Church Planting
15 Jan

FIJI – Re-building on Mali after Cyclone Yasa

Cyclone Yasa – one of the strongest storms ever recorded – caused major destruction across much of Fiji on 17 December. Entire villages have been flattened and thousands of people are now homeless. Our Field Administrator for Missionary Ventures Fiji, Mere Kato, has been able to travel to her island (Mali) with a carpenter and his family. They’re accompanied by 6 young indo-Fijian men who are former students at a school where Mere once taught. Two are electricians and the rest...

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Children Christmas Party
06 Dec

Christmas Outreach and Relief Operations in the Philippines

With Christmas fast approaching, our co-workers in the Philippines are busy preparing for celebrations and outreach events, as well as for relief operations that are sadly required all too often in this part of the world that is prone to natural disasters. By sourcing gifts and relief items from local suppliers, instead of sending them from New Zealand, we can not only avoid significant shipping costs and maximise the effectiveness of the programmes but also support the local economy and promote...

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17 May

Snowmobiles Start Churches In Russia

Years ago, Missionary Ventures helped young Pastor Nikolai Zalutsky, who is now a Bishop, to start a Bible school in Pskov, Russia. He had a vision to plant churches all over Russia. With help from the Christian Motorcyclists Association, MVI helped them purchase two snow mobiles to reach remote areas of Siberia. Through the Bible school, there are now 50 teams involved in planting churches. In the last 5 years, more than 900 churches were planted, people in 19,050 villages heard...

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14 Mar

Helping a Guatemalan Church Reach Their Community

Missionaries Obed and Cara Zuleta have been encouraging a local Guatemalan church to reach out in missions. Cara writes, “They got excited and put together a few Bible classes for kids, and then Obed accompanied them to a small, poor community called Panquix. As we hoped, this church realized they could make a difference in the lives of others, and returned a second time for a 3-day Vacation Bible School. Being in a distant community, sharing with its people, got into their hearts. So...

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