East of the Rockies USA

September Rain

“I was kneeling before Jesus Christ,” Ashraf told me. “He was standing there, right in front of me, looking at me. He...

The Cry for Freedom

We hadn’t done anything, but we were there with them. Standing close enough to feel their grief. So close that our...

Editorial: The Path to Multiplication

“Be fruitful and multiply” was God’s first command to humankind in the Bible, and it has taken on a deeper dimension...

Miracles Follow the Gospel

Burundi is a country where witchcraft is prevalent. People do not find it easy to turn away from ancestral gods and...

Drink from the Fountain

Five years ago, Chris was living a nightmare.

Where Will I Go?

In many countries throughout Central Asia, there is a tradition that the oldest son in the family is given to his...

Pass the Oranges

We kept pausing to pass out oranges. Listening to their stories, we were overwhelmed with the horror of what these...

Aftershocks

In my head, I knew God was in charge, but it didn’t feel that way. I knew I should be caring for others, but I was...

Made to Multiply

It was the sound that I noticed first, a terrible crash of metal against metal that will not soon fade from my memory.

Editorial: Together as One Family

I will never forget the experience in 1995 when I was gathered with 5000 mission leaders from around the world at the...

Two Families Becoming One in Mae Phrao

“When I was ten years old,” Chaloerm said, “we moved to a Khmu village called Mae Phrao, where my father intended to...

Mogoya!

“So, is there a bag of drinks for me too?” I asked, and smiled.

Editorial: Think Differently

Many of you are familiar with Yosemite National Park in California and you probably know that rock climbers gather...

On Fire

Meet Arghun, an elderly Mongolian woman who was transformed by God. This heart-warming story shows how acts of...

Questions About Jesus

People from all over Central Asia send us messages with questions about Jesus. They watch our TV programs and take...

After the Flood

An Eager Crowd

Bounmee was invited to baptize ten new believers in a small Khmu village. One of his co-workers had planted a church...

Rabbit, Oscar & Cougar

Chris Hyndman's Story

Celebrating Partnerships

As a church family, we’ve been supporting Otto and Marjorie Ekk for more than twenty-five years – their entire tenure...

Geronimo

“It is good to be with you,” Elmer Idrobo said quietly. “I thank God that I am able to be with North Americans, and...

Modeling Love in a Climate of Fear

The refugee crisis is not over. In many ways, we are only just beginning to see the effects, and the fruit, of this...

The Impossible

“I forgot my medication!” Ponge apologized, knowing that his forgetfulness meant a full day’s delay for us to get him...

Learning to Fight the Spirits

“I’d never done an exorcism before,” admitted Phil Bergen, long-term worker in Burkina Faso.

Hope is Louder

The explosions and gunfire are deafening, the streets littered with fragments of painted walls from kindergartens and...

Parakeets in the Pines

High in the remote mountain villages of Oaxaca, Mexico, there are fascinating anomalies.

Philip in the Philippines

I recently read the story in Acts 8:26–40 about Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. Philip was told to take a specific...

When We Are Weak

A few days ago, our host here in Lithuania told us that his father passed away. In our weekly meeting, we cried...

Helen's House

Her reputation preceded her. Long before I met Helen (not her real name), I had heard about her generous heart, her...

Peace to this House

One day, while Daniel was distributing food to those in need, he met a woman named Emily. She had an injured foot, so...

Breakthrough

Pastor Isaiah knew it wouldn’t be easy. Ever since he first started making trips from Thailand back into his home...

Young Peacemakers
in the Middle East

What motivated you to take part in a peace camp in the Middle East?

Pastoring a City

When I was in training, my church-planting coach said to me, “Marc, pastor your city and your city will become your...

Hitchhiker

She was standing alone on the side of the road in the remote hills of Myanmar. Pastor Isaiah and Moe Aung decided to...

Refuge in Jesus

Ahmad: My family is Kurdish. We lived in the northwest part of Syria until 2014 when we fled the country because of...

Let's Go

How did a Canadian couple in their sixties end up church planting and loving orphans in Ukraine?

Black and White

My grandfather was a shaman, a witchdoctor. As animists, we believed that our lives were controlled by spirits. But...

