Opportunities to Connect with World Outreach | the Reach January 2022
Dear friends, As we begin 2022, EPC World Outreach wanted to let you in on 3 opportunities to connect with us and pursue a call to missions - both abroad and in your own neighborhood. World Outreach Workshop If you’re interested in learning how to foster meaningful...
A Friend to the Stranger | the Reach December 2021
Dear friends, I had just shifted into high gear, speed-walking pace coming off my plane a couple of months ago in the Indianapolis Airport. I visualized the familiar path to baggage claim, my rental car and the drive across town. Suddenly that mental imaging was...
Courage in Christ | the Reach November 2021
Dear friends, “Now that I know God, He makes me feel brave enough to share the gospel with my Muslim family members. I know now that I don’t have to worry about what other people think of me because I only care what God thinks of me.”– Saimeera* I first met Saimeera...
Prayers of the Saints | the Reach October 2021
“And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song saying, “Worthy are you to take the...
Walking With Those Seeking Refuge | the Reach September 2021
Dear friends, It took five long, lonely years before Fatima*, an Afghan mother of five, could finally embrace her husband, Sayyid, again. During their escape from their war-ravaged country, Sayyid was shot in the hip by the border police and unable to make the...
Caring for Our Afghan Neighbors – Here and Abroad | the Reach August 2021
Dear friends, For many, these days are full of sleepless nights with anxious hearts. Whether it is the constant threat of a virus which much of the world is unprotected from, a disastrous earthquake in Haiti, wild fires that are unceasing, or the fall of a government...
Only God | the Reach July 2021
Dear new friends! This is my inaugural contribution to the Reach and with just five weeks under my belt as executive director of World Outreach, many “firsts” have taken place surfacing three repeating themes: Thankfulness, Calling, and Together. My first order of...
Afghanistan: Crisis and Opportunity – How Your Church Can Repond
Dear friends, Last week, we were able to host a webinar around the current situation in Afghanistan and how we can respond as followers of Jesus. A big thank you to everyone who was able to register and attend. We're so grateful for the care and concern shown for our...
EduNations | the Reach June 2021
Dear friends, Some of you may be familiar with the work of EduNations - we ignite hope by providing free, quality education to children in remote communities of Sierra Leone. In addition to building schools, EduNations works to ignite lasting, eternal hope by...
EPC WO Director’s Reflection on Ministry | the Reach May 2021
Dear friends, In one month, I will step down after seven years as Director of World Outreach. I want to reflect here on four developments I’ve seen in our work during that time. Internationalized Church-planting Teams. The EPC World Outreach global workers we send out...