Though she has been on many mission trips throughout the US and abroad, her focus is LOCAL. She serves on the Missions Team at her local church in Kentucky. Her church currently partners with over 50 local ministries across the city, and God is at work…moving in the lives of people. What can one person do? Meet Bonnie Epperson and learn more about activating local missions this weekend on Missions Today. For more information on our guest this week and her work, please check out the link below: Bonnie Epperson Southeast Christian Church Louisville #louisville #kentucky #southeastchristianchurch #church #local #localmissions #missions #partnerships #ministry #activation #service #needs

Their mission is to reach the unreached and marginalized communities of the world with the transformative love of Jesus Christ. They do this by doing what they call, “Brave Things”. This week on Missions Today a mission organization focusing on empowering individuals to overcome life’s challenges, and equipping them with hope, dignity and a sense of purpose. They do that by providing practical resources, while sharing the truth of the Gospel. Doing Brave Things, this week on Missions Today. For more information on our guest this week and his work, please check out the link below: Uncharted International #food #shelter #resources #gospel #faith #volunteers #staff #unreached #education #hope #unchartedinternational #benstewart #mission    

She moved to China at age 27 for a two-year, short-term deployment. That two-year commitment turned into almost two decades! Finally, God brought her back to the states where He began a work in her that would ultimately benefit thousands of missionaries in the field through ongoing spiritual, personal and professional growth. Hear her story this weekend on Missions Today! For more information on our guest this week and her work, please check out the links below: Amy Young Global Trellis Velvet Ashes  #missionaries #missions #training #spiritualformation #professionaltraining #retreats #resources #personalgrowth #professionalgrowth #gospel

He was raised a PK (Preacher’s Kid) in Philly, but he didn’t really get serious about his faith until his 30’s. Now, he helps lead an organization that is taking bibles and bible-based materials into 30+ countries in over 20 languages. What started as an underground movement into the Soviet Union, now has global impact distributing the truth and stability of God’s Word. That’s this weekend on Missions Today! For more information on our guest this week and his work, please check out the links below: Dirk Smith Eastern European Mission (EEM) #bible #language #faith #learning #biblestudy #bibledistribution #literature #international #church #ministry

She was born and raised in Hawaii, a survivor of childhood trauma. She taught in the public school for years, and then God called her and her husband to plant a church. Through a series of events, God began to make it clear that He had a new mission for her - equipping youth, young adults, parents, teachers and church leaders to navigate the topics of sex and sexuality with grace and truth, restoring God’s original design.  Hear her incredible path to mission, this weekend on Missions Today! For more information on our guest this week and her work, please check out the links below: Michele Okimura Explicit Movement #hawaii #sex #sexuality #mission #youth #genz #youngadults #parents #teachers #churchleaders #explicitmovement #training #faith #bible #biblical

For years and years, they served local churches around the United States. Then, when retirement seemed to be at their doorstep, the Lord opened the door for them to go and serve in a mostly closed country. What does He have them doing? Caring for missionaries, counseling pastors and supporting the local church. Hear their incredible path to mission, this weekend on Missions Today!  #mission #missionary #asia #europe #encouragement #mentoring #teaching #localchurch #hospitality #food

Those of us in the United States are pretty familiar with large monuments to commemorate our nation’s history – the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, etc. Well, did you know that there is a major project underway in the UK to build a HUGE Christian monument for all the world to see? It’s getting close to the building stage, and you might actually be able to be a part…that story this weekend on Missions Today! For more information on our guest this week and his work, please check out the links below: Richard Gamble Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer Enter an Answered Prayer #UK #monument #prayermovement #prayer #build #GreatBritain #answeredprayer #technology #wall

Many are aware of the work of Operation Mobilization impacting hundreds of thousands around the globe. But are you aware that they have a thriving ministry on the high seas? This week on Missions Today, Collin speaks with one of the team that has been at work on the ocean for almost 37 years! From a wonderful book fair to ministry on the ground in the ports they visit, OM’s Ships are impacting lives for the gospel! Learn more this weekend on Missions Today! For more information on our guest this week and his work, please check out the links below: GBA Ships Operation Mobilization International Operation Mobilization USA Randy Grebe Messiology #logoshope #duloshope #om #operationmobilization #gbaships #ships #library #faith #discipleship #covid #service

She was born and raised in a Buddhist home in Singapore. As a young adult she found the Lord, and one of her first thoughts was to go into missions. Over time, she realized that her mission field would be the business world. Now she works for a multi-national corporation on a team focusing on the growth and use of Artificial Intelligence. What has she learned, and might there be a use for AI for the Kingdom? That’s this weekend on Missions Today! #ai #artificialintelligence #law #lawyer #buddhist #buddhism #faith #missions #england #singapore

Data in missions represents people…people who need to hear the Gospel. This weekend on Missions Today, Ted Esler from Missio Nexus joins Collin to talk about a new report just out that sheds light on current mission activity around the globe. Pulling data from 118 mission agencies, we’ll discover the most recent insights and trends in the world of missions. That’s this weekend on Missions Today!   For more information on our guest this week and his work, please check out the links below: Ted Esler Missio Nexus 2022 Missions Data The Innovation Crisis #missions #data #research #missionexus #minorities #funding #discipleship #gospel