Ribbons of Grace

Last week, my daughter, Abbie, and I spent a couple of hours repairing some broken pottery. Mine was an earthenware...

Something I Can Do

We had been in Bang Chalong for months, and while we clearly felt God leading us to serve there, I often faced many...

An Unexpected Harvest

Fifteen years ago, in 2002, we were preparing to leave Colombia to begin our ministry with the indigenous Wounaan...

Missional Garbage

Our church scatters in small missional communities, called “faith families”, where we are learning to practice...

The Missing Bible

It was mid-April in Thailand and the old traditional New Year, Songkran, was approaching. Pastor Bank and his wife...

Bomb

It was December, and we had just gone downtown with two of our fellow workers in order to do evangelism with the...

Goal

David was shy, until he scored his first goal.

Walking with a Limp

Spending time at my regular spot at the local café had come to feel as though I were standing at my mission post.

Manirakiza: God Heals

This short film tells the story of a church leader in Burundi named Onesphore Manirakiza who was born into a world of...

Standing In Line

I passed! Praise God, I thought to myself, I finally passed my driver’s exam in Portugal. Then the examiner informed...

Clogged Pipes

In November, with cold weather approaching, we realized that the radiators of our new house needed servicing. They...

To Change One Life

“When I was three months old, my parents brought me to an orphanage,” Saikhnaa explained about her childhood in...

Snowstorm

Tariq was on his way home when he got caught in the snowstorm. He and his son had traveled by car to share the Gospel...

NAUA KU CHA’A?

When I first met Celsa, she was full of joy and peace. She became our companion in learning the language and culture...

A Future and a Hope

I was living as an outcast in my own community, with no worth. Because of a physical disability which crippled my...

Mission Partnerships in Thailand

Multiply in Lithuania

Dig In

She wanted to do something special for Beatrice, something that would say, “Hey, I like you! Let’s be friends!” How...

Editorial: Embracing Togetherness

I recently returned from a trip to Malawi where we have been walking alongside the leadership of a dynamic...

Togetherness in Colombia

Joan and Trever Godard currently serve with Multiply in Guadalajara, Mexico, but they previously served for fourteen...

Surprised by Jesus

“I was born in desperate poverty,” stated Youssef about his childhood in West Africa. “When I was very young, my...

Prepared to Serve

Our team at Hope Center in Chachoengsao has had the privilege of working with some fabulous teams that came prepared...

Uncle

As he lowered himself shakily to the ground, there was a certain sense of relief. At least, he thought to himself,...

A Life Answer

Several years ago, Rahim and Jada took their young child with them and moved from their poor village in Central Asia...

Chansone
May 10, 1957 - March 15, 2019

On March 15, 2019, a motor vehicle accident in Southeast Asia took the life of a Laotian woman named Chansone, a...

A Hood of Shame

She wore a dark jacket with the hood pulled closely around her face, seeming remote and unreachable. Like so many...

God’s Chosen Leaders

For sixteen years Multiply workers Einer and Girlesa Zuluaga have trained up indigenous students from the Emberá and...

The Housekeeper

“I didn’t feel loved,” Naat said of her family upbringing in a small village in north-eastern Thailand. “Since my...

Onesphore

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

An Open Heart

“I was consumed with shame all my life,” Hannah said of the woundedness of her past. “And I was convinced that it was...

Heaven in a Handbag

I recently had the opportunity to travel and meet several entrepreneurs in Kenya. These are motivated, hard-working,...

The Gifting

We listened to the elder drumming the heartbeat of his land, and felt moved to pray for him. In keeping with our...

The Runaway

She wore her shame like a second skin. For most of her life, Suree was convinced that she was branded, forever...

Pastor Isaiah in Myanmar

Over the past several years, a church leader from Myanmar, named Pastor Isaiah, has become a key partner for Multiply...

Lena in Ukraine

In Ukraine, Multiply works closely with the New Hope Center where people like Lena are truly finding new hope in...

The Browns in Panama

Tony and Sarah Brown are in their second term as Multiply missionaries in Panama. They work in close partnership with...

Onesphore & Doug in Burundi

One of Multiply’s key partners in Sub-Saharan Africa is a ministry called Harvest for Christ, which was started in...

