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Real people are making an impact for Christ all over the world in their hometowns or across the ocean. Join host Dick Duerksen each week on an adventure around the world to witness the exciting growth of the Gospel message. From stories about villages transformed by a church building to profiles on…

Maranatha Volunteers International


    • May 20, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 212 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Maranatha Mission Stories

    Angola

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 4:04


    Watch how Maranatha is providing worship space for thousands of Seventh-day Adventists in Angola, and the upcoming project to build one of the only school buildings in the city of Santa Clara.

    Panama

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 2:38


    In 2013, Maranatha Volunteers International responded to a need for a new school in Santiago, Panama. Take a look at the impact the school has already made in the past few years.

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    Powerful Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 12:20


    Meet an amazing team of prayer warriors who will soon be celebrating their best answer to prayer yet.

    Church: The Heart of Our Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 8:19


    The story of why a woman relocated her family to be near a church, and how Maranatha helped.

    Urban Missionaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 13:15


    Teen volunteers gathered for a weekend of worship and outreach in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.

    When God Said Wait

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 7:01


    The Finca 6 congregation in Panama discovered God's timing is always perfect.

    Transformation in Pe dé Serra

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2016 7:20


    See how a simple church frame can jumpstart construction and galvanize a community in service.

    Inspiring Lives of Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2016 8:22


    Meet a group of volunteers who were eager to help their fellow Brazilians--and found themselves changed as well.

    Finding the Missing Part

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2016 4:20


    Meet a woman who was searching for an Adventist Church--and found one, through Maranatha.

    Learning by Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 9:18


    Volunteers from Northern California share what a mission experience in the Dominican Republic taught them.

    A Gift of Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 8:44


    Shattered by tragedy, the Ueeck family decided to give--even when it hurt.

    A Test of Faith in Cuba

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 12:21


    The story of how a church waited more than two decades for an answer to prayer

    A Staircase to Eternity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 6:55


    A young couple's decision to be missionaries and the construction of a church have brought hope to the small town of Quingoma, Brazil

    Called to the Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 12:23


    Jorge and Edjane Barbosa left a comfortable life behind to take the Gospel to an unreached area in Brazil.

    Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 7:09


    See how Maranatha volunteers are making a difference in a small neighborhood in the Dominican Republic.

    Service

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 7:43


    Medical clinics are one of the ways Maranatha volunteers make an impact.

    Determination

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 6:32


    The prayers and perseverance of church members along with the hard work of Maranatha volunteers makes the dream of a new church possible for the Fe en Jesus congregation.

    A School for Namibia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2015 5:37


    Maranatha builds a campus in Katima Mulilo

    Maranatha Worldview: Blasious Ruguri

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2015 1:32


    Blasious Ruguri, president of the Adventist Church in east central Africa, shares his thoughts on why church construction is an important part of the Adventist mission.

    A Heritage of Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2015 7:32


    Passing the missionary spirit from one generation to the next

    Perspective: Steve Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2015 2:43


    Seasoned project leader Steve Case shares his thoughts on what it means to live out God’s grace.

    Maranatha Worldview: Claudio Japas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2015 2:33


    Maranatha volunteer and project leader Claudio Japas share an update on the Tokmok school in Krygyzstan.

    Finca 6: The Best Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2015 6:05


    Hear how Maranatha's arrival in Panama ended one congregation's search for a permanent church home.

    Perspective: Samuel Dinzey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2015 2:08


    Samuel Dinzey shares his experience on the Ultimate Workout reunion project in Panama.

    Maranatha Worldview: Dan Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 3:27


    Dan Jackson, president of the Adventist Church in North America, shares why the U.S. and Canada are mission fields.

    Bush to Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 7:17


    We return to a school campus in Zimbabwe that is full of students eager to learn and grateful for the gift of a school.

    Maranatha Worldview: Israel Leito

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 2:16


    Israel Leito, president of the Adventist church in Central America and the Caribbean talks about the value of building churches in his area of the world.

    Building Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 6:38


    Although challenging, Maranatha's construction of churches Angola is bringing hope to needy communities.

    Perspective: Walt Groff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 2:51


    Volunteer Walt Groff talks about the connections created on a mission trip and what they have taught him about ministry back at home.

    Testimony: Trishany Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 2:45


    Volunteer Trishany Adams shares her thoughts on the lessons she learned on her very first mission trip, the Ultimate Workout.

    Maranatha Worldview: Gilbert Wari

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 3:10


    Gilbert Wari, president of the Adventist Church in West Central Africa talks about the impact of churches and schools on a community and the world.

    Building an Answer to Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 5:29


    Teenage volunteers build a church for the Palmarito congregation in the Dominican Republic.

    Meeting Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 5:32


    Domingo had no interest in God--he didn't even know who Jesus was--until a stranger invited him to church.

    Meeting Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2015 4:42


    Domingo had no interest in God--he didn't even know who Jesus was--until a stranger invited him to church.

    A Church for Marilene

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 5:39


    Marilene’s mother had always wanted her to be a Seventh-day Adventist. But it wasn’t until her mother died, that Marilene decided to give it a try. The problem was, there was no church to go to.

    An Update from Zimbabwe

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 4:00


    David Woods Maranatha country director in Zimbabwe shares the immense need for churches and schools and the even bigger impact Maranatha's work is having in this country.

    Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 2:16


    Patience doesn’t come easy – even though it is clearly one of the virtues God is expecting us to develop.

    Into the Jungle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 6:47


    Reiner Moreno is passionate about taking the Gospel into the jungle of Costa Rica and Maranatha is supporting these small congregations by constructing One-Day Churches.

    An Update from India

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 4:54


    Vinish Wilson, Maranatha country director in India shares the impact Maranatha churches, schools and volunteers have had on his country.

    A Family Tradition of Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 5:43


    For the Foliente family, a high school mission trip turned service into a regular part of this family's life.

    Photo Essay: Leo Macias

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 1:47


    Maranatha photographer and videographer Leo Macias shares his photos from a recent church building adventure in the jungles of Costa Rica.

    Persistence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 2:11


    Persistence and tenacity are two great words that describe many a Maranatha volunteer.

    Twenty Years and Growing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014 6:02


    More than twenty years ago Maranatha built the Piedra Linda church in the Dominican Republic. Today it continues to grow and impact lives in the community.

    An Update from Angola

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014 5:10


    Gilberto Araujo, Vice-President of the Adventist church in Southern Africa shares an update on the need and impact of Maranatha work in Angola.

    Photo Essay: Delhi Youth Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2014 2:31


    Learn about a group of volunteers from Delhi, India traveled into the mountains to build a church for a needy congregation.

    The Sikombingo Miracle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2014 5:21


    Several communities in southern Africa are now stronger because Maranatha volunteers built schools and shared love.

    Modeling Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2014 1:42


    Compassion demands passionate participation and is a trait that shows up often on Maranatha projects.

    Building Hope in Angola

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2014 5:52


    Maranatha is building churches and schools to share God's love in Angola.

    Thank you for Changing Lives!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2014 1:28


    Volunteer Projects Specialist Rebekah Widmer shares how giving to Maranatha can change young people's lives--including her own.

    Taste and See

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2014 5:18


    See how a couple and their bakery in Brazil are building a One-Day Church.

    Finishing the Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2014 4:35


    Pastor Harrington Akombwa shares a story highlighting the hunger people in Zambia have for God.

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