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Update from Team Paraguay
May 7, 2017, a Bible study meeting in the home of Alex and Deltha Gurlart embarked on a new journey as the established Iglesia Bíblica Gracia (Grace Bible Church) in the inner city of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. It was a night … Continue reading →
New Bible School in Malawi
Pastors Mathews Selengu (Grace Churches of Malawi National Council Chairperson and Lilongwe Bible School final year student), Davies Balala (pastor at Chisiyo branch and Lilongwe Bible School second year student), and Joseph Asong went to Mauni, which is about two hours … Continue reading →
Building for the Future in Bolivia!
The following was written by Frosty Hansen and first appeared in the Hansens’ recent email update. Frosty and Cathy are missionaries serving in Bolivia under Grace Ministries International. ________________ Three months ago we arrived in Bolivia fully aware of some challenges … Continue reading →
Survey Trip to Panama
Last weekend a family from Grace Bible Church in Alajuela, Costa Rica (Alvaro and Mauren Barrantes and their children) took another survey trip to David, Panama, to get a better understanding of what it would look like for a missionary … Continue reading →
First Service on the Property in Nicaragua
Below is what Milo and Raquel Seravalli, GMI Missionaries serving in Nicaragua, reported about the day the first service took place on the property: Today was our first formal meeting on the property that God has provided for the ministry– and what we … Continue reading →
May 2017 Update
What can I do now to prepare for life as a missionary? This is one of those questions I am frequently asked by college students, recent grads, and families or individuals thinking about joining our missionary team. Recently, Grace Ministries … Continue reading →
How to Encourage Missionaries on Home Assignment
This brief article was written by Erin Kemper, our Social Media Specialist at GMI. She was raised in Tanzania as an MK (missionary kid) along with her two sisters and a brother. ____________________________________________________________________________ Ruby opened the door with a … Continue reading →
A Special Day
Having a church is much more than renting a place, hanging up a sign, and inviting people. It takes many people praying, supporting, and offering. We thank you all very much! – Alex Gulart What Alex is describing here is a … Continue reading →
The Joy of Being Accepted
Frosty and Cathy Hansen, GMI missionaries in Bolivia, recently obtained their 3-year residency in Bolivia and they are praising the Lord! In their recent email update which was sent to their supporters and those interested in their ministry they wrote: “A … Continue reading →
The Capraris are Now Three
John and Naomi Caprari are overjoyed by the little miracle God has given them! Her name is Jael Lynn (pronounced Jayelle) and she arrived Saturday night, May 6, at 9:45pm. She is a tiny little one weighing in at 6lbs,1 … Continue reading →
Another MK Joins the GMI Family
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Harry and Kaylah Alicea, GMI missionaries in Puerto Rico, on the birth of a baby boy on April 29!! Jairus John Alicea was born in the afternoon at 3:58pm! He is a healthy baby weighing in at 8lbs … Continue reading →
A Little Girl Walks Over…
A litte girl walks over… She holds one finger in the air. “Dame uno.” She says it a bit forcefully. Perhaps the years of practice had pushed away any shyness. I look at her face, her eyes are lively. She … Continue reading →
For This We Have Christ
Pictured in the cover photo: GMI missionary Dan Reed and Frosty, along with MEB president José Yucra and vice-president, Santos Ortega. Frosty and Cathy Hansen recently returned to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, a place they had served from 1993 to 2004 … Continue reading →
TKD Team is Headed to Paraguay
Take a look at THIS VIDEO about “Breakthrough”—the GMI-affiliated taekwondo ministry team heading to our newest field, Paraguay, this summer. Through their ministry, they are hoping to reach hundreds of Paraguayans with the gospel of the grace of God. To date … Continue reading →
First Missions Conference in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Iglesia Bíblica de la Gracia (Grace Bible Church), Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, held its first missions conference March 26-April 2 to promote worldwide missions within its congregation and to encourage its members to support missions, pray for missionaries, and to … Continue reading →
A Walk in a Neighborhood of Ciudad del Este
The Bomers, Jerry and Sandi, and the Gularts, Alex and Deltha, GMI missionaries serving in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, have just announced they have signed a lease on a building where they can hold church services and other church-related activities. … Continue reading →
He Wanted Me to Trust Him
This was first posted on our News of Grace blog in February and was written by Kaylah Alicea who is a GMI missionary in Puerto Rico along with her husband, Harry. Their GMI webpage will give you more information on … Continue reading →
Challenging the Culture
Last weekend Mercy and I (Eric) conducted a seminar with the married couples from our churches in Lilongwe, Malawi, and we looked at two areas that rank among the great marriage killers, “Family & Finances” and “Sex in marriage.” Sex … Continue reading →
Happenings in Mwanza, Tanzania
Steve and Barb Sherman, GMI missionaries in Mwanza, Tanzania, recently sent out an email update and it was so full of good information that we had to share it with all of you. While this isn’t in the same format, … Continue reading →
A Walk Into the Village…
A walk into the village of Kapenta was a common occurrence growing up in the Rukwa Valley. Most of the time it was to visit our friends who lived there, and doing this happened more often as I entered my … Continue reading →
Goodbye, Frosty and Cathy!