Short-Term Mission: Long-Term Impact

One of Multiply’s Short-Term Mission Apprentices, Becky Spahr, from Kansas, recently did an interview with long-term...

Ibrahim in North Africa

Much of Multiply’s ministry in the Middle East and North Africa is subject to restricted communication, and yet we...

Gordon & Ali in South Asia

For more than thirty years, Gordon and Gwen Nickel have served with Multiply in South Asia in partnership with the...

Editorial: Multiplying Disciples

At a recent mission partnership celebration, we hosted two of our Multiply mission workers from Thailand, Jon Esau...

A Surprising Gift

The Battle Within

Tomas Vidal grew up in a happy middle-class home in Bogota, Colombia. “My parents were good people,” Tomas said....

The Hike

It was just after nine in the morning and the sun was finally coming out from behind the clouds. The weather was...

Einer and Girlesa - A Passion for Panama

Meet a dynamic couple from Colombia, Einer and Girlesa Zuluaga, and hear about their passion to serve the indigenous...

Snack

When her parents separated, Year was only a few months old. She was raised by her grandmother, and her father was in...

Notebooks

The Burundian churches we partner with are gaining a heart for mission right in their own neighborhoods.

Mission Partnerships in Burundi

Are you motivated for mission?

Multiplication in the Middle East

A Living Signpost

So Prove It!

During one of our prayer walks through our neighborhood, we noticed a small and obviously deserted Orthodox church.

Editorial: Multiplying Missional Leaders

In January, I was in North Africa hosting a four-day mission training event for local church leaders. The Church in...

Walking Alongside Ya’qub

A few months ago, a man named John contacted me at my home in Wichita, Kansas. I had never met him before, but John...

Miracle in Dadagali’s Village

For generations, there has been conflict between three ethnic groups in Burundi. In general, the two major groups...

Tending the Garden

“When I saw the yard space of our new home, I was excited to think that I could finally have the garden that I always...

Phway Phway’s Cry for Help

I had not seen Phway Phway for several months. She had been among the ladies who had helped sort coffee beans on our...

A Fruit Farmer’s Journey To Becoming A Missional Leader

In the 1970s, Vince Balakian’s family started a fruit farm in Central California. The farm thrived and the business...

That Ugly House

John had a beautiful view of Mount Baker from his house. For years, he had been enjoying the sunrise over that...

No Autopsies in Africa

Safari oversees church planting in Dzaleka, a permanent refugee camp in Malawi with over 40,000 asylum seekers from...

Plan B

Onesphore Manirakiza in Burundi was asked what he would say to the Church in the West about living on mission in...

is this normal?

In the wake of the COVID-19 restrictions, these two sisters realized that they had inadvertently founded a home...

On Top of That

On a recent video call we heard from PK, one of Multiply’s national leaders in Southeast Asia, about how the church...

Locked Doors and Open Hearts

On a recent video call, we heard from church leaders among the Myanmar people about how believers are living on...

Out of the Breadbasket

With COVID-19, aggression and anger has increased. “New Hope Center is now counselling exclusively online,” said...

Window to Window

“The world is turning upside down.” Emerson Cardoso serves as president of the MB conference in Brazil and chair of...

Editorial: Our Disciple-Making Mission

The Church is at a crossroads. Due to the changes and restrictions of the current pandemic, we are being invited to...

Small Church in a Hard Place

Not only was it in a part of Central Asia with very few churches, it was in a part of the city known as a hotbed of...

Samurai Discipleship

Just before COVID-19 hit Japan, Masashi felt that he heard God asking him a question: “When do you plan on growing up?”

Zaza

Not long ago, I walked into our house and saw a stranger sitting in our living room. “Hi,” I said to the young woman.

Special Permission

Tariq seemed destined to be a troublemaker. Most of his life, he was in conflict with the police, first as a...

Locked Doors, Open Hearts

“Jesus is with us,” said Myanmar Pastor Yoshua on a recent call from Thailand. “When trials come, we do not pray for...

Listening Together

In 2019, Multiply began to restructure its global leadership. A new Global Lead Team was formed, made up of ten...

