“Now if I don’t do evangelism, it isn’t because I can’t, it is because I don’t want to!”

Even a reluctant leader can be used by God to accomplish His work for His glory.

As I descended the hill from the airport into town, I saw a great city laid out before me.  It smoked, it smelled, it was choked with noise, odor, and frustrated dreams.  But on another hill above it, a great cathedral remained, shining white and beautiful…

'Jen' met Alex while telling stories in the community; he was drinking with his buddies. She asked him if she could tell him a story from God’s word.

Recently I visited with a prominent Azerbaijani carpet salesman in the city. His carpet showroom remains closed due to the COVID restrictions. He has hired a new Kurdish believer to work in the backroom where the beautiful silk and wool Persian carpets are mended.

Stories are a primary way that African peoples pass on the history and values of their culture. Stories about Jesus communicate the gospel very effectively in Africa.

Serving uprooted peoples who have fled war, poverty, and persecution in their home countries to seek safety and asylum in Europe, provides many opportunities for sharing the gospel.

Bible stories are a very effective means of spreading the gospel in Africa. Stories about Jesus reach people who may never come to a church or listen to a sermon.

Missionaries live exciting lives… Right? They jet around the world to exotic lands. They have very few of the problems experienced by ‘real’ people.   Wait…. What? Traveling halfway around the globe during a global pandemic is an exhausting reality for many missionary families. 

It's been a year (January 20) since we announced our call and plans to go to Paris, France as missionaries to help start a new church.  Never having been missionaries before, it was all new.  Then, a little more than a month later, the world changed.  Reality fell upon us:  to be a missionary - what a time to start!  

The Mandaean people are among thousands of uprooted families who have fled to Western Europe in search of refuge from war, economy, and religious persecution in their home countries.

Because of war, persecution, and instability in their home countries, millions of people have been uprooted and forced to seek a better life in neighboring countries. Displaced peoples risk their lives in their search for freedom, financial stability, and spiritual fulfillment for themselves and their families.

I have been living in Congo for nearly five years now. When I first arrived, I was struck by how many children were on the streets, abandoned and without homes or family. Some of these children are run-aways, some are refugees from villages that are under constant attack, and some are simply abandoned or orphaned children.