Well this is my first ever blog. God has been showing me this week that this ministry is not ours at all but His. I’ve come to realize that it’s not that I work for God but He really wants to work for me. I just have to allow Him. It’s interesting to me that our ministry has over 109 missionaries on the field working in 70 countries plus an army of Nationals who are in the trenches every day being His heart, His hands, His feet to a world who needs Him. They have surrendered everything, sell all their possessions and live in difficult conditions, and many time suffer incredible hardships. Yet they continue day in and day out to share God’s love by listening, teaching, disciplining, preaching and bringing the healing touch of Jesus. It is not without sacrifice. There is much opposition and evil to the Gospel. Why ? Why day in and day out do all of us lay down our dreams, our desires, our plans, and go and minister where often we are not accepted and usually mocked ? WE realize we are not the master of ourselves. We open up our lives and resources to God’s control and to the call of God on our lives. Every day we are ready to respond to the burdens that He places on our hearts. It’s His ministry, His calling, and He really does want to work for us. His goal is for every person to have a relationship with His Son. He calls us all separately uniting us around this common goal. God is the one who calls and we work unto HIm. WE are to rely on God, trust in God, and allow the Holy Spirit to transform people’s hearts to grow towards God. Today I am going to let God work for me. I am going to rest in the finished work of Jesus on the Cross. This rest is our source of strength in fullfilling the call of God on our lives.
Latest News
•Pastor Conferences in the Jungles of Ecuador
Article submitted by Don & Mary Wolfram, Field Coordinators in Ecuador THANK YOU again for praying for us and for our ministry. You truly bless us and encourage us each month to keep pushing on. April was an INCREDIBLE month! I could go on and on, but I’ll keep it brief and add some pictures. [...]
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Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) in Honduras
Article submitted by Scott & Susan Ledford, Field Coordinators in Honduras A great team of people representing Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA). The photo includes 10 new bikes for Honduran pastor/supervisors and are being ridden to the service where they will be presented. There is nothing in the world like the thrill of hearing all those [...]
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Medical Short-Term Teams in Nicaragua
Article submitted by Brenda Rose, Field Coordinator in Nicaragua In the month of March and April two medical teams came to help out the people in the mountains around Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The first team consisted of pharmacy students from the University of Florida. They were able to attend to many people in areas that have [...]
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Sometimes, “Loving Your Neighbor” means digging a ditch!
Article submitted by Brad and Cami Matlack, Field Coordinators in Kenya Sometimes, “Loving Your Neighbor” means digging a ditch! When our neighbor’s houses are flooding, what do we do? Hurt for them, Cry for them, Pray for them! Yes, we do all those things! But, I really LOVE what my husband did! Today I’m thanking [...]
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Sewing Center for the Maasai in Kenya
Article from Al Barrett, MVI Threads of Hope We now have the greatest opportunity to erect a Maasai Sewing Center – Co-op building on a Maasai Project in Ngoswani, a 100 acre demonstration plot where our Maasai Partners donated 2-1/2 acres to us to construct this outreach. The project land has been fenced and has [...]