Frosty and Cathy wrote this earlier today: “The trip begins! Getting ready to board the flight to Chicago – the first leg of the journey. Good to have prayer this morning with the GMI staff and then at the airport … Continue reading →
Where Are Our Tanzania Missionaries?
As many of you know, several of GMI’s Tanzania missionaries have been on the move recently and it is hard to keep track of exactly where they are. Of course, you can always reach them by email which is the … Continue reading →
How to Help Your Missionary
How can we help our missionaries who are serving so far away on foreign fields? Or how about when they are in the States on home assignment? How can we show our missionaries that we really care about HOW they … Continue reading →
Power in Prayer
Photo credit: www.revelationtv.com Everyone knows there is power in prayer. It is easy to say when things are going well and life is gumdrops and roses. But do we REALLY believe it deep down when the going gets tough…I mean … Continue reading →
Happy and Blessed 2017 from GMI
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Home Office Staff, the Board of Directors, and the Missionaries serving under Grace Ministries International! We pray the Lord blesses you and yours abundantly in 2017 as you seek to follow Him in all you … Continue reading →
58th Anniversary in Bolivia
GMI missionaries Dan and Mary Sue Reed are faithful in writing a monthly email update to their team of interested supporters of their ministries in Bolivia. On December 9, 2016, they had something very special to report concerning the mission … Continue reading →
The Impact of a Short-Term Missions Trip
Written by Erin Kemper, GMI Social Media Specialist, and also an MK who has experienced what it’s like to be uprooted from life in the States and go with her family to a foreign field. Her parents, Mike and Terese … Continue reading →
Do Missionaries Need Encouragement?
Of course, they do! Missionaries are regular people like you and me. Do you sometimes need encouragement? Erin Kemper, our GMI Social Media Specialist, contacted our missionaries on the field and asked them what friends and supporters back here in the States … Continue reading →
From West Michigan to Western Europe
Pastor Caleb Befus (Grace Bible Fellowship—Jenison, Michigan) and GMI Executive Director Jeremy Clark visited sister churches in the Netherlands November 9-17. Pastor Caleb and Jeremy conducted seminars covering topics such as leadership, the distinctions between law and grace, a biblical … Continue reading →
Heart Failure at 16
This post is from Kim Hodgson, GMI missionary in Mbeya, Tanzania. She wrote this update a couple weeks ago and it first appeared on the GMINEWS blog but I also wanted to share it with you on this website. As you … Continue reading →
Capraris’ Little Miracle
This comes from “Crossing the Seas with the Capraris,” the blog of GMI missionaries John and Naomi Caprari and was originally posted October 31, 2016: It’s an amazing thing to witness the hand of God. Pregnancy, itself, is a miracle. … Continue reading →
AmazonSmile
In today’s world many people are using the Internet to shop and Amazon.com is a very popular location to do that shopping. GMI has now signed up as a non-profit participant with AmazonSmile which means if you order through GMI’s link … Continue reading →
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Update from Team Paraguay
May 7, 2017, a Bible study meeting in the home of Alex and Deltha Gurlart embarked on a new journey as the established Iglesia Bíblica Gracia (Grace Bible Church) in the inner city of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. It was a night … Continue reading →
New Bible School in Malawi
Pastors Mathews Selengu (Grace Churches of Malawi National Council Chairperson and Lilongwe Bible School final year student), Davies Balala (pastor at Chisiyo branch and Lilongwe Bible School second year student), and Joseph Asong went to Mauni, which is about two hours … Continue reading →
Building for the Future in Bolivia!
