21 Mar 24
Understanding the Remaining Mission Task
We’re excited about what God continues to do through ACTION worldwide! We believe the Holy Spirit has moved us to labor in every field in...
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28 Feb 24
Foundation in Christian Discipleship (FCD)
FCD is the integration of the previous Working Hands and Honest Hands ministries in Second Mile. FCD combines intensive discipleship and...
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16 Jan 24
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - January 2024
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for January 2024. This issue features articles about our work and ministry in Nepal.
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04 Jan 24
ACTION Internship Testimonial - Bogotá
During my time in Bogotá, I had the opportunity to join the ACTION team in serving the community in special ways. After arriving in...
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26 Dec 23
You're still in time for year-end 2023 giving | Your gifts make a huge difference!
Thank you for your donation to ACTION in 2023!
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27 Nov 23
This #GivingTuesday, give the gift of a brighter tomorrow!
Together, we can provide the support and resources needed for children and families during their toughest moments.
Our Children in...
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14 Nov 23
ACTION Christmas Outreach 2023
Enable vulnerable children and families around the world to experience the hope and joy of Christ's birth!
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18 Oct 23
ACTION Internship Testimonial
Being an intern through ACTION was above and beyond the type of opportunity that I had imagined and prayed for. It was such a blessing to...
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05 Oct 23
Give us that mountain!
Nelson Reed brought a series of messages focused on the theme of "Give Me That Mountain." May we, like Caleb, persevere side by side in...
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27 Sep 23
Field Update - Paraguay
"As we move through the rhythms of life, may we grow more and more intent on seeking and living out God's will."
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30 Aug 23
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - September 2023
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for September 2023. This issue features articles about our work and ministry in Ecuador.
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20 Jul 23
Our partner church in Kherson, Ukraine has been destroyed
For so many people, the humanitarian aid and Gospel outreach of this congregation has been a bright spot in the midst of darkness,...
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15 Jun 23
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - June 2023
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for June 2023. This issue features articles about Safeguarding and protecting children.
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28 May 23
International Day for the Unreached
May 28th, 2023 is the International Day for the Unreached. A third of the world is still denied access to the gospel of Jesus.
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15 May 23
ACTION Nepal Update
Read about an exciting training session on church planting done in Nepal where 60 believers were trained!
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03 Apr 23
10 Tips for Your Next Short-Term Missions Trip (Crossway)
"If we promote short-term missions based on thinking about our benefits, we run the risk of making short-term missions a selfish...
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28 Mar 23
A New Season for the Seiling Family
We first want to say thank you to everyone who prayed for and supported our family through a very difficult time the past few weeks.
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25 Feb 23
Interested in a short-term missions trip with ACTION?
Our 2023 ACTION Short-term Mission Catalog is intended to let you know which ACTION field workers, or those with trusted partner...
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10 Jan 23
21 Dec 22
You're still in time for year-end 2022 giving | Your gifts make a huge difference!
Thank you for your donation to ACTION!
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10 Dec 22
Ukraine Relief Update #9
Today, as we celebrate the de-occupation of our city Kherson, we would like to stop for a minute and reminisce on what it took to survive...
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29 Nov 22
Help displaced families in Nepal | #GivingTuesday
For months now the countries in southeast Asia have been inundated with rain. It is monsoon season, but the rains this year have been...
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28 Nov 22
Christmas Outreach 2022
Enable vulnerable children and families around the world to experience the hope and joy of Christ's birth!
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03 Nov 22
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - October 2022
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for October 2022. This issue features articles about our work in Philippines
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06 Oct 22
Ukraine Relief Update #8
Thank you for your ongoing support for our Ukraine Relief Project. We are grateful that you have partnered with us to help these dear...
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28 Sep 22
Please help us reaching flooding victims in Pakistan
The devastating flooding in Pakistan has claimed more than a thousand lives since it began. It is the worst flooding this country has...
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23 Sep 22
Honored by the Queen at Buckingham Palace
All Glory to God and Honor to the Little Lady of Tamworth, England
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11 Sep 22
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - September 2022
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for September 2022. This issue features articles about our work in South Africa.
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28 Aug 22
A Short-Termers Perspective on Ministering at Shalom Birthing Center
In July of 2022, the summer right after my graduation from nursing school and after obtaining my RN license, I finally got the...