Church at Home

“I came to Christ in a house church,” said Ingrid Reichard at a recent Town Hall meeting sponsored by the MB Churches...

Embracing Every Opportunity

Reaching Out, Reaching In

Mac

Mac lives at the Abundant Life Home in Chonburi, Thailand.

Not Forgotten

Tremendous Change

The Cost

Partners

It was a Saturday morning and a group of men were reading the Bible together. North Langley Community Church (BC,...

Zion Church - Cell Group

The End of Myself

All The Time Scary

Multiply Partnership - Ukraine

Child of the Devil

They had never seen her smile before. When she finally did, it was more than just the whimsical humor of being a...

Making it Matter

It was early one morning in Cali, Colombia, when Aura Inés Lopera received the last communication from her only...

Rosa

Rosa was waiting patiently for the local bus in the center of town to take her home to her neighbourhood. The bus was...

Never Forsaken

His forty-three years on the mission field saw the tragic death of six of his children, as well as his first wife. He...

The Basement

He started out on the fifth floor. It was spacious, bright, and one of the only private rooms in the hostel. At...

Anchors and Sails

It was the penultimate “dark and stormy night.” The disciples and their teacher had finished a long, arduous day of...

And Then

“My friends and family laugh at me. They say I need to see a psychiatrist or go on medication.” But Zemira knows that...

Crossing the Street in Cauca

“Our church is located in the Cauca province, in the rural village of La Esperanza, which in Spanish means ‘hope’,”...

Finding Freedom in Chiang Mai

When the brakes gave out, there were thirteen passengers riding in the open truck bed. One of the few to escape...

Our Daily Bread

Hunger was his constant companion, in one form or another. There was a haunting sense that something was missing, an...

What the Master has Given

Her embarrassment was so keen that she nearly folded herself under the table, desperate to hide. Why had they asked...

Wow

My dear friend Ako went home to be with Jesus earlier this year. Yet her dreams, as with her love for Jesus, live on...

Editorial :Who is Welcome at the Table?

One hot Sunday afternoon in Peru during a Kids Bible Club, I had the glorified job of being the keeper of the colored...

Overcoming Prejudice in Thailand

Louise: Ajaan (Pastor) Naat, have you heard about the recent racial violence and the protests that are currently...

The Table of Uncomfortableness

Since the pandemic began, Multiply staff and global workers have been meeting online weekly. When the conversation...

Learning to Live a Life of Dying

I grew up in the South [USA] during the height of the civil rights movement. The high school I attended still...

Displaced by the Pandemic: Global Workers in North America Due to COVID-19

“It’s hard,” said Cecil Ramos, from his temporary home in California, “because we’re constantly dealing with mixed...

A Call to Lament, Listen and Learn

The video of that police officer with his knee on the neck of an already subdued George Floyd jolted me, like a bolt...

What Can We Do Together?

I was born sixty years ago in the United States of America, “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” In our...

Abuelito

My grandfather, mi abuelito, was a shepherd in the Choco region of Colombia. My earliest memories of him were of the...

The Dreaded Shopping Trip

“You do remember,” I added jokingly, “that we are only going to the grocery store!” “This is actually my first time...

Prayer of Acknowledgement

Creator God, we acknowledge that all land and all people belong to you, as the Scriptures teach us: “the earth is...

Ladders and Wings

Tenzin was sent to the monastery as a small boy and spent most of his life as a monk. It was all he knew until, as a...

On the Road with Joe

My first memory of Joe is seeing her lock her four-year-old daughter out of the house. I remember thinking, “This is...

Through the Trees

Mind the Eggs

Our Loures church has been celebrating stories of transformation, some of which did not look very promising in their...

What Now?

From the day he announced that he would no longer follow Buddha, Ko Myo’s family disowned him and his name was wiped...

Randy Friesen December 2020

Arise

When he was arrested on false charges, our church-planter friend did not know that the head jailer was a Christian....

Editorial: Motivated to Live on Mission

Deedee’s testimony is an inspiration to me. She’s one of the young women who has been raised at the Abundant Life...

Deedee’s Faithful Witness at University

Deedee’s mother was a sex worker in Pattaya. Her father was from Malaysia where he worked in human trafficking,...

