Category: Cooperative Program

Noelson and Edna are Haitian immigrants. They discovered that most Haitian churches in their community worshipped only in Haitian Creole. “Everything in the churches was done for adults, whether the kids can speak Creole or not,” Noelson says. “So, we started Bible study in English with our kids at home.” When other Haitian families learned…

On a trip to the closest city, International Mission Board missionaries Jason and Robin Ebeyer were praying to find a “person of peace” – someone who would welcome them and help in their ministry efforts. The Ebeyers have been working for the last few years with the people in Isan, a region in Thailand that…

Woongje (OONG-JIE) and Injoo Chun (IN Joo Cheon), Nearly a third of all Koreans in Georgia live in Gwinnett County. To engage those Koreans with the good news, Woongje leads an evangelism team to the Korean market every Tuesday and Thursday. Many young Koreans hear and respond to the Gospel each week during these efforts.…

Sports were a huge part of International Mission Board worker Wes Blakely’s world. Now, sports play just as big a part in his ministry on the mission field. Blakely has been coaching sports in a school and a few clubs in Central Asia. Through this, he’s seen people become curious about Christianity and some even turn to…

Brad and Jen started Mercy Hill Church to reach a densely populated neighborhood of 78,000 people in a three-mile radius. While it’s a spiritually aware community, few churches exist to share the good news about Jesus. Less than 10 percent of the people in their East Indianapolis neighborhood are connected to an evangelical Protestant church.…

For years, International Mission Board worker Nancy Potter had traveled to teach healthcare classes in an impoverished Muslim village in Southeast Asia where Sela and her husband, Sok, live. But on this visit, Potter’s care and concern led to the couple becoming Christians. One morning, Sela stumbled and spilled a pot of boiling water over…