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16 Jul 22
Ukraine Update #7
Thank you for your prayers and for giving to our ministry to Ukrainian refugees around the world. Thanks also for praying for me...
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30 May 22
Ministry in Poland - Life Among Refugees
I am currently located in a small town of about 20,000 and an hour away from Krakow. The town is famous for being the birthplace of Pope...
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17 Apr 22
Ukraine Update #5
Here is another in our weekend updates regarding the relief work that ACTION team members and our ministry partners have been carrying...
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06 Apr 22
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - April 2022
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for April 2022. This issue features articles about our work in Angola.
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04 Apr 22
Ukraine Update #4 - Video Testimonies from the Field
I have made it my commitment to communicate with you every weekend about what ACTION is doing to help the beleaguered people of Ukraine.
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22 Mar 22
Ukraine Relief Update #3
Paul Hughes, ACTION’s UK Director, who is well-connected to hundreds of pastors in Ukraine. Paul has prioritized our aid so far to five...
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10 Mar 22
Interested in a short-term missions trip?
Are you looking for a way to get involved in missions to grow as a global Christian or evaluate a call by God to long-term service?
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08 Mar 22
Update on our ministry in Ukraine - #2
By God’s grace, Paul and his close colleagues in Ukraine began planning over two months ago for the possibility of needing to minister to...
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02 Mar 22
Ukraine Relief
Providing water, blankets, beds, food, essential communications with loved ones, pastoral counseling, Bibles, and loving care to seek a...
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10 Feb 22
Eleven New Gospel Workers in Brazil
The country of Brazil is so large that ACTION’s team there decided to have two team retreats: one in the southeast and one in the...
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07 Jan 22
Details Please!!
An observation I have about American missions is that, although it is less common to see dire physical need, the spiritual, mental, and...
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28 Dec 21
You're still in time for year-end giving | Your gifts make a huge difference!
Free ebook copy of Restoring Children of the Streets A Guide for Mobilizing and Equipping God’s People Around the World
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23 Dec 21
Relief Efforts Needed in Aftermath of Super Typhoon Rai
Typhoon Rai smashed the Visayan region of the central Philippines. She packed 160 mph winds killing at least 375 people and caused...
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30 Nov 21
Light the Way on Giving Tuesday - Nov. 30, 2021
Your gift will help hundreds of people in crisis this year, one family at a time.
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15 Nov 21
Advent Opportunities...Where There is No Advent
Imagine living somewhere that doesn’t celebrate Advent…where there were no celebrations because there was no knowledge of Jesus, His...
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03 Nov 21
"Light the Way this Christmas" - ACTION Outreach 2021
In just a few weeks we’ll decorate our own houses with lights and candles signifying the coming of the Christmas season. You might say...
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25 Oct 21
Update from Tim and Lindsey Bayne
Tim and Lindsey Bayne, along with their 2 children, live in a rural community in Brazil just outside of the city of Fortaleza. They have...
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11 Oct 21
How will YOU hear God’s calling?
“I have something for you to read.” Neil pointed to a Bible verse. Marvin silently read, “Awake to righteousness and sin not; for some...
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07 Sep 21
Afghan Refugee Family Relief
As thousands of Afghans flee their country, trusted ACTION members in nearby countries are preparing to receive them with compassionate...
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18 Aug 21
Pray for Afghanistan
“Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” Hebrews...
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09 Aug 21
Light To My Path Book Distribution
If there is one thing that has characterized this past year, it has been the need for flexibility. At one point, due to COVID, Canada...
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13 Jul 21
Support a Child, Save a Future Feeding Program
From September of 2020 to June 2021, by the grace of God, we were able to ship a total of 62 “balikbayan” boxes of Gleaners dried...
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09 Jun 21
1for50 Ministry Update
The global pandemic may have caused ministry to shift, but 1for50 leaders around the world continue doing great things. 1for50 is a...
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21 May 21
Cambodia Missions Update Spring 2021
I praise God for you and your prayers for the gospel work here.
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03 May 21
GiveBIG 2021: Help a family in need
The International Emergency Relief fund enables us to help quickly and strategically when disaster strikes
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30 Apr 21
Thoughts About My Years in Ministry
On March 31, I retired. Brian Stewart asked me to share with you a few thoughts about my years in ministry, which I am happy to do.
