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We currently have 22 people overseas doing ministry. Below is a small taste of what they’re up to.

If you’re interested in being a part of a team like this check out our DTSs which run 3 times a year. www.goywam.com

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In brief... 
 

Solomon Islands

They’re doing ministry on one of the outer islands, so it’s a bit of an adventure for them. Already they’ve helped with some church building construction. They’re helping out with a sports camp which is a good way to make friends and start connections with people. They will be staying in a village and will be able to connect with the locals. “Island life” is laid back, so building relationship is easy to do, and programs are not needed. Rather they’re able to connect on a personal level with people as they work, play and live alongside of them.

Island of Borneo, Southeast Asia

They’re visiting many villages, working with their hosts who want to do church planting into these villages. The team is involved in children’s ministry, as well as conducting services in some of the village churches. House visits are an effective ministry in these villages, so they have done much of this. Most of these villages are a mix of Catholicism and Animism.

Report from northern India 

“We were involved in an event called ‘I Love Darj’. About 6+ churches participated in the event, as well as the municipality of Darjeeling and a couple other organizations. Hundreds of people wearing I Love Darj shirts hit the streets and even surrounding villages to clean up the city. Some picked up garbage from the streets, gutters and streams, others scraped and painted walls, some gave out food to the homeless and still others served chai to people passing by. We set up a stage at the main gathering place of the city, and in the afternoon the program began. Church groups came up and performed dramas, dances and songs, pastors spoke, our team performed a worship song, and even a well-known Christian band from Nepal played. We wrapped up the night with a slide show of the day’s events and a prayer. Everything went very well, and we all know that God made a lot of impact in the people of Darjeeling that day. 

“Our team then headed off to a small village. We stayed with a Christian woman named “Miriam”. It was amazing to see how God was using her in this village. She was called by God to this village, and began ministry there. She runs a small orphanage with around 15 children by herself, and started a church in the orphanage. She also teaches and oversees the other primary teachers of the surrounding villages. We spent a lot of time with the children. The children were amazing. The absolutely loved us and loved God. We spent hours playing games with them and carrying them around. They had no father figure in their lives, so it meant so much to them. Every night the children got together to play worship songs on an out of tune guitar and bongos. Then they would ask us to share from the Bible with them, and then would break out into Korean style prayer to wrap up. It was amazing to see children who were so hungry for God, and also so obedient and hard working around the orphanage. While there, there were three church gatherings, one baptism and short service, an evening fellowship, and then church on Sunday. The people were hungry for God, and also asked a couple of us to share at every gathering. We were also able to share at the end of year teacher’s meeting and the next day at the parent/child meeting. It was definitely hard for all of us to leave the children of the village. 

“One little fun event that a few of us will always remember:  After eating a very large lunch that were just managed to stuff down, the three of us went on a walk to the next village with one of the local men. On the way, we were invited to stop for some chai. After a cup of chai, we thought we would be on our way, but instead were invited into a small celebration hall where a wedding celebration was going on. We were served more chai, and then more food. We all managed to stuff down another plate of rice, meat, vegies and some candied bread. Then, they asked us to dance. We tried to turn down the offer, but after several minutes, with everyone in the building surrounding us, we knew we had to dance. So, the locals watched 3 white boys bust out some not-so-professional dance moves. They joined in with us after a few minutes, and eventually we left and went on to the village. And, we will always remember our ‘cultural experience!’