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GOING THROUGH SAMARIA: COLOMBIA SENDING MISSIONARIES
Just a few stories into the Gospel of John, we read that Jesus, on his way back to Galilee, went through a town called Sychar. John 4:4 reads, “And he had to pass through Samaria.” Stopping at a well around noon, he meets a Samaritan woman. Scholars explain and share...
PARTNERING TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF LA GONAVE WESLEYAN HOSPITAL
Despite the difficulties posed by the political unrest in Haiti and the Covid-19 pandemic, La Gonave Wesleyan Hospital has been able to provide excellent care for patients living on the island of La Gonave, Haiti. The hospital has benefitted from the involvement of...
HELPING NEW MISSIONARIES OVER THE MOST DAUNTING HURDLE
Would you join me for a quick pop quiz? What do prospective missionaries identify as the greatest hurdle they face in order to say yes to God’s call to reach the unreached? The difficulty of missing friends and family. The struggle of raising financial support. 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
GOING THROUGH SAMARIA: COLOMBIA SENDING MISSIONARIES
Just a few stories into the Gospel of John, we read that Jesus, on his way back to Galilee, went through a town called Sychar. John 4:4 reads, “And he had to pass through Samaria.” Stopping at a well around noon, he meets a Samaritan woman. Scholars explain and share...
PARTNERING TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF LA GONAVE WESLEYAN HOSPITAL
Despite the difficulties posed by the political unrest in Haiti and the Covid-19 pandemic, La Gonave Wesleyan Hospital has been able to provide excellent care for patients living on the island of La Gonave, Haiti. The hospital has benefitted from the involvement of...
HELPING NEW MISSIONARIES OVER THE MOST DAUNTING HURDLE
Would you join me for a quick pop quiz? What do prospective missionaries identify as the greatest hurdle they face in order to say yes to God’s call to reach the unreached? The difficulty of missing friends and family. The struggle of raising financial support. The...
A NEW WAY TO FISH IN EUROPE
In this unique time of restrictions, isolation, and life online, God has opened a door. Several years ago at a conference, my husband, Jason, had a fascinating conversation with a man about using research, contextualization, algorithms, along with social media to fish...
DEARBORN’S ARAB COMMUNITY
When kids in Dearborn, Michigan, packed up their school things last March because of the Covid-19 pandemic, no one knew how long it would be before they would return to school in person. Many families around the country were adjusting to online schooling platforms,...