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Missions

The Founding of Ascribe & Declare of Ethiopia

THE FOUNDERS, BOARD, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS OF ASCRIBE & DECLARE OF ETHIOPIA The excitement was tangible. More than 20 Ethiopians from Addis, Ambo, and surrounding areas gathered in our house for the launch of Ascribe & Declare of Ethiopia and to join the mission. So, October 24th, 2024 became a kind of landmark day in...

MOT: Missionary Orientation and Training

Last week, we had a blast at the Global Outreach headquarters in Tupelo, MS. You may have noticed our FB posts about our long road trip to Nashville, Mississippi, and Texas. Well, the primary goal was to complete a candidate week with Global called Missionary Orientation Training. It was a wonderful time of meeting the...

Changing our Mission Agency: Joining Global Outreach

We are excited to announce that this past week we became official missionaries with Global Outreach. You may have noticed our FB posts about our long road trip to Nashville, Mississippi, and Texas. Well, the primary goal was to complete a candidate week with Global called Missionary Orientation Training. It was a wonderful time of...

A Treacherous Journey

Three chairs sat empty on the first day of teaching. Three of our Ambo students called Pastor Fikadu to say they would be a day late. They asked that we pray for their protection. Their normal journey consisted of 12 hours walking through the bush and over mountains. Then public transportation (also dangerous) carries them...

Why Try to End the Orphanage Era?

Check out this simple, but important article on the church being the church! Helping End the Orphanage Era

Recommended Missions Books

I’m starting a collection of books I consider important for a biblical understanding of missions: its theology, motivation, task, and goal. I don’t agree with every word said in all these books, but together they will give you a robust and biblical understanding of global missions. This is not an affiliate store. Just book recommendations....

5 Ways To Support Missionaries With Your Kids

Supporting missions isn’t just for grown-ups. As parents, our primary goal in raising children is to develop kids who love and worship God rightly. That includes teaching them how to disciple others and to support disciple-making endeavors such as missionaries and mission agencies. Our children get birthday money, chore money, and maybe even allowances. Most...
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