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
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.
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
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
“You are the first…”
In northeast Thailand, Pastor Suphon and Pastor Ying lead communities of believers who want to reach out to others in the Nong Khai province, which hugs the Mekong River along the border with Laos. These pastors and their churches are part of Mission Ventures Thailand who are planting churches all across Thailand and helping them to reach new areas. They are all very excited about the connections and open doors in Nong Khai.
August 3, 2022
Seeing Their Value Through God’s Eyes
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, unreached people groups are within reach for pastors like Pastor Sethi Munenwa, who lives about 300 km (186 miles) from the Pygmy forest tribes. These tribes have historically been devalued by almost everyone. Through both colonialism and discrimination from other tribes, they have often been thought of as the lowest of people groups. Some even believe it themselves.
August 3, 2022
The Impact Starts With One
It’s amazing to see what can happen when just one person is empowered and equipped in their calling from the Lord. For example, Pastor José Herrera first became acquainted with Missionary Ventures in Ecuador, when he was a missionary there from his home country of Colombia. He met Don Wolfram and learned about the Bible seminary classes they were teaching in the jungle.
May 25, 2022
2021 Annual Report
Click the image above to read our 2021 Annual Report, filled with stories of God at work throughout the year.
May 11, 2022