The following was written by Frosty Hansen and first appeared in the Hansens’ recent email update. Frosty and Cathy are missionaries serving in Bolivia under Grace Ministries International. ________________ Three months ago we arrived in Bolivia fully aware of some challenges … Continue reading →
Survey Trip to Panama
Last weekend a family from Grace Bible Church in Alajuela, Costa Rica (Alvaro and Mauren Barrantes and their children) took another survey trip to David, Panama, to get a better understanding of what it would look like for a missionary … Continue reading →
First Service on the Property in Nicaragua
Below is what Milo and Raquel Seravalli, GMI Missionaries serving in Nicaragua, reported about the day the first service took place on the property: Today was our first formal meeting on the property that God has provided for the ministry– and what we … Continue reading →
May 2017 Update
What can I do now to prepare for life as a missionary? This is one of those questions I am frequently asked by college students, recent grads, and families or individuals thinking about joining our missionary team. Recently, Grace Ministries … Continue reading →
How to Encourage Missionaries on Home Assignment
This brief article was written by Erin Kemper, our Social Media Specialist at GMI. She was raised in Tanzania as an MK (missionary kid) along with her two sisters and a brother. ____________________________________________________________________________ Ruby opened the door with a … Continue reading →
A Special Day
Having a church is much more than renting a place, hanging up a sign, and inviting people. It takes many people praying, supporting, and offering. We thank you all very much! – Alex Gulart What Alex is describing here is a … Continue reading →
The Joy of Being Accepted
Frosty and Cathy Hansen, GMI missionaries in Bolivia, recently obtained their 3-year residency in Bolivia and they are praising the Lord! In their recent email update which was sent to their supporters and those interested in their ministry they wrote: “A … Continue reading →
The Capraris are Now Three
John and Naomi Caprari are overjoyed by the little miracle God has given them! Her name is Jael Lynn (pronounced Jayelle) and she arrived Saturday night, May 6, at 9:45pm. She is a tiny little one weighing in at 6lbs,1 … Continue reading →
Another MK Joins the GMI Family
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Harry and Kaylah Alicea, GMI missionaries in Puerto Rico, on the birth of a baby boy on April 29!! Jairus John Alicea was born in the afternoon at 3:58pm! He is a healthy baby weighing in at 8lbs … Continue reading →
A Little Girl Walks Over…
A litte girl walks over… She holds one finger in the air. “Dame uno.” She says it a bit forcefully. Perhaps the years of practice had pushed away any shyness. I look at her face, her eyes are lively. She … Continue reading →
For This We Have Christ
Pictured in the cover photo: GMI missionary Dan Reed and Frosty, along with MEB president José Yucra and vice-president, Santos Ortega. Frosty and Cathy Hansen recently returned to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, a place they had served from 1993 to 2004 … Continue reading →
TKD Team is Headed to Paraguay
Take a look at THIS VIDEO about “Breakthrough”—the GMI-affiliated taekwondo ministry team heading to our newest field, Paraguay, this summer. Through their ministry, they are hoping to reach hundreds of Paraguayans with the gospel of the grace of God. To date … Continue reading →
First Missions Conference in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Iglesia Bíblica de la Gracia (Grace Bible Church), Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, held its first missions conference March 26-April 2 to promote worldwide missions within its congregation and to encourage its members to support missions, pray for missionaries, and to … Continue reading →
A Walk in a Neighborhood of Ciudad del Este
The Bomers, Jerry and Sandi, and the Gularts, Alex and Deltha, GMI missionaries serving in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, have just announced they have signed a lease on a building where they can hold church services and other church-related activities. … Continue reading →
He Wanted Me to Trust Him
This was first posted on our News of Grace blog in February and was written by Kaylah Alicea who is a GMI missionary in Puerto Rico along with her husband, Harry. Their GMI webpage will give you more information on … Continue reading →
Challenging the Culture
Last weekend Mercy and I (Eric) conducted a seminar with the married couples from our churches in Lilongwe, Malawi, and we looked at two areas that rank among the great marriage killers, “Family & Finances” and “Sex in marriage.” Sex … Continue reading →
Happenings in Mwanza, Tanzania
Steve and Barb Sherman, GMI missionaries in Mwanza, Tanzania, recently sent out an email update and it was so full of good information that we had to share it with all of you. While this isn’t in the same format, … Continue reading →
A Walk Into the Village…
A walk into the village of Kapenta was a common occurrence growing up in the Rukwa Valley. Most of the time it was to visit our friends who lived there, and doing this happened more often as I entered my … Continue reading →
Goodbye, Frosty and Cathy!
