God is transforming lives in mission and we would like to share these stories of transformation with you. Read about God's work in the stories from our missionaries and short term mission teams.
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Faith in Action |
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Not far from Bangkok lies Chachoengsao, the least-reached province in the eastern region of Thailand. Once void of believers, God began reaching one poor village through a lady named Gaow. Gaow and her husband were living with the death sentence of AIDS hanging over their heads. When their neighbors learned that they were HIV positive, Gaow and Gai were ridiculed and rejected by their entire community.
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Fashioned for His Glory |
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Sandra Plett of Steinbach, Manitoba loves looking back at God’s divine hand over her life. As a college student God invited her on a journey of risk-taking obedience that would open her eyes to the world of cross-cultural missions. Sandra never imagined that she would be where she is today, but she is filled with joy knowing that God has confirmed every step toward her ministry with MBMSI in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Ministry of Reconciliation |
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When we open our hearts to forgive, we also open windows where God wants to pour His blessings into our lives. That’s what a friend and neighbor of Otto and Lidia Funk , MBMS International missionaries in Lima, Peru learned when she obeyed God’s voice and extended grace to her estranged husband.
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Reaching the Household, Reaching the City |
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In Mexico, family is the core of life – the building block of society. Extended family members thrive on close-knit relationships, and it is not uncommon for relatives to live together in one household. Mexican families are dependent upon one another and the head of the home is a highly respected and influential figure.
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Safety in the Storm |
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Nitra Plesko experienced the wild side of the spiritual realm that she never knew existed! While spending summer 2008 trekking through Central Asia sharing the love of Christ with nomadic people, she saw just how much the spiritual realm and the elements of nature are connected. There were times in their journey when the team of four could see evidence of the spiritual through the dark clouds and the rain. At one point God even stopped them with hail.
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The Despised Bring Glory |
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They are the throwaways of Thai society. The rejected and despised. They are HIV positive orphans, and by the world’s standards they should have no hope. But God has great compassion on the overlooked and abandoned, and He is using HIV infected orphans in Central Thailand to build up a movement of new believers.
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Responsibility to Return |
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Adam Nash had a great experience trekking through Central Asia with the Nomad Team in summer 2007. He was able to connect with some families and see God move in amazing ways as he stepped out in obedience – sometimes with fear – and watched as God came through in thos risk moments. Those were just a few of the very real thoughts that were brewing in his mind as he considered another opportunity to revisit Central Asia.
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Sunday School Lesson for the Teacher |
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God is transforming lives in Massama, Portugal. Marjorie Ekk, missionary with MBMS International, has been teaching Sunday school to children for most of her life. In the past three years she has led classes in Portugal’s new church plant in Massama, west of Lisbon. Many of the children have come and gone, but three children in particular are consistently present Sunday mornings.
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ESL in ACTION |
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MBMS International’s 2008 summer ACTION : Winnipeg program sent a team of two girls, Cindy Elias and Jessica Reeve, to Toyota City, Japan to minister beside MBMSI missionaries Laurence and Leona Hiebert for six weeks. While in Japan they exercised their teaching skills as they administered English as a Second Language courses to eager Japanese students.
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