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March 12, 2020

Double Your Impact: A Special Challenge for You

From director Zachary King

I want to tell you about a Christian who needs your help, and an exciting opportunity for your gift to go twice as far.

Amir lives in the Middle East, in a country devastated by war, but he is committed to following God’s leading, no matter what it takes. Taking a step of faith, he left his home country to go to seminary and received training from your missionaries. Then he took his new training and passion for God’s mission back into his home country.

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March 12, 2020

Small Books Were a Big Answer to Prayer in Nicaragua

Thanks to a recent donation of children’s books, kids at Nicaragua Christian Academy (NCA) in Nejapa are getting excited about reading—and Resonate Global Mission missionary Susan Benthem said it’s a big answer to prayer.

Out with the Old

Susan and her husband Jared serve with Resonate in Nicaragua, where Susan works as an academic dean at NCA Nejapa. Earlier this year, she noticed the books in the school library were getting old.

“Kids weren’t really checking them out,” said Susan. Kids weren’t reading.

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March 9, 2020

Summer Youth Programming with a Mission

A couple of summers ago, I had the privilege of visiting a rural church in Northern Michigan during their vacation Bible school.

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March 5, 2020

‘Prayer Is Our Source of Strength’

Duwaawu woni semmbe men.

Roughly translated, that means “prayer is our source of strength”—and it’s something that Resonate Global Mission missionary Lydia hears from nearly every single Fulani Christian she meets in West Africa.

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March 3, 2020

Raising Up Young Adults through Persistent Prayer

Walking the streets of Japan’s busiest cities, you’ll come across very few Christians. Among Christians, you’ll come across even fewer young adults. It’s alarming for both the present and future of churches in Japan.

“The existing Japanese churches are rapidly aging and fragile due to a lack of young people,” said Resonate Global Mission missionary Ken Lee, who serves in Japan with his wife Jeannie.

But God is raising up more young adults to be leaders in Japan’s churches—and he’s doing it through persistent prayer.

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March 2, 2020
Home Service Is a Vacation … and Other Misconceptions about Re-Connect
You probably know that missionaries periodically leave the field and spend a few months in North America—but have you ever wondered why? Have you ever wondered what they do during this time? Are they on … vacation?

Re-Connect—formerly known as home service—is not a vacation from ministry. It’s a focused time for Resonate missionaries to connect with churches in North America who are partnering with them in ministry. Here are ten common misconceptions about Re-Connect—plus some ideas to help engage with missionaries during this time of ministry.
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February 24, 2020
From Hindu to Christian
You helped make it possible for Yogesh to place his trust in Jesus.
Growing up in India, Yogesh was raised in a family that practiced Hinduism. Many of his neighbors were also Hindu, but he had friends who lived a short walk away, and they were Christians. Yogesh spent a lot of time with them and went to church with them sometimes. He started to wonder if Jesus was real, but then he moved to the United States.
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February 21, 2020
Mighty Warrior
Johnny was addicted to drugs and struggled to have hope for his life—but then he encountered F Street Neighborhood Church, a church plant in Nebraska that you help to support through Resonate. Now Johnny helps lead others to Jesus.
Battling Addiction
Four years ago Johnny stepped into a treatment and rehabilitation facility in Lincoln, Neb., to receive treatment for his meth addiction. It was his fourth time—and not his last.
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February 20, 2020
You’re Helping to Heal the Nations One Workshop at a Time
God calls believers to live together in unity, but sometimes conflict causes pain and drives communities apart. Healing and reconciliation will take decades of hard work—but for some believers, the path to healing starts with just a few days at a Healing Hearts, Transforming Nations workshop facilitated by Resonate Global Mission missionary George de Vuyst.
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February 20, 2020
Loved by a Heavenly Father
From an early age, Alyona was sexually assaulted by her father. Her life became defined by those experiences, leading her down unhealthy paths and into broken relationships with other men. Eventually, Alyona found Christ—but her belief didn’t erase the painful memories from the past.

“Unhealed wounds become a barrier for us,” said Resonate Global Mission missionary George de Vuyst, who serves in Ukraine.
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February 19, 2020
Finding Hope in the Lord
Ever since the social political crisis shook Nicaragua in April 2018, people have been living in pain. But pastors working with the Nehemiah Center, a Resonate Global Mission partner, are witnessing God use painful memories and experiences to draw people near to him.
Feeling Trapped in Pain
The crisis in Nicaragua traumatized a lot of people. People were killed or wounded in violent protests and differing ideologies caused rifts in relationships. People looked to Lourdes, pastor of Getsemani Assemblies of God in Leon, for guidance.
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February 19, 2020
Amplifying Voices in Nairobi
Twenty-six-year-old Eliud Wambua lives with his family in Nairobi, Kenya’s, Mathare slum. Homes, engineered from scrap materials like corrugated metal, are situated along dirt roads that are littered with trash and that flood when it rains.

There is too much alcohol and not enough clean water, too few schools and not enough jobs. When people can’t work, Eliud notes, crime rates rise.
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February 18, 2020
Called to Nairobi
Otieno Oguok is a new Resonate Global Mission leader working in Nairobi, Kenya. In this letter to you, he shares how God called him to this city and gave him a vision for spreading the gospel.

My entry into Nairobi shattered my dreams.

I grew up in a village, but I always had a fascination with the city, its promises, and possibilities. My father died shortly after I was in high school. He was our family’s only breadwinner. With dreams and aspirations, I boarded a Nairobi-bound bus, pursuing the promise of a job in the city and expecting to help out our family.
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February 14, 2020
God Works for Good
When Massiel was struck by a motorcycle in 2016, she thought her life was over. But thanks to leadership training that you made possible through your support of Resonate, she knows that God isn’t finished with her story.
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February 12, 2020
Healthy Marriage, Healthy Ministry
After 10 years of marriage, Gerardo and Karla started to feel distant from each other. But then Resonate Global Mission missionaries Steve and Kim Holtrop invited them to a marriage retreat. The couple learned firsthand how a healthy marriage can help make for a healthy ministry.
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