Munir’s Request for Baptism

Over the past few months, it has been a privilege for me to walk alongside Munir. Although he is a new believer in...

The Resurrection of Uncle Nong

Uncle Nong and Auntie Em are church planters in Thailand. We have worked with them closely for several years and they...

Motivated by Relationships

For Sarah Reed, ministry is all about relationships. “I am motivated to see people in right relationship with one...

Born Again on Christmas Day

Rayan was a good man with a sincere faith in Allah. He came from a family in South Asia that was radically committed...

Living on Mission: Learning Together

As 2021 began, I was facilitating an online course called “Living on Mission in Times of Crisis.” My co-facilitator...

Triangle Park

Have you ever seen a church without walls or roof, springing up without any previous planning, and thriving without...

From Law to Grace

Ever since he was a small boy, Haluk had been fascinated by stories of Jesus. To him, Jesus seemed to be a character...

Radical Transformation in Central Asia

One of our global workers in Central Asia related to us this story of a passionately devout Muslim who came to faith...

Ana in Brazil

Emerson Cardoso, our Regional Team Leader for Central and South America recently travelled with a team down the Rio...

Musa in North Africa

Nasser al’Qahtani, our Regional Team Leader, tells the story of Musa (not his real name), who grew up being prepared...

Pastor Sam in Burundi

Pastor Sam simply wanted to love others in Burundi. Now his initiatives are having a huge impact, not only in the...

Pastor Ashok in South Asia

Pastor Ashok (not his real name) shared his recent experience. When a local woman began attending his church, her...

Thomas

A story from a Multiply global worker, who is serving among an unreached Buddhist people group in a major urban...

Asha

A story from Sherry, who works among immigrants from India, which comprise one of the largest unreached people groups...

New Church Born in Crisis

A story from Derek and John, who both work among First Nations communities in Canada, where there are 630 distinct...

Eleazar in Mexico

During his life, Eleazar has struggled to overcome many difficulties, and suffered great grief and depression from...

Speaking my Language

I had been looking for purpose and significance my whole life, but it always eluded me. As a Muslim, I spent decades...

One Hour Mission Trip - Burundi

Mee and Mom

The reporter and police officer turned up unannounced at the Abundant Life Home with a six-year-old girl named Mee...

The Old Woman in the Window

At first, I did not notice her. She sat so still, there at her kitchen window, staring out at the passers-by...

Celebration of Service

One Hour Mission Trip - Colombia

A Life Spared, A Life Won

We have been praying for Rae for a long time, longing to see her accept God’s love for her. Well, she did! It was in...

Our Collective Witness

There are still almost two billion people living on the planet today that are considered unreached by the Gospel....

Twenty Years with Team 2000

It was autumn in Fresno, California, and the leaves outside were red like fire. I was teaching ninth grade English at...

Brought to Tears

Almost twenty years ago, Youssef and his wife, Reyna, moved from the US back to Youssef’s home country in West Africa...

Touching Heaven Online

Irfan has been a part of leading an online Arabic Bible School for years, but recently he adapted some of his...

The Fruit of Unfailing Love

There are two words that hang in a frame on the wall in the Baerg’s kitchen in northern Mongolia: Unfailing Love....

I Will Not Leave You as Orphans

When Maxym and Anya Oliferovski first met John and Evelyn Wiens, missionaries with Multiply, they knew that they...

Sheep Without a Shepherd

When I first learned of the military coup here in Myanmar, I felt fine. The situation was so unfamiliar to me that I...

Open to God

In 1987, an energetic young couple from Canada arrived in Austria with a desire to serve God. It was their first...

God Made Me Tuareg

Ansar belongs to a large ethnic group among the nomadic tribes of Berbers that live and trade across North and West...

More Quiet

My name is Somphop. They call me “Pope.” I am thirty-six years old. In my business, my wife and I sell a kind of...

Plugged In

It is just after 4:00 PM on a Friday, and I am out on the streets in Dortmund. I am glad to finish work early today,...

One Hour Mission Trip - Panama

Cecil Ramos' Story

Ghaith's Story

Three Impossible Things

When Gunn was in his early teens, a short-term mission team from Canada came to his school and invited him to Bethel...

