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Marilyn Loftsgard, MVI Field Coordinator in Nicaragua Shares Her Testimony

 

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The Kiss from Heaven

The Kiss from Heaven

Article submitted by Norberto and Julie Kurrle, Field Coordinators in Paraguay Yesterday I spent a good part of the day weeping. One of our most loved supporters died on Christmas day and we just got the news.  She had been battling cancer for over ten years. She came to visit us for the first time [...]

 

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A Short-Term Mission Trip Encourages

A Short-Term Mission Trip Encourages

Article submitted by Gary Wadding, MVI Staff A short-term mission trip is an adventure which will have lasting benefits in more ways than you might think at first. Of course the major aim of the trip is to help the people living in that foreign country. Help might mean different things, such as: helping to [...]

 

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Interview with Mike Deibert, MVI Field Coordinator in Nicaragua

 

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Nicaragua Vocational School Update

Nicaragua Vocational School Update

Article submitted by Mike & Lauren Deibert, Field Coordinators in Nicaragua Our first official school year in the new vocational building has come to a very fulfilling end!  I (Mike) can’t believe it; over 80 students were trained and ministered to in electricity, auto mechanics, welding, and blacksmithing. We had some very positive feedback from [...]

 

Elizabeth Ratliff

Serving in Zambia, Africa

fc-elizabeth-ratliffBorn in Valdosta, Georgia, and raised in Orlando, Florida, I joined Missionary Ventures International on January 1, 1996, after having worked in law firms in Washington, D.C., and Tampa, Florida.  My first assignment was serving in England and working in the Missionary Ventures Europe Base.  In 2004 I moved to Zimbabwe and in 2005 moved to Zambia, where I serve as a Field Coordinator with Missionary Ventures International.

I work closely with Prison Fellowship Zambia which allows me access inside the prisons to work with the women, mothers and infants and children who accompany their mothers in prison.  It is my goal to reach all 57 of the country’s prisons in 9 Provinces with the Gospel.  In 2010 Missionary Ventures was approved to introduce in the prison system an accredited Bible Study Course which can be completed in 2-3 years.  I also host teams for working in and outside prison.  It is a privilege to serve these forgotten men and women and bring the life-saving message of Jesus Christ.

Ministry Focus & Current Projects

  • Work inside the Zambian Prison Service to bring people to Jesus Christ through personal evangelism and outreach teams
  • Mature chaplains and inmates through the Satellite Bible College course
  • Help malnourished babies, children, nursing mothers and HIV+ mothers with supplemental feeding and infant formula
  • Help resource the prison literary programs
  • Implement and resource micro-enterprise skills for female inmates so that upon discharge they are equipped to provide for their families
  • Help established local ministries by hosting short-term mission teams

Field Address:

Elizabeth Ratliff

Post Office Box CA-147

Lusaka, ZAMBIA

AFRICA

Cell Phone:  +260 977 422117; Landline:  +260 4 278070

Email:  ear4africa@hotmail.com