JMI’s Christmas In Moldova mission trip is always unique, emotionally and physically exhausting, and full of tender moments and this year’s journey was no exception. Our volunteer team was composed of 19 members from five states with travel rendezvous points in Charlotte, NC or Munich, Germany.  Every volunteer checked an …

In just over 6 months we will be returning to Moldova for Rolling Hills’ 11th straight year of service and volunteer recruitment begins this Sunday, January 19th at 12:30 p.m.! Our preliminary summer camp plans for 2014 include 3 teams providing programming to 6 different sites.  2 of those teams …

From the steamy Amazon to frigid Moldova and from South Africa to Franklin, TN, the staff of JMI want to wish you and yours a blessed, safe and merry Christmas! We believe and are fond of saying that the children and families we serve, along with our supporters, are all …

We talk about our Grace House girls in Moldova a lot, but did you ever wonder what kinds of things go on over the course of a month? Here’s a sample of God’s love in action through the eyes of Jazgul, a graduate of our program and now serving as …

Thanks to all of you who love JMI and are so kind as to pass along these simple giving reminders that can make a difference for children in need: Cyber Monday!  Many of you will be going online to shop tonight.  By going to smile.amazon.com and selecting “Justice and Mercy …

What an amazing year 2013 has been for our international mission work! God blessed us with a $1,000,000 community center and a large hammock boat in the Amazon; a fantastic new Executive Director of Operations for JMI (Mary Katharine Hunt); an immensely gifted National Director (Sarah Rodriguez) and logistics coordinator …

I wonder if there’s anything on your calendar that would be worth 21 days of travel to get there? 21 days!  That’s how long it took a pastor in the Amazon to pilot his motorized canoe from his home to our John Paculabo Centre at Terra da Paz on the …

If you were at the JMI Benefit Gala this year you saw a video that included the girl I sponsor in Grace House expressing her excitement over the big window in her new room.  I believe her exact words were summed up by “Wow”! A window.  Thrilled!? I’ve been thinking …

I just returned from a visit to Disneyworld – the so-called “happiest place on earth.”  In three more months I’ll visit Moldova, which, according to one author who was ranking countries on a misery scale, “the most depressing place on earth.” Disney was fun, though I couldn’t help laughing every …