Finding God In A Sea Of Humanity
It was a hot day in Luanda, Angola, on the afternoon of the penultimate day of our gathering of African Vineyard leaders, and we were having our “cultural experience” exercise. More than 30 women and men from almost a dozen nations filled a big bus and we drove the streets of this bustling African city. […]
Unexpected Fruit
I first traveled to this place as a hope-filled young woman in the summer of 1999, eager to serve God and have my eyes opened to the sights and experiences of a new land. The two months I spent there were a rich experience of growing in understanding God’s heart for the world. God regularly […]
Stories From The Prayer Room | Part 3
This is Part 3 of a 3-part series of testimonials from prayer ministry time at October’s Missional Leaders Meeting. You can find Part 1 here. As I mentioned at the beginning of this series, just a week before the start of the Missional Leaders Meeting (MLM), I was led to talk to the MLM staff […]
Stories From The Prayer Room | Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series of testimonials from prayer ministry time at October’s Missional Leaders Meeting. You can find Part 1 here. God Is Never Doing One Thing At A Time. Year after year at the MLM, God is at work in people, including those serving as prayer ministers. Prayer ministry is […]
A Decade In Ethiopia: Better Together
In February 2018, the Ethiopian Partnership celebrated its 10th anniversary. Among us were six churches from four nations and three AVCs (Association of Vineyard Churches), not to mention the now 31 Ethiopian Vineyard churches along with their emerging national-level leadership team. International partners were present from all but one of the churches in the partnership. […]
10 Years In Ethiopia: Franklin Vineyard
Later in 2008, not long after the original group went, we sent a team of four to go and check it out: Tim, Jon, my son Mark, and me. We saw great need there and wanted to help in this land that is tied to the book of Acts. So every year, except one, we […]
A Missions Photography Field Guide
If you’re not a photographer, you may have had the disappointing experience of discovering that the photos you snapped on a trip abroad turned out any number of ways: dark and grainy, overexposed, oddly angled, or they simply failed to capture the spirit of a particular moment. The truth is that even professional photographers have […]
Eight Benefits Of Having Diverse Leadership In International Missions Ministry
I value, respect, honor, and love the ministries of my white brethren in the Vineyard. As I think about diversity in missions, I am reminded that most of the world is not “white.” When a person of color goes to the mission field, several things happen. 1. Local people see that the Vineyard is a […]
VM Monthly Series: Discerning A Local Church’s Work In Global Missions (November 2018)
Click here to read Part 1 from Luke and the Red Bluff Vineyard at Vineyard Missions’ blog. In the Vineyard, our process of discerning God’s will is grounded in the prayer, “Come Holy Spirit.” We regularly invite the Spirit of God to lead us and empower us to live in a way that witnesses to […]
The Kingdom Of God Vs Witchcraft And Karaoke Trucks!
I later learned that the mayor specifically welcomed us because he believed a “pay-to-play” spiritual healer was taking advantage of his villagers. He loved that we freely offered prayer, and he witnessed the difference that Christ made in the lives of our congregants. After the session, three teenage women prayed to receive Christ. Then, we […]