I...
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19 Apr 21
Titus 2 Bible Study
;Amid everyday life, with a coffee cup in hand, we help each other grow as leaders. Women influence and enable people to accomplish...
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30 Mar 21
100% Participation Campaign
In Paraguay and around the world kids are waiting to belong in a family…the solution is YOU!
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12 Mar 21
Grateful for the life of Pastor Scott Pennington
Scott went to be with Jesus on March 9th after a battle with cancer. What a bittersweet moment. We are glad that Scott is now seeing the...
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04 Mar 21
11 Feb 21
A Unique Christmas in Brazil
We had a very unique Christmas celebration in 2020. We usually have a nice Christmas party, where we share the good news of the coming of...
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18 Jan 21
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - December 2020
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for December 2020. This issue features articles about our work in South Asia.
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31 Dec 20
Christmas Outreach 2020 Update
Every Christmas, ACTION looks for creative ways to express the Good News of Jesus in words and actions. Here's a peek at some of what our...
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31 Dec 20
Happy New Year! and Reflections on 2020
Happy New Year! I have always loved Luke’s account of the Christmas story. Maybe it is because I grew up watching A Charlie Brown...
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08 Dec 20
2020 Christmas Catalog
The projects featured in the 2020 Christmas Catalog have been prayerfully selected. We pray that you may join with us this Christmas...
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01 Dec 20
#GivingTuesday 2020
This #GivingTuesday we invite you to join us in specifically serving children
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27 Nov 20
Step into the Story! 45th Anniversary Broadcast
On November 19th we gathered together for a virtual celebration of our 45 years of ministry, and looked into our vision for the future!
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13 Nov 20
Cambodia Missions Update #8
A new Bible study group, finalizing the Confessions, and my students digging into the New City Catechism
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05 Nov 20
ACTION Christmas Outreach 2020
Enable vulnerable children and families around the world to experience the hope and joy of Christ's birth, especially in this COVID season!
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20 Oct 20
ACTION's 45th Virtual Anniversary Celebration!
"step into the story"
November 19, 2020
6:15PST; 7:15GMT
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07 Oct 20
Loving the Sojourner
The word "refugee" is a buzz word in the news. The word does not appear in the Bible. There are words that give connotations of this term...
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01 Oct 20
Riding for Children in Crisis
Scott Gillespie will once again be riding 25km to raise donations for ACTION’s Children in Crisis fund
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03 Sep 20
Recognizing Signs of Trauma in Children
I’ve been working with children for most of my life, first as a volunteer in the church, then as an elementary school teacher, a...
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06 Aug 20
Learning to Adapt through Metro Manila Lockdown
On March 15th, Metro Manila went into lockdown, resulting in Project: Pag-asa, our school for children from local orphanages, becoming an...
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29 Jul 20
09 Jul 20
South Africa COVID-19 Outreach
South Africa started the Coronavirus lockdown 90 days ago, but most of the people in the townships don't have set jobs and rely on the...
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23 Jun 20
Seafarers Ministry Update and Prayer
The situation in our world changes every day - sometimes by the moment. There remain many questions for which we do not yet have answers....
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10 Jun 20
Reflections on Racism
...I believe the following statement, written by my good friend and colleague Dr. Wayne Whitbourne, expresses our hearts as an ACTION team.
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21 May 20
Helping Those in Need
Over the past year, through the support of a church in Manila, our ministry has been able to provide medicine for a child who has been...
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20 Apr 20
El Pacto en ACCIÓN Ministry
In one of the neediest areas of Bogota, there is the ministry called Pacto en Accion that has decided to be a light amid the darkness.
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05 Apr 20
Snapshots from the Mission Field - April Edition
Your ACTION missionaries, after taking the necessary precautions to safeguard their own families, have adjusted to the new realities and...
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20 Mar 20
COVID-19 Update - ACTION Canada
The COVID 19 virus has taken the world by storm. No one is immune to it. However, as believers, we trust the Lord through this situation....
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17 Mar 20
Coronavirus Crisis - We Are Praying and Taking Action
Greetings from our American headquarters near Seattle, which as you know was the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in our country....
