On The Field
Videos, Stories, and Blog Posts From The Mission Field
Videos
News and updates from GI President, Jonathan Haward, on the ministry happening all around the world.
The President’s Blog
Contrast.
Contrast. Over the last few weeks, we have had 3 of our GI mission teams in 3 very different areas of the world: Asia, the Middle East, and Africa—a contrast of very different outreaches. Two out of the three were in the 10/40 window—which, if you’re not familiar with...
News Cycle.
News Cycle. I have never experienced an earthquake. Hurricane? Yes. Tornado? Yes. Blizzard? Yes. Volcano eruption? Yes. Avalanche? Yes. Flash flooding? Yes. But most of what I have seen first hand was predictable and predicted. There are seismology models that are...
Except A Seed.
Except A Seed. The time for Jesus to die was coming close. Over the past few years, He relentlessly poured out His heart as He began to reveal His true purpose: to be the Savior of humanity. Listen to what He says in John 12: 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, except a...
Tent of Meeting.
Tent of Meeting. Does your church have a building where services are held? Not every church has one. A church-planting friend of mine in Asia wrote an article outlining the reasons why it is important to have a church building or structure in the villages where they...
From Our Missionaries
June’s Excitement
It’s been a pretty big month for the Speed family. We are now a family of 5! We spent the first week of the month in the area where our son’s...
30 Days
I am down to 30 days before I get on the plane to my new home for the next year in Guatemala. I can't wait to see all the amazing, beautiful people...
Is it really May already?!
Life is good and we are blessed! And time is absolutely flying by! It seems like yesterday we were wearing our coats and tomorrow the weather...
Reality
I was in Spanish Church and my mind was drifting off to when i was in Guatemala. Sitting in the service reality hit me I'm finally moving to a...
The Simple Life
We have been here a little over two months now and there have been many adjustments in every area of our lives. As I think about our time here, I...
Questions
You’re going where? When? For how long? At your age? These are the questions I get every time I share the plan for me to go to Ghana in July,...
We thought we were ready.
How do you prepare enough for a year overseas? We thought we were ready. We learned some survival phrases and vocabulary, we bought the...
God is With You
"In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,...
My Heart
For approximately 2 years I have felt the need to go to Guatemala. I have always had a heart for missions and helping others. In 2015 I thought for...