Becoming God's Family

When concluding our missionary service in Brazil back in 2007, my wife, Marty, and I reflected on the highlights of...

God Sent Grace

When Esther was thirteen, her father passed away. Her mother and her extended family couldn’t care for her, so they...

Global Bridge for a Global Family

“In many ways, it’s an unlikely global connection,” said Stephen Humber, Mission Mobilizer, referring to the bridge...

Families on Mission: Let’s Ask The Kids

Being called to live and serve cross-culturally presents families with unique adventures.

Pass the Guampa

Families can be complicated. So can churches, and groups of churches. This seems to be true everywhere, including...

This Kind of Family

Standing by his dying father’s bedside, twelve-year-old Tee knew he was about to lose the only family he had left....

Fatherhood

It was not easy growing up in Myanmar. For various reasons, there was widespread instability throughout the country....

An Open Table

The largest item in that vehicle was a table that symbolized something special for us, something that our...

Arturo did not Die

Since 2018, I have lived in communal housing in the city of Odessa. It has been a difficult and uncomfortable living...

God is Still Good

In hardship it is tempting to ask “Why, Lord?” but too often that question spirals into wondering “Is God good?”...

Still I Will Follow

“Music,” said Denisa, “is a powerful tool. It can start a war; it can also end one.” Multiply’s global worker in...

The Honey I have Tasted

The Man in the Dark Alley

Editorial: We are All Sent by God

Have you ever been publicly corrected? Ouch! It’s painful, but the lesson is not soon forgotten.

Tibetans in the Neighborhood

Kora lives in a Tibetan neighborhood where she serves as a youth worker. It’s where she first encountered a Tibetan...

Bound for Peru

“We’ve never been to Peru,” said Pablo Chavez, “but we can honestly say that we are in love with the people there and...

Broken Glasses

With dismay, I looked down at the broken frames in my hands. Just like that, when I had been so careful! It would be...

Shared Mission with the Congolese

“Most of them came to America as refugees, with very little,” said Terry Hunt, Eastern District Minister for the US...

I Saw It Happen

Their names are Josh, Maryn, Shanae, and Alex, and they made up a small TREK team that visited us in Burundi. The...

The Rest of My Life

West Africa changed me. It wasn’t just being in a different country or a different culture. It was because the...

The Duty of Love

When I graduated from high school, I went to university, and it was a new beginning for me. On our campus, there were...

Like the Wind

These people are nomadic, and that can make them very difficult to find,” the pastor explained, speaking of the...

Making Things Possible

My friend Viki works at a kiosk next to the subway station here in Dortmund. One Tuesday after work, I spontaneously...

Introducing Focus Internship

Slowly, Very Slowly

When Everything Goes Wrong

It was over two years ago that God gave us a vision for the Beautiful Butterfly Project, a vision to teach young...

Editoral: “Who Will Replace Us?”

In 1895, Peter and Martha Wedel of Kansas sensed God’s call to missionary service in the Cameroons. After preparation...

Open Doors in the Middle East

“The visit was too short,” said Nasser al’Qahtani, upon returning recently from a trip to the Middle East. “There are...

An Invitation from Latin America

The story of the Macedonian call in Acts 16 causes me to ask two questions: first, am I attentive to the voice of the...

Three Dreams

I was born into a Muslim family, though we were not devout. As a young woman, I was not interested in religion. I...

Fifteen Extra Years

Fifteen years ago, Guy was dying of AIDS. His wife, Kaow, begged her neighbor to lend her one dollar so that she...

A Different Journey

Lavern Pratt first went to Panama forty years ago. In 1981, she and her husband, Angus, were sent to Panama on an...

The Last Surrender

“Lying in that hospital bed—sweating one minute, chills the next—I remember thinking, ‘Man, my body has never failed...

A Family Set Free

A family in a small village in South Asia was tormented by an evil spirit. One by one, each of them was oppressed by...

Ayumu’s Journey

Ayumu went on a long journey to meet Jesus. As a 26-year-old man in Kyushu, Japan, with a speech impediment, Ayumu...

My Next Yes

Travis Jost worked at a bank in Kansas. Watch this story about how God brought him to Burundi, Africa.

