Do you have a desire to become more like Jesus, but don’t know where to start? To be transformed into Christ’s image often requires a great deal of intentionality to create the space and time needed to look deep within, be honest before God and hear His words. It is enhanced with God’s Word, a focus on the…
WHY is Leadership Formation needed? A former study revealed that most missionaries are spending 15 to 20 minutes 3 times a week in Scripture and prayer. Another study revealed laity spend about 5 minutes daily in prayer and pastors 15 minutes a day. This stands in contrast to Martin Luther’s conviction, “I am so busy…
I heard the story about a really well-off retired couple who had money to travel the world and do just about whatever they desired, yet they stayed close to home. Why? They run the divorce care group at their local church every Tuesday evening, and they are passionate about seeing God transform lives and walking with…
I’m a second career missionary. After an 11 year career in Control Systems Design work and pursuing the great American dream, we joined United World Mission, sold our home and possessions, raised the financial support needed, packed 12 suitcases, and moved our family to Delhi, India. We opened this field and showed up knowing no…
How Holistic Ministry and Church Planting is Impacting Senegal Mission Inter Senegal (MIS) is a Senegalese church planting agency that partners with United World Mission. MIS uses a holistic approach to plant churches in resistant communities, showing God’s love, building relationships and earning the right to present an alternative to a hopeless life. Senegal is a…
Why is Thailand such hard soil to till when missionaries have been in the country since the 1500s? Maybe it’s because Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by Europeans nor taken over by Communists. There is a unique nationalism among the Thai people who claim the world’s longest-living, reigning…
When we moved to Slovenia, our home church did more than send missionaries…they “adopted” Slovenia! Our church had supported many missionaries for decades, but this was a broader, fresh emphasis. Over the years it has been expressed in many ways, especially through numerous short-terms teams who worked with us to help church plants across Slovenia.…
This story begins with the vision of Otoniel Martinez. Otoniel grew up in a Christian family. His father was a pastor in a time when it was a detriment to believe in Christ. Otoniel was at the top of his class, and at an early age he was given the opportunity to go to the top…
What do cutting wood and church planting have in common? Apparently, more than I even dreamed. We work with the Mapuche people in Southern Chile. Many of them live in the rural areas off muddy roads that wind through the mountainous countryside. They are a people group that has been marginalized by society. Their land…