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11 Mar 20
Remembering a True Missionary Hero
Retired ACTION member Mavis Orton passed away in early March at the age of 87
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04 Mar 20
21 Feb 20
What Is a Lawyer Doing on the Mission Field?
Since its inception in 2016, Paraguay Protects Families came together as a network of faith-based children’s homes, organizations,...
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01 Feb 20
Ministry Update from ACTION Zambia
While many ministries and missions slow down during December and January, here at ACTION Zambia, we seem to get busier and busier!
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29 Jan 20
Glimpse into My First Year in Malawi
Testimony of a year of language and cultural learning in Malawi
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22 Jan 20
Christmas Outreach Report from Colombia
This past Christmas, we desired that the children come to the program for the right reasons, so the gifts were a surprise. We are happy...
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19 Jan 20
12 Dec 19
International Office Christmas Catalog
The projects featured in the 2019 Christmas Catalog have been prayerfully selected. We pray that you may join with us this Christmas...
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19 Nov 19
AFRICA Now Publication - November 2019
Please check out our latest issue of AFRICA Now as we look at ACTION's ministry and partnerships in Uganda.
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05 Nov 19
ACTION Christmas Outreach 2019
Would you partner with us this Christmas to help give the gift of a Christmas Party to the vulnerable around the world in Brazil,...
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09 Oct 19
How God is Using Resources Translated in the Khmer Language for His Glory
When we asked Srey Roth to share about the book Prosperity? we expected her to just say a few words and encourage others to read the...
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22 Sep 19
Riding for Children in Crisis - Funds Still Needed!
For the past 3 years, Scott Gillespie, director for Promotion and Recruitment for ACTION Canada, has been doing a 25km ride to raise...
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17 Sep 19
Don’t Forget the Toilet Paper – Trusting God’s Provision
Sometimes God uses our small, less significant worries to remind of us of His sovereign care in all our situations. We had plenty to...
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21 Aug 19
Restoring Children of the Streets Manual - Free eBook
Free ebook "Restoring Children of the Streets - A Guide for Mobilizing and Equipping God’s People Around the World"
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20 Aug 19
FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter - August 2019
Read ACTION's FOCUS Children in Crisis Newsletter for August 2019. This issue features articles about our ministries in Zambia.
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13 Aug 19
No Regrets
Jeff Anderson talks about his experience with ACTION and ministry to street kids.
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06 Aug 19
First Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean
This summer we had the first Regional Meeting for workers serving in Latin America and the Caribbean. A total of 36 people gathered,...
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23 Jul 19
2019 Evangelistic Camp in Colombia - Update
Update: Thank you so much to all of you who prayed for us and supported the Evangelistic Camp this past June!
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18 Jul 19
Love One Another
During World War II, Captain Ernest Gordon joined the Argyll Sutherland Highlanders’ 2nd Battalion as an agnostic. But during his...
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03 Jul 19
Cambodia Translation Project
Help us print 5,000 copies of "Prosperity? Seeking the True Gospel" to give to churches throughout Cambodia
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25 Jun 19
Conquer Series
They come hungry for healing, wholeness, transformation, and restoration by the power of Jesus Christ.
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19 Jun 19
2019 Evangelistic Camp in Colombia
A special invitation to partner with us in prayer for the 2019 Evangelistic Camp in Colombia
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16 Jun 19
A Dad Sermon
The following is a letter I wrote to my four grown children. Their parents hauled them off to the mission field when they were ages two,...
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12 Jun 19
What Is the Gospel?
“People believe that in the process of going to church and doing ‘Christian works’ they will become a Christian somewhere along the way.”
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29 May 19
ACTION Disaster Response in India and Bangladesh
One month ago, Cyclone Fani struck parts of India and Bangladesh with devastating impact, causing a large swath of destruction. We praise...
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27 May 19
Fully Rely On God...
Was the motto for our team over the last year as we planned, prayed and sweated in preparation for the FREE TO LIVE conference in...
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22 May 19
Sustainability in the Clouds
Have you ever physically lived in the clouds? Our recent trip to Ecuador took us high up into the mountains above the city of Quito. For...
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20 May 19
A Short-Termers Perspective on Ministering in Brazil
Kamryn spent 2 1/2 months serving with ACTION missionaries in southern Brazil. Here is her story.
