Suffering Produces Perseverance
The meeting with the doctor did not go as expected – he did not want to remove the growth on Elvis’ neck.
October 12, 2023
Stories
God is at work in many different ways around the world. We hope you are encouraged to read stories of lives that have been changed as a result of His goodness.
Read more about the work being done globally for God’s Glory in our most recent edition of the Missionary Ventures newsletter.
Two Very Different Paths
The girls took two very different paths. Years ago, during a visit to a rural village in Belize, MVI missionary Elizabeth Ayala noticed two 15-year-old girls, Carmen and María, (not their real names), sitting under a tree. She approached them to chat and learn more about them, intrigued that they were not in school.
June 27, 2023
Because He Loved His Bible…
When Victor Neagu was around 7 years old growing up in the eastern European country of Moldova, he was gifted a Bible, a special full-color children’s Bible that he cherished. “I loved that Bible, and I read the same stories all the time,” he remembers.
June 13, 2023
A New Church in Mozambique!
The church has mud walls and grass roof, but it is a place of worship for more than 20 people who have gathered to sing praise to Jesus and listen to Pastor Pablo Mutica share the Word of God.
June 12, 2023
Sing a New Song
Even in wanting to bless others, we are often blessed. In San Cristobal, Guatemala, MVI missionary Teresa Harwood has reached out to the local community in a variety of ways. One unique opportunity has come lately in working with her local church’s worship band.
May 22, 2023
FAQs about Team Trips
Do team trips actually help? Why not just sent money? How do I choose where to go?
May 11, 2023
A Dream of Alpha
As a 10-year-old Muslim in Benin, Africa, Moustafa started having dreams of a man who walked on water and said to him to “Go quickly meet your Alpha.” These dreams haunted him into his teens and he wondered, who is this Alpha?
May 1, 2023
2022 Annual Report
Click the image above to read our 2022 Annual Report, filled with stories of God at work throughout the year.
April 27, 2023
A Modern Day Book of Acts?
Sometimes we can read the Bible and think those times must have been so different. Does God really heal people the same way? Does the church really grow in exponential ways? We have received encouraging reports from Thailand that the Lord is moving in a similar way to the early church.
March 30, 2023
“I don’t know what happened, but it was good.”
In the tiny Kingdom of Tonga, where Missionary Ventures has helped empower Tonga Christian Radio, our New Zealand office (MotiVate) invited their young adult leadership for a retreat in Auckland. Twenty-four young people attended – for 17 of them, it was their first time to leave their island nation.
March 12, 2023
The Castoff Community
The live in the wake of Pablo Escobar, the notorious drug lord who destroyed many lives in Colombia. It’s a community of displaced castoffs – people who are without homes, disabled, unwanted, and mostly made of single mothers with multiple kids.
February 27, 2023
Tax-Smart Giving
What does a mission team really do? We often get asked this question, and it’s sometimes difficult to put such a life-changing trip into words.
December 15, 2022
Thank you, Naomi
What does a mission team really do? We often get asked this question, and it’s sometimes difficult to put such a life-changing trip into words.
November 1, 2022
After the Flood
In South Africa, missionary Cathy Potter watched as days of torrential rains began to flood nearby communities. While heartbreaking, it also presented many opportunities to respond with the love of Christ.
October 3, 2022
Peru: On the Road Again
The pandemic changed many of our ministries, and some of our missionaries wondered if they would ever look the same again. One of them was Jorge Cotrina in Peru.
September 1, 2022
The Last Scholarship
In Belize, 16-year-old John was already older than most of the other upcoming sophomores. But without a scholarship, he would have to wait even longer to continue school, if it was even possible at all.
August 29, 2022