Angela’s Hair

“The students here kept telling me that I was beautiful,” she explained softly, “but I couldn’t believe them. I guess...

A Healing Ear

When the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea fell to Russia in 2014, Maxym knew that it would not stop there. Fighting...

Surrender

Starting Over

It is years since I left my previous marketing work in the cosmetics industry to become a pastor. Most of my clients...

Drawing the Divine

It was already half past six, and the basement was uncomfortably cool despite the heating being turned up. I shivered...

Editorial: The Call

Is some special call required for missionary service? Perhaps you have asked yourself that question, or you’ve heard...

Wherever, Whenever

“My bags are always half-packed,” said Marcela Taquet, from her home in France, “because I have learned to be ready...

Ask God Which Town

In 2006, Ivana (not her real name) and her husband moved with their five children from Germany to Canada, where they...

Three Decades in Portugal

Jonathan and Joanna Pharazyn-Gutierrez are full-time global workers with Multiply in Lisbon, Portugal. They recently...

Don't Go

“There we were, with such a strong sense of God’s calling to long-term mission in Peru,” Maricela said, “and at the...

When the Sent are Sent Away

Kateryna Oliferovski was completing a church internship in Dortmund, Germany, when the war in her Ukrainian homeland...

When Spring Comes Again

She had just received news that her sixteen-year-old daughter was trapped in Mariupol and her son, a soldier, had...

Viktoria Rakhuba

On The Other Side

Building Biffies in Myanmar

Jyoti Niketan Training Center

Kings Kid School

Join Our Team - Phan Thong

Casting Nets on the Rio Negro

The Courage to be Gentle

“It takes great courage to be gentle.”

My New Sweater

The cold does not discourage our church’s young men’s group from venturing outside to do outreach, sharing the Gospel...

When it Rains

To say the least, her ministry has been fruitful. Some of that fruit has been, quite literally, fruit.

The Language of Mercy

It was the right thing to do, of course. There was never any real doubt in his mind. But to have strangers in his...

Parallel Journeys of Faith

“When our calling shifts, can we listen to what God is saying?” asked Sarah.

Longing for Family

“We have had many friends in ministry over the years, both locally and globally,” said Robert Mponye, who leads...

When Spring Returns

Unlike thousands of refugees fleeing Ukraine, Yulia was desperate to get back. She had just received news that her...

Searching for Sebastian: a letter from father to son

I knew you were out there somewhere, mi hijo (my son). I just had to find you. How could I give up? God never gave up...

Guests of the River Folk

In May, I attended the global summit of the International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) in Brazil....

Come Back in the Morning

Cellmates

Our team of pastors in Myanmar had just left to travel from village to village, teaching and evangelizing, when we...

God's Call from India to Canada

Arun and Anjana, a young Punjabi couple with two sons, were thriving in church ministry among their own people in...

God is Calling

Pablo and Maricela Chavez tell the story of how God called them and their three sons to give up their good life in...

Burnout

In Colombia, our MB pastors work hard, often with little recognition for the sacrifices they must make in order to...

Abdullah

During the recent summit of the International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) in Brazil, we met and were...

Join Our Team - Uganda

Six Years Later

Six years ago I visited a place called Rama Cay, in Nicaragua. The invitation came from an organization that was...

Co-Mission Leads to Common Unity

Don’t get me wrong, I really like people, but being with people for long periods of time soon leads me to longing for...

“These Stories Are Our Stories”

As we crossed the border, we felt nervous. The coronavirus was still raging in this Southeast Asian country, and a...

Teamwork in Dortmund

A new church in Dortmund was a bold vision. The German city was known as a place where churches were in steep...

Edier Follows Jesus

“I remember when we first interviewed him,” said Jen Schmidt, one of the leaders of the HADIME discipleship program...

Together

For me and my wife, Marty, the end of August marked the end of a major portion of our missionary journey. In August...

Join Our Team - Chiang Mai, Thailand

Beautiful Feet

“Thank you, but I cannot keep them.” Janvier gazed down dejectedly at the new sandals we had just given him....

Undercover

They escaped hoping to find a place where they could practice their Christian faith openly, but Pin and her husband...

