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His plans vs HIS Plans
Natán grew up in a home that was filled with unhappy moments. Before he entered his teens he knew what his plans were. As soon as possible he would leave home, join the Sendero Luminoso (the terrorist group), return to his village and kill those who were causing great problems in his family. A young…
DetailsChurch in Belgium: Forming Faith, Community and Mission
United World Mission’s core belief is about developing well trained, spiritually-formed leaders and to strengthen and multiply disciple making churches that proclaim and demonstrate the gospel. Here in Brussels, Belgium a church called The Well is doing just that. One area that they are concentrating on is mentoring and training new leaders in the church while…
DetailsThe Unknown World of Other Religions
Colombia is an overwhelmingly Catholic country, and the Colombian evangelical church is overwhelmingly ex-Catholic. According to the Pew Research Center’s report “Religion in Latin America,” 74% of Colombian Protestants were raised Catholic, the highest of any country in the region. So, it’s unsurprising that the strategies that most churches use to reach their communities are…
DetailsCommitment to Discipleship
I’ve been a part of Kay and Ken’s life for many years now. They were both single when I met them and I was just learning their heart language. Jane became my tutor. In my tutoring classes we talked about all aspects of life. Literally sharing life together as I’m now considered a family member after all these…
DetailsSharing the Good News
Check out what God is doing through the Global Evangelist Forum around the world!
First Worshipper
When “Lee” first joined us, he didn’t sing in public, couldn’t play an instrument, and knew nothing about music. Today he’s writing songs, plays multiple instruments, and teaches and leads others in his club. When we started the music leadership school (a.k.a. how to become a worship leader), people came in droves wanting to learn…
DetailsGod’s Agenda Trumps Lesson Plans
There’s a song that says “Lord, change the world, and let it start with me.” That’s right…it starts in us first. Not only is this my heart’s desire, but it’s also the cry of each Latin American missionary that comes through Corrientes, a mentoring & equipping program in Ecuador that prepares Latin Americans to be…
DetailsOur New Life, Africa’s New Leaders
It has now been a full year since my wife Aladrian and I flew away from our home, family, church, friends, and our settled California lifestyle. We soon landed in Cape Town to begin the most challenging and incredible year of our lives! It has taken lots of adjusting for us to get grounded in…
DetailsThe Love of Christ Surprises Ethnic and Racial Prejudices
When foreigners come to Africa for the first time, they are often surprised that racism exists, when everyone is black! But tribal identities are strong, so it’s not skin color that determines their opinion of other “races,” but ethnicity. Mali has been spared much of the deadly tribal conflict which exists in other parts of…
DetailsClassroom Surprise Lesson of Love
One of the luxuries of becoming a teacher straight out of college is that you already have roughly 16 years of “in-school” experience to draw from. There have been countless times in my three years of teaching middle school Bible at the International Christian School of Budapest (ICSB) when my teaching was directly influenced by…
DetailsLoving through Mistakes
I hate being the newbie. Newbies make mistakes. And they receive constructive criticism ALL.THE.TIME. to correct those mistakes. They embarrass themselves. They do or say things that make them look foolish, childish and/or insensitive. And that’s me right now. The Mistake Maker with a capital M. The constructive criticism receiver. The one standing on the…
DetailsSurprise by Love Changes Lives
See what God is doing through United World Mission’s missionaries and partner, Viento Fresco, in Colombia. Lives are being changed as they experience the surprising love of Jesus through this ministry.
The Best Joke Ever…Except it Wasn’t
A monk, a missionary, and a ladyboy get on a train. The ladyboy (born male, living as female) arrives first and is happily seated between two other passengers—pretty ladies should always have seats on trains. The missionary is content standing and frantically preparing for the class he is en route to lead. When the monk…
DetailsCommunity Impact through Theological Education
See how God is using a small Seminary in Colombia to impact their city, country and beyond.
Commit to Community
Growing up in America, children are taught that relationships are a balance – meeting halfway. Each party has something to offer and each party has equal share in the relationship. I think this has also how I have viewed ministry for a long time. I have something to offer and someone else has something to…
DetailsBeing Shaped While Serving
After graduating from University, I had the opportunity to participate in the two month Avance summer immersion program in Mexico City. Fast forward two years later and I was still in Mexico City, still enjoying the times of sobremesa with obligatory sweet bread and coffee, and also serving as staff on Avance. Honestly, I am…
DetailsInvitation from God
Descartes said, “I think therefore I am.” Winston Churchill said, “I act therefore I am.” Jesus said, “I am.” These are statements about identity. The rationalists tell us that we are the sum of our thoughts, our ideas, our visions and plans. The pragmatists tell us that we are what we do, the sum of…
Details10 Reasons Why You Need Community
Written By: Debra Fileta This article was originally published on TrueLoveDates.com I love to talk about relationships. As a Professional Counselor and Author, it’s a topic that I’m passionate about and one that I feel led to write about, speak about, and even just think about. But sometimes I wonder if our culture at large…
DetailsGenerosity in Community
“But what do you guys get out of this?” A paradigm shift was about to take place in my mind. Sitting at a table in Kauai in downtown Stellenbosch during late 2013, Gabe Smith (East Mountain Director) was explaining to me what the residency program they are planning to introduce at East Mountain might look…
DetailsRemarkable Changes
My husband, Jonathan, has never had a desire to leave the country. In the past we have talked about going on vacations to Mexico, or the Bahamas, and his stipulation was that we go only if it were on a cruise where we could set up camp on an American boat-HAHA! A few days after…
DetailsSeek God First – Spiritual Exercise
Scripture Focus: Colossians 3:1 17 (take some time to read through this as you begin) What I Desire: To be formed deeply into the likeness of Christ and live into the fullness of who He created me to be. To love, lead and serve like Christ in every part of my life. Prayer: Lord Jesus,…
DetailsCalled to Seek Him First
We are two years into our first term right now and have experienced pretty much everything we were warned about before we left and a few other realities. Things like… how dumb you’ll feel how you’ll have to remind yourself you were a professional at one point; things on the surface will seem the same,…
DetailsNavigating Difficult Decisions
Many years ago when my wife and I were developing the LAM (now UWM) student ministry in Bogotá, Colombia we met Daniel Salinas, a student of mechanical engineering at the National University. Daniel came from a Christian home, was an excellent student, and participated with enthusiasm in the activities of the group. He played the…
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