship in Cape Town, learning to love Israel and the Scriptures that shaped the early Church. In 1992, the Lord redirected their steps to Scotland as missionaries. The first three-and-a-half years were spent in Scotland’s central belt, after which they moved to Horsham to attend Bible college. When they completed their studies in 1996, an unexpected door opened: the same ministry asked them to move to the Highlands to establish a new base in a large ten-bedroom house that had just become available.
They arrived in August 1996 and began laying foundations for a ministry center under the leadership of Colin Urquhart (Kingdom Faith Ministries). At first, the house served as a respite center for pastors and missionaries—a place for rest, prayer, and renewal. But as the months unfolded, something new began to grow. By 1997, a fellowship emerged, and they planted a church in Kingussie. Around the same time, the principal of the Horsham Bible college approached them with a request: would they pioneer a training/discipleship center in the Highlands?
They prayed and sensed the Lord’s peace to proceed. In 1998, Kingdom Faith Bible College in the Highlands was born. It became both a full-time and part-time residential program, with capacity for up to 25 full-time students, which they maintained for five years. While training leaders, they also launched a rehab ministry to serve people facing addictions and mental health challenges—practical love, anchored in prayer and Scripture.
Lessons from Hawaii and the Journey Network
Growth continued. In 2000, they planted a second church in Aviemore, which began to flourish. Around that period, Andy was invited to a leadership practicum in Hawaii. The experience marked him deeply. He saw a move of God that was adding around 200 new believers a month (not transfers from other churches) since the mid-1990s. A seed was planted to learn more.
By 2006, with five children, the Ures moved to Hawaii to serve with New Hope International. Andy attended their Bible college, joined the pastoral team, and was asked to help plant a church in Waikiki. The congregation grew rapidly and continues to this day. That season sharpened their heart for discipleship, evangelism, and healthy church culture—keeping things simple, biblical, and reproducible.
In 2008, they returned to Scotland and planted a church in Inverness, where they pastored until 2016. After that, they launched Journey Network, a ministry aimed at reaching the unchurched and equipping pastors, leaders, and evangelists. They traveled widely—across England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Outer and Inner Hebrides—helping churches engage their communities with the Gospel in clear, practical ways.
A New Assignment in Jerusalem
They continued in that lane until December 2024, when Tristan Hall (CFI–Jerusalem) met them in Scotland and asked them to pray about moving to Israel to serve with CFI’s First Fruits in partnership with Derek Prince Ministries. They prayed, applied, and were accepted—arriving in Jerusalem on September 9, 2025.
Since landing, Andy and Carla have taken a relationship-first approach. They’ve traveled, met with pastors and individuals, and introduced fellowships to the breadth of Derek Prince resources now available free of charge in Arabic, Russian, Hebrew, and English. The heartbeat is the same as it’s always been: let God’s Word do God’s work, placing solid, Bible-based teaching in the hands of people who are hungry to grow.
On the production side, Andy carries the lane of printing and graphics, helping prepare and maintain files so that high-demand titles can be printed locally and distributed efficiently. On the field side, he’s active in hands-on distribution and pastor engagement—listening to needs and ensuring that books don’t just move, but minister. Carla anchors intercession, praying steadily over the work, the partners, and the people they meet; she also joins outreach visits, bringing a calm, prayerful presence that helps conversations go deeper and follow-up stick.
Sowing the Word: Impact on the Ground
Their first weeks included ministry touchpoints such as sharing at a Church of God fellowship in Afula (Oct 3) and joining the Festival of Life at Baptist Village (Oct 13)—times of worship, testimony, and encouragement for believers still processing the trauma and uncertainty of the last season. They also reconnected with friends from 2017, which opened doors into three fellowships in Holon and Tiberias. They’re now arranging visits to sit with pastors and leaders, hear needs firsthand, and explore how Derek Prince Ministries can serve with resources and, where appropriate, targeted financial help.
One story from the road captures why this work matters. On a visit to Bethlehem, they stopped by a Christian bookshop and coffee space led by a woman named Rhema. She explained that many Muslims regularly come in to study. When spiritual questions arise, she often gives them two Derek Prince books: They Shall Expel Demons and Blessing or Curse: You Choose!—because those titles consistently spark honest conversation about Jesus, freedom, and the authority of Scripture. It’s a small scene, but it reflects something profound: when biblical truth is put right into people’s hands, it has a way of finding its mark.
The Mission Ahead
That’s the essence of Andy and Carla’s assignment in Israel: sow the Word generously and freely—book by book, fellowship by fellowship—while strengthening relationships with pastors and congregations. Their work sits inside a larger Derek Prince Ministries and CFI pipeline that translates, prints, and distributes at no cost. Andy’s print/graphics experience helps keep the supply line healthy; Carla’s intercession helps keep the spiritual fire lit. Together, they’re helping ensure that Derek Prince’s teaching gets to people in the language they live in—whether Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, or English—so they can grow closer to God, grow stronger in faith, and see real change in everyday life.
If you’re praying for them, here’s how to lean in: wisdom for each conversation, favor with leaders and gatekeepers, clarity in matching the right titles to the right needs, and open doors in communities that are searching for hope. As the Lord leads, your generous support helps keep the printing pipeline active and the distribution channels moving—so that the next testimony, the next conversation, and the next step toward Jesus is only a book away.
