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August 21, 2019
Providing Meals and Building Community
The Bridge, a church plant in Fergus, Ontario, supported in part by Resonate Global Mission, is passionate about engaging with the community. When the members learned about a recent need, they stepped in.
A Desire to Serve
As Pastor John Vanderstoep sought to partner with other churches in the community, he learned of three in the area that each hosted a community meal on Friday nights. They were looking for another church to fill the other Friday spot each month.
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August 15, 2019
Following God to Schools throughout the World
Meindert Prins moved to Canada from the Netherlands when he was 29. He understands just how challenging it is to not only learn English as a second language, but to learn new things in a language you’re still trying to understand.

That’s why he partners with Resonate Global Mission to help students succeed.
The Challenge of Language Learning
“I’ve always had a soft spot for children,” said Meindert. “I thought after I retired, perhaps I could do some work with children wherever it’s needed.”
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August 13, 2019
Prayer, Backpacks, and Building God’s Kingdom
Many schools provide meals for students during the week, but children need to eat on the weekends, too—and not every family can afford food every day.

Through Resonate Global Mission initiative Go Local, Tillsonburg CRC in Tillsonburg, Ontario, stepped in to fill the hunger gap.
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August 8, 2019
Discovering the Light of the Gospel
Hauwa was never especially interested in religion—until her 10-year-old daughter Kadiatu insisted on attending church.

The daughter of an Islamic leader and wife of a Muslim man, Hauwa had always practiced Islam. But as a determined women’s activist, her daughter’s education came before her Islamic ties. She enrolled Kadiatu in Kabala Christian School, a Resonate Global Mission partner in Kabala, Sierra Leone.
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August 5, 2019
A New Normal of Bivocational Ministry
More and more Christian Reformed Church pastors are bivocational—they work another job in addition to pastoring. For many pastors, a second job is a way to pay bills. For others, a second job is part of their ministry.

“What does it mean to be a pastor? They embody Christ, and they share God’s love with conviction and with reverence, and they usher you into the space before God. It’s beautiful,” said Sam DeJong McCarron, who works as a ministry vocational consultant for the CRC’s Pastor Church Resources.
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August 1, 2019
Nothing More Powerful than God
Lupita was rejected by family, friends, and neighbors when she became a Christian. But because you sent Resonate missionaries to Mexico, she found a supportive church community.
Lupita’s neighbors in San Agustín, Mexico, are steeped in a distorted Roman Catholicism tradition that prays to saints and believes in idols. Lupita once trusted in idols too. She believed that the Virgin of Guadalupe would hear her prayers and intercede before God—but then she learned about Jesus.

Now Lupita’s powerful testimony is drawing others to God.
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July 30, 2019
A Safe Place to Land
When Laura Osborne was a student at Western Michigan University (WMU), she found a safe place to land at campus ministry. Now, Laura is providing a safe space for WMU’s international students as a campus minister at Resonate Global Mission partner International Campus Ministry (ICM).
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July 26, 2019
A Time to Plant
Shamshadeen Mayers felt God call him to be a church planter 10 years ago—he just wasn’t sure when, where, or how to plant a church. But God lined up the perfect opportunity to partner with Resonate Global Mission and plant City on a Hill Church in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
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July 19, 2019
Brooks Along the Way: Serving Those Who Serve
Resonate Global Mission missionaries Max and LaVeryl Voss discovered their mission in ministering to missionaries. Now they’re excited to see what doors their service will open for God’s kingdom.
A Shared Call to Mission
“When LaVeryl and I married, God had already impressed on our hearts that someday we would serve overseas,” said Max. The couple has felt a call to mission for a long time. From the beginning, they recognized a shared passion for Bible translation work.
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July 17, 2019
Ministry with People of Different Faiths: What Is Real Friendship?
Dena Nicolai works with refugees from different countries and faith traditions who have moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. Pastor Jay Blankespoor’s congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, unexpectedly found themselves in friendship with the mosque down the street.

“We want to engage them as Christians,” said Nicolai. “We want to feel we’re well equipped to do that.”
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