Stories
A Legacy of Discipleship
When Keith and Saundra stepped into retirement from 44 years of pastoral ministry, they were simultaneously stepping into a new calling to minister to The Wesleyan Church in a South Asian country*. As they embarked on this new endeavor nearly ten years ago, they had...
Seeing God’s Love Through NEXT Site Leaders
My first interaction with my site leaders – Lexi Collins and Collette Nybakken – was over Zoom. I remember instantly connecting with them over our shared love for coffee. From the start, I could tell I had some pretty special NEXT site leaders. When I first met...
Is He Worthy?
This reflection is an excerpt from a newsletter written by a missionary who recently moved to the Waha field and is raising funds to serve there long-term. “Waha” is a pseudonym for a Global Partners mission field in the Turkic-Arabic Area. A few weeks ago, I had the...
“I witnessed hearts that had come alive. Now in the darkness, there was light. Joy and faith were being formed in these young people. They were being made new in the hope of Christ.”
JOHN CONNOR, GP MISSIONARY ALUMNUS
A Legacy of Discipleship
When Keith and Saundra stepped into retirement from 44 years of pastoral ministry, they were simultaneously stepping into a new calling to minister to The Wesleyan Church in a South Asian country*. As they embarked on this new endeavor nearly ten years ago, they had...
Seeing God’s Love Through NEXT Site Leaders
My first interaction with my site leaders – Lexi Collins and Collette Nybakken – was over Zoom. I remember instantly connecting with them over our shared love for coffee. From the start, I could tell I had some pretty special NEXT site leaders. When I first met...
Is He Worthy?
This reflection is an excerpt from a newsletter written by a missionary who recently moved to the Waha field and is raising funds to serve there long-term. “Waha” is a pseudonym for a Global Partners mission field in the Turkic-Arabic Area. A few weeks ago, I had the...
Gen Z Takes the Lead at Urbana 2025
Urbana 2025 closed the year in Phoenix, Arizona with a call for the 7,000 attendees to join God in His mission for the world. For over 75 years, Urbana has convened every three years as a leading missions conference for young adults. Fourteen Global Partners (GP)...
During Ramadan, He Wants to be Found
Our family serves with Global Partners in a country where 99% of citizens identify as Muslim. With the lunar calendar used in Islam, the inescapable “reality of Ramadan” will once again come 11 days earlier this year (February 18 - March 19). The “Ramadan reality”...