A heart attack is not something people wish for. We certainly didn’t want it nor expect it. God orchestrated it perfectly so the outcome was His plan: a new heart for Gordon and the opportunity to work with God in what He is doing in the life of Gordon’s cardiologist.

Building relationships from Michigan to Haiti has been a passion for Lynne Punnett, Special Assistant to Short-Term Mission and Special Missions Consultant to the ABC Michigan region.

How do we keep serving and be true to our call while waiting? How can we do both?
As countries closed borders in 2020, God encouraged the staff at STM to cast their nets of outreach even wider. STM enhanced the ministry of presence and equipping as they strengthened cross-cultural connections with partners. God’s omnipresence was revealed at a higher level.

ALISE and MARK serve at the House of Love and the House of Blessing in Chiang Mai, Thailand. These ministries were established by IM missionary Kim Brown to serve tribal women and children coping with problems caused by HIV/AIDS, disabilities, and migration from their rural villages to urban slums.