On a mission trip to Papua New Guinea, a tribal man—bone through his nose, spear in hand—asked, “Will you come tell my people God’s book?” His desperate plea sparked a realization: countless souls remain untouched by the gospel. Who will answer the call?

For nearly two decades, Betsy poured herself out to serve young adults with disabilities in Central Asia. She walked the streets and visited remote villages, searching for these individuals who had been forgotten by society. She built relationships, offered the help she could, and—most importantly—shared Jesus’s love. It was work that few saw, but through […]

How do you get and keep people on mission? If only it were as easy as telling them, “Let’s Go!” While it’s not quite that simple, Calvert Grace in Owings, Maryland uses that verbiage as the name of their annual outreach conference.

It’s the first day of his mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 1992, and Ryan* wakes up to find a line of locals at the gate eager to see “el doctor.” This trip isn’t even supposed to be a medical mission, but the locals somehow learned that there was an American doctor on the team.

When Zach and Lydia first prayed for their friends Kyler and Claire as they left for Japan, they didn’t realize God was preparing to send them too. “I remember praying for more team members to join the Malaraes,” Lydia reflects. “Then it hit me: Are we the ones God wants to send?”

Bri Gadaire, a lifelong resident of Vancouver, Washington, has always had a heart for missions. From the moment she read a book about David Livingstone as a young child, Bri felt called to share the gospel with those who have never heard of Jesus. Now, after years of living on mission in the US, Bri is embarking on a journey to Yamanashi, Japan, where she will join Kenji’s team as part of Encompass World Partners’ mission to reach the unreached.