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Feast or Famine

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, …

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JMI News!

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 …

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4 International Mission Opportunities in the Next 5 Months

            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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The Mission Moment

One of the real blessings of our ministry is watching how God moves in the lives of people once they’ve been exposed to the plight of children around the world.  Jason Cruise went to Moldova for the first time this summer and returned with his heart broken for the orphaned …

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It all started with a dare…

I have been involved with JMI since the first of my five trips to Moldova in 2006. The first trip started off on a dare with another man in my church, that if he went, I would go along on a construction team. That trip has changed both of our lives with my friend eventually taking into his home an orphan from Moldova.

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Valea’s Story

My wife Jessica and I were the typical American family. We have two young boys, a dog, and a schedule that constantly keeps us moving. We are active church members who also volunteer our time in the music and children’s ministry. This was our “comfort zone”. It wasn’t until late …

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More Jungle Wisdom: Rites of Passage

One of the more interesting afternoons we spent in the Amazon jungle was among the Tareano tribe.  The Tareano are a primitive tribe of five families who have recently come to know Christ and who have experienced hard times in recent years. After entertaining us with three cultural dances and …

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Jungle Wisdom: The Walking Tree

After building, tilling and planting two green houses and over 100 acai berry trees in villages along one of the Amazon tributaries on this year’s mission trip to Brazil, our team was treated to a little jungle education, courtesy of our guide Milton. Milton was raised on the Negro River …

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Stranger Danger – Part I

I wonder whose gospel you’re living by these days? Long before most of us were introduced to the gospel of Jesus, we were indoctrinated into the “gospel of mom.”  The gospel of mom taught us some valuable lessons.  Many of us not only learned those lessons, we are still living …

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Of Crosses and Shame in India

“…who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame” I think I got a very small, but unforgettable taste of what it must have been like for the Messiah to “empty himself” from our just completed mission trip to India.  Here’s what I mean, …

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