“Whoever tells the best story creates the future” (Erwin McManus) I heard Erwin make this statement in 2011 and thought it was profoundly true. On the evening of October 8th, Justice and Mercy International is hosting its annual Benefit Gala, and the story we have to tell this year is …
PUT ME IN COACH…PUT ME IN!
Did you ever say or even think those words when you were growing up and playing sports? Do you remember the unmitigated feeling of urgency and even desperation you felt to get in the game? I remember one baseball game in particular when I must have been about …
OUTSIDE THE ORPHANAGE WALLS
Among children who have grown up in Moldova’s orphanages, there is a grim reality behind every beautiful face, as Jeff Pittman discovered on his mission trip this summer with Rolling Hills Community Church. With orphanages being shut down across the country, many kids are being placed back in homes where …
THINK CHRISTMAS IN MOLDOVA!
On December 27-January 3, JMI will celebrate the greatest story ever told with orphaned and destitute children in Moldova on its 6th annual CHRISTMAS IN MOLDOVA mission trip! This year’s trip will start in the capital city of Chisinau with stops at the Balti orphanage; the Balti Shelter; the Falesti …
Reflections on the Amazon
Below is a wonderful blog post by Bethany Bordeaux. Bethany was on JMI’s June trip to the Amazon. It was her first time on the river with us and she was a huge asset to our team. The full blog is below and here is the link directly to her …
GOD LESSONS from LAVENIA
Sometimes…most of the time to be honest…I am the opposite of one of my heroes of the faith: St. Francis. It was Francis who coined the famous phrase, “Preach the gospel always, and if necessary, use words.” I use words, but lots of them. When asked to talk about an …
EAVESDROPPING ON MOLDOVA
After sitting out most of 2012 on the Missions disabled list, I have been eager to get back to Moldova. Traveling with one volunteer team after another, I have the opportunity to interpret the country and culture for people who have heard but not seen, including all the things that …
3 BRACELETS, 3 REMINDERS
Those of you who have volunteered for a JMI mission trip in the past have likely made or received a friendship bracelet. I am sentimental when it comes to receiving these little expressions of some child’s love and generally never take them off once they are tied on. If it …
INDIA MISSION TRIP PREVIEW PICTURES!
For those of you who have been interested in our upcoming mission trip to India September 28-Oct. 8th, here are a collection of pictures of where and who we will be serving. These facilities belong to our partner, Open Arms India, and we look forward to working alongside them and …
Join us in welcoming Mary Katharine Hunt to JMI’s Administrative Team!
On January 21st of 2013, JMI’s ministry effectively doubled in a single day! That was the day that John Paculabo, the founder of Kingsway Records and the principle fundraiser for much of the ministry along the Amazon in Brazil, conveyed a riverboat, a community center, staff members he was funding …