“It has been an absolute blessing from above to worship wth new brothers and sisters from Chiapas” says Andrew, one of the short-term volunteers spending a month in the rural areas of Mexico.

A team of seven individuals named “The Lion Chasers” from Rye (CO) was originally heading to Kukra Hill in Nicaragua earlier in June, to continue to support a sister congregation. Plans changed and the team headed to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, to work along side two global servants, Rev. Vital & Kelly Pierre.

Amanda and Jon Good serve in partnership with the Baptist Union of Hungary through ministries of evangelism, discipleship, education, and theological education.

The Short-Term Mission team thanks all volunteers who serve in cross cultural global settings and are ambassadors of peace, love and mercy on behalf of IM.

Lee Ann and I boarded the 8:00 express train to Iwaki 13 minutes before departure. During almost two and a half hours on the train, I could quietly rehearse my 2-minute speech in Japanese lots of times!

Here are some of the stories we heard during a recent ministry trip to three countries in Southeast Asia. God is working in and through partners who live in countries where Christians are only barely tolerated.