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Real updates from real people — stories of perseverance, provision, and the hope of Christ taking root across Mozambique and Zambia.

A Passion to Help the Hurting
Education Jan 4, 2021 1 min read

A Passion to Help the Hurting

In 2010, during our first trip to Mozambique, Jason and I served as Interim Directors of a well-known ministry's missions base in the central part of the country. One of the many facets of life and ministry there was a home for boys who had been orphaned, abandoned, or whose only family could no longer care for them. It was there that we first met Lourenco, one of the boys in the ministry's care.

The Blessing of Gathering Together
General Updates Oct 21, 2020 2 min read

The Blessing of Gathering Together

We Americans are blessed. Truly, we are so blessed! While we may have been distanced from our church families for several months during the Covid-19 lockdowns, most of us have still had access to livestream, recorded services or podcasts, a bible or two in our home...

Prepare to Be Shipwrecked
General Updates Oct 1, 2020 3 min read

Prepare to Be Shipwrecked

Early into our plans for Hope of a Nation, we had decided to bring our Mozambican leaders to the U.S. for ministry and to raise awareness of our work in Mozambique. After months of planning and coordinating, our team arrived in the U.S., but then, something so unexpected happened that it seemed the world was turned completely upside down - a global pandemic.

Eager to Serve
General Updates Aug 31, 2020 1 min read

Eager to Serve

Shortly after completing his travel quarantine earlier this month, Dr. John, in cooperation with government authorities, held a medical outreach to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other chronic diseases.

We Need Your Help to Procure Items for our Work in Mozambique!
May 8, 2020 2 min read

We Need Your Help to Procure Items for our Work in Mozambique!

Update: Thank you to everyone who provided the requested items. We are not currently in need of any additional at this time.

Learning to Surrender
Gospel & Discipleship Oct 25, 2019 6 min read

Learning to Surrender

Are you in a place of learning how to surrender to God? Does the process of letting go and just trusting in the Lord sometimes feel like an insurmountable feat? If so, I want to encourage you, friend, and let you know that you are not alone.

An Exciting New Partner in Ministry: Meeting the Needs of Children in Mozambique
General Updates Oct 22, 2019 1 min read

An Exciting New Partner in Ministry: Meeting the Needs of Children in Mozambique

We would like to give a HUGE thank you and shout-out to Hope House Children’s Homes for their recent sponsorship of a group of 38 orphan children in Mozambique!

But God Put People in My Life to Help Me
General Updates Oct 12, 2019 2 min read

But God Put People in My Life to Help Me

“Don’t forget about my birthday,” his message read. It was Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, and as we navigated the Atlanta airport to get to our departure gate, I responded back, “Friday, right?”

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