April 2026 Missions Update
THE TRAINER FAMILY - MISSIONARIES TO BROOKLYN NYC
Hello from the Trainers…
Welcome from the Trainer family - Stephen, Carrie, Ryan, Liam, Sean, Audrey, and Nathan! We're missionaries making disciples in Brooklyn's Coney Island and Brownsville neighborhoods. These newsletters are our way of keeping you close to what God is doing here. Thank you for being part of this with us!
We lead Graffiti Ministries Brooklyn, and our ministry model is best described as “meet the need first,” coming alongside people with practical help like our free GED program. These acts of service and the relationships they bring allow people to see and hear the gospel.
Our flagship ministry is a free GED program we offer in both Brooklyn communities we serve. Most of our neighbors don't have a high school diploma — nearly half in Coney Island, and closer to two-thirds in Brownsville. Through our Learning Center, we first meet the need by offering free GED classes with no age limits and no minimum reading level, because meeting people where they are is where everything starts. From the classroom, relationships grow into first steps of faith. Alpha courses, Bible studies, and house churches take our students from a practical need met to a life transformed by the gospel.
GED Stories…
Crystal enrolled in our Brownsville GED program last semester. She is originally from Trinidad and immigrated to Brooklyn with her family several years ago. Like many Caribbean ladies in NYC, she worked in the home health industry, but a severe back injury
“Graffiti Ministries is great you work at your own pace and Stephen is great he encourages you because of him I went and took and passed 2 of my test we are working on the next 2 don’t wait give Graffiti Ministries a try you will be pleased”