Frosty and Cathy wrote this earlier today: “The trip begins! Getting ready to board the flight to Chicago – the first leg of the journey. Good to have prayer this morning with the GMI staff and then at the airport … Continue reading →
Where Are Our Tanzania Missionaries?
As many of you know, several of GMI’s Tanzania missionaries have been on the move recently and it is hard to keep track of exactly where they are. Of course, you can always reach them by email which is the … Continue reading →
How to Help Your Missionary
How can we help our missionaries who are serving so far away on foreign fields? Or how about when they are in the States on home assignment? How can we show our missionaries that we really care about HOW they … Continue reading →
Power in Prayer
Photo credit: www.revelationtv.com Everyone knows there is power in prayer. It is easy to say when things are going well and life is gumdrops and roses. But do we REALLY believe it deep down when the going gets tough…I mean … Continue reading →
Happy and Blessed 2017 from GMI
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Home Office Staff, the Board of Directors, and the Missionaries serving under Grace Ministries International! We pray the Lord blesses you and yours abundantly in 2017 as you seek to follow Him in all you … Continue reading →
58th Anniversary in Bolivia
GMI missionaries Dan and Mary Sue Reed are faithful in writing a monthly email update to their team of interested supporters of their ministries in Bolivia. On December 9, 2016, they had something very special to report concerning the mission … Continue reading →
The Impact of a Short-Term Missions Trip
Written by Erin Kemper, GMI Social Media Specialist, and also an MK who has experienced what it’s like to be uprooted from life in the States and go with her family to a foreign field. Her parents, Mike and Terese … Continue reading →
Do Missionaries Need Encouragement?
Of course, they do! Missionaries are regular people like you and me. Do you sometimes need encouragement? Erin Kemper, our GMI Social Media Specialist, contacted our missionaries on the field and asked them what friends and supporters back here in the States … Continue reading →
From West Michigan to Western Europe
Pastor Caleb Befus (Grace Bible Fellowship—Jenison, Michigan) and GMI Executive Director Jeremy Clark visited sister churches in the Netherlands November 9-17. Pastor Caleb and Jeremy conducted seminars covering topics such as leadership, the distinctions between law and grace, a biblical … Continue reading →
Heart Failure at 16
This post is from Kim Hodgson, GMI missionary in Mbeya, Tanzania. She wrote this update a couple weeks ago and it first appeared on the GMINEWS blog but I also wanted to share it with you on this website. As you … Continue reading →
Capraris’ Little Miracle
This comes from “Crossing the Seas with the Capraris,” the blog of GMI missionaries John and Naomi Caprari and was originally posted October 31, 2016: It’s an amazing thing to witness the hand of God. Pregnancy, itself, is a miracle. … Continue reading →
AmazonSmile
In today’s world many people are using the Internet to shop and Amazon.com is a very popular location to do that shopping. GMI has now signed up as a non-profit participant with AmazonSmile which means if you order through GMI’s link … Continue reading →
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