Tag: spiritual direction
| McCurdy’s are Heading to Mexico

Downloadable videos are below. After much prayer and many conversations, it has become evident to us and International Ministries that God is calling our family to minister and partner with a new country of service. It is with much joy we share with you that God is calling our family to minister in Mexico City at the invitation of the Baptist Theological Seminary, a partner of International Ministries.

| A Reflection on Disorientating Events: Orientation, Disorientation, and Reorientation

In the Psalms, Brueggemann gives us a framework of the life of faith that helps us describe and deal with what we are feeling in relationship to traumatic and disorienting events.

| The Hearts of our Kids are BIG

Peter and a few colleagues co-led a spiritual retreat for 50 Dominican pastors and church leaders. This trip provided two blessings. First, the desire to see all four DR partners work together happened with this retreat. The second, was on this trip Peter got to do something extra special. He brought to completion a project our kids started and fundraised for back in 2014. God also showed us once again “God’s time” with the beginnings of restoration of relationships with pastors through the conference.

| Pray for Alise and Mark Juanes leaving soon with their children to serve in Thailand.

Alise and Mark will serve at the House of Love and 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 AIDS, disabilities and migration from their rural villages to urban slums.

| God Working in the Hearts of Youth

The youth dove into scripture in a bilingual setting, worked on service projects together, participated in team building activities, worshiped God bilingually, and explored and experienced Costa Rican culture and beauty together. 

| Pray for David and Joyce Reed ministering to missionaries and our international partners with a focus on spiritual renewal, spiritual formation and vocational calling.

Joyce and David serve as regional consultants alongside partner Baptist conventions in Iberoamerica and the Caribbean. Their goal is to draw people into a deeper experience with God through spiritual disciplines such as stillness, listening, prayer, creative worship and spiritual companionship.