What does it look like to multiply the impact of the Gospel? Just like a family tree visually represents the generations of progeny from a specific ancestor, the missions world talks about church generations. The idea is that a church encourages members to start new churches where they live and among their network of friends. […]
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As you can see, our grandchildren and our kids dominated our Christmas gathering. We managed to gather our entire immediate family together for a week. We shared time around the table and entertained the little ones. We also shared a cold/flu, which seemed to travel from person to person. 2025 Outlook Mike has several international
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Mike is in Manila from 1-14 December to assist with the ongoing development of 22 Cru staff from 14 countries. These individuals have already shown the ability to lead others in their country and have been selected to expand their leadership. This is part of a 2-year program that will gain them a Master’s degree
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Here are some of the highlights from the year. The birth of Kenneth Mack to our daughter, Jessica, and Ken on 27 October 2024. Completion of 2,200 languages of JESUS to date. Our first 3-month sabbatical since going into ministry in 1987-88. Assisting a second group of Cru leaders from 14 countries in a 2-year
Thank you for all your prayers and concern as we went through Hurricane Milton this week. We heard from many of you and wanted to update you now that the storm has passed. Thankfully, Orlando was spared the brunt of the storm. We did not lose power or see any water in our home; we
Bangladesh has many remote hilly areas where tribal people live, and most of them have never heard about Jesus. Almost all of them are illiterate and speak their own language. The country is now suffering from severe floods. Many of the areas where we are doing ministry have been affected by the floods. Many of
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Mike’s team recently conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our church planting efforts by Cru staff and volunteers in the Middle East. A total of 148 people were interviewed from the following categories: new and existing church leaders, church planters (those who have been trained for church planting by Cru staff), church members (a
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We continue studying the Bible and discussing what we have learned during our planned break from normal ministry responsibilities. We have also spent time reflecting on what we have learned during activities like walks (and some nice lake swims for Mike). We finished Ezra last month. Mike has been studying the Gospel of Matthew. We
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We (Mike and Amy) have been studying the book of Ezra together. It is set at the end of the Babylonian exile of the nation of Israel. After the Persians defeated Babylon, they allowed a remnant to return to their ancestral homeland of Jerusalem. The people of Judah had finally given their adulterous ways of
Starting in June, we will take our first sabbatical as Cru staff. We will disconnect from work responsibilities and invest our time into our relationship with God and each other, while also including more time for rest and play. This may seem like a detour from our mission, but Cru sees it as an important