I stepped off the plane on Moldovan soil for the first time in July 2011. Little did I know that I’d be back to this small European country, the poorest in Europe, a total of four times in the next 11 months. Many times over I’d heard JMI’s Executive Director, …
On a recent mission to the Amazon River basin of Brazil we were introduced to Rumplecacique (in Portuguese), otherwise known as the “weaver bird.” Although I’m no ornithologist (I’m a Baptist ;-)), I have to say that I developed an unusual empathy for the male of this particular species. In …
It Matters To This One is JMI’s initiative to raise money for camp this summer in Moldova. As many of you know, Moldova is the poorest country in the former Soviet Union, and Moldova’s orphans are at high risk for human trafficking and suicide. JMI has stepped in to make a difference in the lives of these orphans …
I did something this week I may live to regret…I sponsored a Moldovan orphan! Anyone who knows me is already a little shocked by now, and perhaps a little more than disappointed. After all, I’m that guy who has had his life turned inside out by those kids and uses …
“The Nazis came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. …
Newsletter: LATE-BREAKING MOLDOVA SUMMER CAMP NEWS! For those of you who couldn’t make our informational meeting this Sunday (and even for those of you who did), here is the most up to date “skinny” on our planning to impact the lives of the fatherless in Moldova!: You have two weeks …
PLAYING FATHER CHRISTMAS IN MOLDOVA: What I’ve Learned About God It’s Friday in Moldova and I’m suiting up in anticipation of making my surprise appearance to a room full of orphans in Falesti. My first experience as a European Santa imposter came on Thursday when our mission team visited the …
You are invited to JMI’s FEAST OR FAMINE Dinner Wednesday, November 16th at 6 p.m. There are few things as hard in life as staring into the eyes of a hungry person. Most of us – even, if not especially, followers of Christ – reflexively look away. Why do we do that? For me, …
JMI NEWS! On Sunday, October 9th, JMI Becomes a Beautiful, Fragrant Thing! If you’re in the Franklin, Tennessee area this coming Sunday, please – pretty please! – stop by the table set up by the JMI booth in the WareHouse between 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and purchase some Mary …
4 INTERNATIONAL MISSION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEXT 5 MONTHS! BRAZIL / MOLDOVA / INDIA / SOUTH AFRICA Jesus said, “I have come that you might have life, and have it more abundantly!” The Christian life was never envisioned to be anything but extraordinary! If …
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