Category: Cooperative Program

Jack Wattanawongsawang and his wife, Prinna Puakpong, watched the news on March 11, 2011, documenting the triple disaster unfolding in Japan – the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear power plant meltdown. With no intention to go, Jack and Prinna prayed and asked God to send someone who wasn’t them to tell the Japanese they…

Planted in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, One Six Eight Community Church intentionally meets community needs. For example, they partner with an autism school. The church longs to be a part of its community’s flourishing. John teaches the congregation to get involved in the lives of their neighbors, inviting them into their daily lives…

When Sarah Mitchell first moved to Bangkok, Thailand, to serve as a Journeyman to the Deaf with the International Mission Board, it was the first time she’d lived anywhere besides the house where she grew up. Mitchell was quickly immersed not only in Thailand’s culture, but also in Deaf culture.  “It’s been amazing to see,…

Matt Hadden planned to become an international missionary before he visited the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on a short-term mission trip. While there, he saw the tremendous needs around him. Matt saw how his family could be international missionaries without leaving the United States.  Less than 3 percent of the Oglala Lakota people…

The Twin Cities has large Somali, Hmong, and Hispanic populations. Despite the large numbers of different ethnicities in Minneapolis, they live in different places and often don’t interact with one another. The Chois are intentionally planting a church that tries to reach unchurched people from different backgrounds and bring them together.  To help reach new…

The specifics of Tim and Annie’s call to missions changed, but the calling itself never altered. They began their church planting role in East Africa and later moved to the U.S. to lead a church. Now, they spend their time in West Africa resourcing, equipping and supporting missionaries as member care consultants with the International Mission Board. In…