Stories
A PATH TO QUIET JOY
My eyes opened to another morning, and, with awareness, the weight of the day ahead rushed in. Day-old dishes waited in the kitchen. Homework was completed in tears the night before. I needed to pull my oldest daughter from bed — now and help her into her local school...
NEXT WEEKEND: SEEING ALL THAT GOD HAS NEXT!
It was April 1, 2020, when the final decision was made to cancel all upcoming NEXT internships for the summer due to COVID-19. The decision came with devastation and loss, but it also required the NEXT team to dream of creative ways to engage the next generation in...
You — An Answer to Your Own Prayer
Some might remember memorizing the Lord’s Prayer as a young child. In Matthew’s gospel account, we hear how Jesus invites his disciples to pray: “Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is...
“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 PATH TO QUIET JOY
My eyes opened to another morning, and, with awareness, the weight of the day ahead rushed in. Day-old dishes waited in the kitchen. Homework was completed in tears the night before. I needed to pull my oldest daughter from bed — now and help her into her local school...
NEXT WEEKEND: SEEING ALL THAT GOD HAS NEXT!
It was April 1, 2020, when the final decision was made to cancel all upcoming NEXT internships for the summer due to COVID-19. The decision came with devastation and loss, but it also required the NEXT team to dream of creative ways to engage the next generation in...
You — An Answer to Your Own Prayer
Some might remember memorizing the Lord’s Prayer as a young child. In Matthew’s gospel account, we hear how Jesus invites his disciples to pray: “Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is...
PHASE 1: ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS
Globally, 4 in 10 people live without access to the gospel. This means that over 3 billion people do not have a witness to the transforming power of Jesus Christ within their community. Global Partners takes a 5-phase strategic approach to grow local churches in...
“B-DING!”
“B-ding!” The sound of the message notification came at the end of an April meeting where missionaries from all over Asia and members of the Global Partners Resource Team were joined together in prayer. When we heard that missionary Dan Merillat in Thailand was...