missions Archive

  • The most wonderful thing

    The most wonderful thing

    Submitted by Olivia…  (Olivia is in the middle of the front row, with the yellow wrapped flowers) I was born in a very traditional family in Taiwan, and was very accustomed to burning incense to thank Buddha and ancestors for blessing us with peace and...

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  • Treasure in Heaven

    Treasure in Heaven

    Submitted by Joanna… I was born into a middle-class family. Although both of my parents worked and we had a steady income, my parents fought over money almost every day. At that time, I thought money was the only solution for my family problems. Actually,...

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  • Switched values

    Switched values

    Submitted by Dino… I went to church a few times while in elementary and junior high school; however, I wasn’t very familiar with the God that everybody knew or talked about. I did not know nor understand how a Christian ought to behave or the...

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  • Fear not

    Fear not

    Submitted by Vicky…  (Vicky is right in the middle, with the blue / purple wrapped flowers) I grew up in Taiwan and from an early age, I was used to burning incense on holidays and following various local customs.  I was not sure whether God...

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  • A rich life

    A rich life

    Submitted by Irene… (Irene is on the far left, Olivia is next to her, then Cynthia/Eugene) Ever since I was little, I thought that it was necessary for me to study hard and to find a good job in order for me to live a...

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  • Thank you for giving to the Lord

    Thank you for giving to the Lord

    Submitted by Lauren… Two weeks ago we celebrated Grandma Bessie’s 100th birthday at Crown Bay nursing home. We first met Grandma Bessie Porteous about 1 year ago when we started elderly care ministry. Grandma Bessie was born in 1909 in Olympia WA. At the age...

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  • Hsinchu / Austin Discipleship Retreats

    Hsinchu / Austin Discipleship Retreats

    Austin and Taiwan both had their very first discipleship retreats this past weekend.  (Austin retreat picture above.) I am just amazed and so thankful as it’s just been one year since we started Austin and two years since we started Taiwan, but the sense of...

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  • Contending as one man

    Contending as one man

    Submitted by Wilson… One consistent lesson I receive from mission trips that never ceases to amaze me is the lesson of how much a team of like-minded soldiers of Christ can accomplish in such a short amount of time. Even though we were only there...

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  • My Trip to Honduras

    My Trip to Honduras

    Submitted by Gordon…   I will be praying for Gracepoint Berkeley’s Honduras Mission Team as they leave this month. Where can I even begin to describe all that I’ve experienced and felt through a mere one week mission trip to Honduras. What God has allowed me...

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