Changing Mission

A Pastor from Iraq shares how God is being faithful to His people during so many years of war in Mesopotamia, and what we can do to support them.

Africa Mission Specialist, Frank Dimmock, shares his experience with the displaced church of South Sudan, and how God is using his education in public health and counseling to help refugees in Ethiopia rebuild hope through faith-based trauma healing programs.

Dr. Jeff Ritchie, former Associate Director of Mission for The Outreach Foundation, returns to give us the incredible history of the Christian Church in Egypt, and what God has been doing there recently to renew the Church for its ministry and mission in a 90% Muslim country.

Mission Advocate, Dr. Jeff Ritchie, shares his experience working with The Outreach Foundation's partners in China for 20 years, and how the church has taken root in the cultural soil of China and grown exponentially over the past half-century.

Trustee Tom McDow, who is the director of The Outreach Foundation's Development Committee, shares how he came to be involved in the organization, how it has expanded his view of the church, and his perspective on the importance of the Annual Appeal.

The Outreach Foundation is very fortunate to have donors that support our work. Chief Financial Officer, Linda Patrick, describes the operations of the organization, and what would be able to happen if the administrative costs were fully funded each year through the Annual Fund.

Tom Widmer leads a discussion with The Outreach Foundation's Portuguese-Language Ministries Coordinator, Rev. Dr. José Pezini, and Pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church, Rev. Wesley Porto, about the SARA ministry, which serves Brazilian pastors dealing with burnout. They also talk about serving Brazilian immigrants here in the United States.

Iranian Ministries Coordinator, Sasan Tavassoli, shares how God is working through satellite and internet broadcast television to reach the growing number of Iranian Christians in their homeland where churches are not allowed, as well as those living in diaspora throughout Europe.

Mission has always been the driving force for Mark Mueller. In his role as the Director of Development for The Outreach Foundation, he is able to use his passion for mission to create strong connections between individuals and churches in the United States and ministry partners around the world.

During this time of unrest in Venezuela, churches there have been able to serve their communities as centers for food distribution, nurturing both body and spirit. Associate Director for Mission for The Outreach Foundation, Juan Sarmiento, who is originally from Venezuela and has family affected by these dire circumstances, is seeing first-hand the breadth of spiritual transformation happening in Latin America and beyond.

We see all the bad news in the newspapers and television. But what we seldom see is the good news of God at work in the world. The Outreach Foundation Associate Director for Partnership Development, Marilyn Borst, shares her extensive experience and stories of being a part of God’s work around the globe and how Outreach Builds, Connects and Transforms.

The Outreach Foundation Executive Director, Rob Weingartner, shares how The Outreach Foundation works with partners in the United States as well as around the world to help Build, Connect and Transform. His perspectives and colorful stories make God’s work in the world real to us.