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A Mustard Seed Grows in Africa
Author: Bao Nguyen
On a Wednesday afternoon in January, we found ourselves driving down a dirt path in western Uganda so narrow that, at times, the branches scraped the sides of the vehicle. At one point, we pulled as far left on the path as possible to permit cattle and a young boy, who followed the herd barefoot, to pass us to our right. We eventually reached the small church in the...
What Can I Say?
Author: Emma Sakaguchi
In 2014, Seita Sakaguchi relocated with his family from Fairfax, VA to Tokyo, Japan with a vision for church planting in this unreached nation. Covenant Life has been honored to partner with him and Grace Harbor Church, where he serves on staff. Though a homecoming for Seita, moving to Japan has meant a massive cross-cultural adjustment for his wife and four children. In...
Mini-Missionaries in Discovery Land
Author: Becky Ferleman
In Discovery Land, we want the message of God and his gospel to reach every child. Key to that goal is communicating that the gospel is for every child, no matter where or when they are born. When promoting missions, we seek to create in the children a vision of how they can be a part of Jesus’ Great Commission. To this end, we’ve sought several opportunities to present...
A New Tool, A New Friend
Author: Becky Faherty
In the fall of 2015, I took a course that revolutionized my understanding of the Great Commission, and my life. The course was Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. I followed it with an eight-week practicum in the winter during which I became aware of the unreached people groups within my community. Perhaps I am just a typical American, but I was seriously...
Photo of the Dei
Photographer: Peter Giglio
Missions is all about being flexible, learning to improvise on the fly. During two days of village outreach in January, the Uganda team had to find creative ways to entertain the children—like making this ball from a wad of plastic bags and rubber bands.