My home church, Elmbrook Church, in Brookfield, WI, supports and works with over 80 missionaries, mission organizations, and apprentices around the world. It is truly a blessing to be a part of the Elmbrook family, and the almost 60-year history of a church with a heart and DNA for mission. Elmbrook is a non-denominational church…
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…
Retiring from IBM after 30 years and moving to India was certainly nothing we had even dreamed of 5 years ago, but here we are and after 20 months we can honestly say we believe this is the most rewarding thing we could do with our lives. No, we do not have a seminary degree.…
Is it worth it to do a short-term mission trip? Absolutely! As pastors, we’re always challenging our people to take “that next step of faith,” but most of the steps available to people in the local congregation are not that challenging. We tell people to come to Bible study, to join a small group, to…