Our Work Amidst a Global Pandemic

I am incredibly grateful for your continued support of my ministry with Adventures in Missions. God is using your prayer and support to impact the lives of so many around the world! I want to share with you how we have continued spreading the Gospel and meeting the growing tangible needs of the communities in which they live despite setbacks with the global pandemic.

Our staff in ESWATINI has been responding to a mounting COVID-19 threat. When lockdown measures were making it difficult for families to source food, we started delivering boxes of food to the neediest families of the 7,000 children living in the 40 communities we serve. Then, a donor and one of our food partners made it possible to deliver over 1 million meals!

 

Similar outreach has developed at our base in CAMBODIA, where the tourist and hospitality industries, which provide the income of a great majority of families near the base, have come to a complete halt. The team put together packs of food staples to distribute to hundreds of families in areas of greatest need.

Base teams in GUATEMALA & SOUTH ASIA have been distributing much-needed food and supplies to hundreds of struggling families in the villages where the teams and their local partners have already been building relationships and doing ministry.

 

In THAILAND, response to COVID-19 has not only caused many avenues of our own ministry and vocational growth at Zion, the hostel at our base, and Bella Goose cafe to come to a halt, but has also created an incredible opportunity to reach the community in the wake of the current restrictions. 

Many women we reach work as sex workers in desperation to survive or provide for their families back home.  As all the bars, clubs and massage parlors also remain closed, we are reaching out to offer relief to women in these exploitative situations by providing food, housing, and vocational training opportunities through our facilities. Donors have already contributed over $4000 to cover the expenses of this ongoing project.

Long-term workers in the ARABIAN PENINSULA are bringing hope to families who are in dire need due to the civil war, disease, and isolation compounded by the effects of the new virus. The country is struggling with a lack of medical facilities and resources.  Our brothers and sisters of the underground church continue sharing the Gospel and helping their Muslim family and friends, as well as humanitarian help that they receive from a generous International Christian community.  Against all odds, the church continues to grow.

 

With the growing spread of the coronavirus around the world, many countries began to close their international borders in mid-March. In response to safety and travel restrictions, we unexpectedly had to bring over 500 World Race and Semesters participants back to the UNITED STATES in less than a week. Since then, our staff has been working diligently to continue mentoring and encouraging those participants virtually during this uncertain time. We’ve also been working on plans to redeploy them (and future participants) domestically or provide future opportunities to continue their journey internationally.   My role has grown, taking on the responsibility of 2 other staff members. I am working to create brand new camp and launch events that fit within the needs of our participants and need government regulations. 

I want to stay connected and pray for you during this time as you have continued to do for me. Please let me know what your needs are! There is so much power and unity in prayer.  I’d love to hear from you.