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17 May 19
God's Provision for Cuba at LAX
Monday, March 4th was one of those days that I wished would never end.
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02 May 19
April Camp in Zambia
Pastor Cassius did a lesson that will stick with the kids for a long time from the True Love Waits program. He had the kids pick sweets...
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27 Apr 19
No Power, No Water, No Problem...He is Risen!
The last several months has seen our water and power cut daily. I would LOVE to say that it hasn’t been a problem but that might be...
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25 Apr 19
Foxy Stories
Creative Discipleship with your MKs - "An old high school friend of mine was writing a book called 'Dad-Verbs' and asked for things...
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18 Apr 19
Partner, Promise, and Payment
As you join us in reaching the world for Christ, you are accompanying us in a very costly endeavor.
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15 Apr 19
Wind in Their Sails
Undoubtedly, one of the great missionary heroes of all time is Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission.
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10 Apr 19
12 Ways to Pray for Children
Children who are at risk in various spiritual and physical ways around the world need prayer! Here are twelve ways to pray.
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26 Mar 19
Ten Problems Missionaries Face
Problem: Discouragement with results of witnessing, progress in churches, growth in converts, uncertainty about lasting ministry....
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20 Mar 19
Ever try to pry open the jaw of a pit-bull?
Peace involves removing the conditions and causes of hostility that separate people from God, from themselves, and from the world around...
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12 Mar 19
Hope for a Factory Worker
Sophy remembers her own childhood when she teaches her classroom full of at-risk children. As a child, she loved studying, but her...
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26 Feb 19
"Would you like to Biggie Size that, sir?"
I don't eat breakfast. And during the past four or five months, I've been skipping lunch as well. Today was an exception. I drove halfway...
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06 Feb 19
The Poor Have the Gospel Preached to Them
I’m sure you are familiar with the phrase “save the best for last.” In any sort of persuasive writing or speech, such as a legal...
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23 Jan 19
AFRICA Now Publication - January 2019
Please check out our latest issue of AFRICA Now as we look at ACTION's ministry in South Africa
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23 Jan 19
Pastor, we need you!
Hear this challenge from the late Billy Graham: "God doesn’t want us to waste our latter years or spend them in superficial, meaningless...
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08 Jan 19
Cross-Cultural Internship Opportunities 2019 and 2020!
Whether you want to take a “gap year” after high school, use your gifts to strengthen and serve the worldwide Church, or see if God is...
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23 Dec 18
Incarnation Imitation
Every year, I look forward to the long anticipated Smoak Family Reunion. My father’s six children and their spouses and offspring have...
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10 Oct 18
AFRICA Now Publication - Fall 2018
Please check out our latest issue of AFRICA Now as we look at ACTION's ministry and needs in Uganda
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22 Aug 18
The God of Landfills
Because of her chosen occupation, many in society would see Wheng as not that different from the worthless trash she picks through 10...
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17 Jul 18
Resources Come from the Harvest
Carlos was the kind of kid you tried to get away from. Slightly overweight and too talkative, his mother had obviously spoiled him with...
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06 Apr 18
Theological Famine Relief in Zambia
Though I was only able to spend two weeks at APC, it was a time filled with both ministry and blessing. The people of Zambia are truly...
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26 Mar 18
Fear Not
The term “fear not” is found many times in the Bible. There are almost as many “fear not” statements as there are days in the year. I...
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23 Mar 18
Make Disciples, Baptizing Them
I was blessed to baptize two young people. One was our daughter Kamryn, the other was Samedi Heng from Asian Hope. Kamryn and Samedi have...
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20 Mar 18
What About the Hidden People of the World?
To say that everyone is important and equal before God leads to an inescapable conclusion: those with no Christian witness culturally or...
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18 Oct 17
AFRICA Now Publication - October 2017
Please check out our latest issue of AFRICA Now as we look at ACTION's ministry and needs in Uganda.
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01 Aug 17
The Singular Power of Singleness
Since Paul the Apostle, the unmarried have served a central role in Christ’s missionary movement. Although marriage and families are not...
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02 Jun 14
Coming Home: When Missionaries Come off the Field
They were so vulnerable and wounded, barely able to make eye contact. They’d gone overseas directly after college, bright with hope and...
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