The Cow Thief

“No one could stop me,” he said. “I did whatever I wanted, and what I wanted was for the world to know that no one...

Please Leave a Message

“We are still trying to get out, Karim. It has been almost two months now. We tried to cross the border, but the...

Wichian - Shalom Farm Story

Leaf, Stem and Fruit

“No one wants to suck on chalk.” And with this, despite a few puzzled looks, ICOMB executive director Rudi Plett...

Chute’s Story

Watch a video of Chute - Chang Mai Freedom Gift Recipient

This Piece of Wood

“Mission starts with friendship.” Multiply worker Einer Zuluaga shared this strategy for reaching the Wounaan of...

Crisis at Camp

This last year’s summer camp for youth from an unreached immigrant people group was very different from previous...

Join Our Team - Philippines

Editorial: A High View of the Church

When I first became a pastor twenty-three years ago, God impressed on me that I had too low a view of the local...

What is a Sending Church?

Two Pastors in Conversation with Two Mission Mobilizers

A Brotherly Chain

In 2015, Gediminas and Kristina Dailyde left their home in Lithuania and traveled to Canada to participate in...

Come to the Wedding

“I was not sure if anyone would come,” Jaeem confessed. “My Muslim family members were still angry that I had chosen...

Gospel Jail

In recent months, the church leaders within our network were planning a big outreach event. With a civil war raging...

A Farewell Interview

At the end of December 2022, John Warkentin completed his active service with Multiply and entered into retirement in...

Love in a Sock

When God first called us to go to Peru, we knew the task ahead would be difficult. Our small Hispanic church in...

Saleh in North Africa

Every two weeks, Saleh, one of our key partners in North Africa, visits a different village or town in his region to...

Toy Cars and Bananas

“Among other things, I also like to play,” said a worker in this region. “It is while playing that I am best able to...

I Hate My Name

“Because They Came, We Know The Lord”

Endings and Beginnings

“We’re just not sure we should go back,” said Kyle and Danae Schmidt, upon returning from West Africa to the U.S. in...

Who's Calling?

“That’s strange, who could be calling us from Korea?” Pastor Bank in Thailand said to his wife as he looked at the...

Three Gospel Encounters

The following three stories are just a small example of our daily lives as we share the Gospel with the people of our...

The Watchman

Ganbold was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2005. At that time, the doctor told him, “There is no cure. You must...

A Piece of Wood

“Mission starts with friendship,” said Multiply worker Einer Zuluaga as he reflected on the strategy for reaching the...

What About the Demons?

She first reached out to our church in Dortmund via Instagram. The message read, “Hello, I am homeless. But I trust...

Press On

In the summer of 2022, Rick was sixty-three years old, and Karen was sixty-two. The couple, both teachers by...

A Nonsensical Love

Okinawa is the poorest prefecture in Japan and also has the highest rates of divorce, abuse, and alcoholism. There is...

Some Big Love

Nader Finds God in Prison

Nader came from a very devout Muslim family in Yemen. His father was an Imam who taught at the Mosque and believed...

Just Show Up

Danae and her husband Kyle have only recently launched into ministry in Uganda, and she is still finding her way....

Myanmar Ministry In Thailand - Join Our Team

Changing the Channel

Hamza had been in the middle of watching one of his favorite television shows, when suddenly the screen went blank....

Ismail’s Journey to Truth

My name is Ismail, and I am from the mountains of Northern Sudan. I spent my childhood in a conflict-filled home and,...

Fort Garry MB Church Next Door + Multiply

What Happened to Me?

A Different Kind of War

The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything

Sharing Meals

Vision for Mission - September 2023

Impacting through Prayer

Vision for Mission - June 2023

Embracing The Great Commission

Vision for Mission - August 2023

Multiplying Disciples

Vision for Mission - May 2023

Passing on Faith

Vision for Mission - April 2023

Risk-Taking Obedience

Vision for Mission - March 2023

The Challenge of Missional Leadership

Missional leaders make disciples who make disciples. They are committed to multiplying leaders in the Church who are...

Empowering Myanmar Church Leaders

During COVID, a simple church was started in Khlong Kao, Thailand, among a group of Myanmar migrant workers. The new...

Discipling a New Generation of Missional Leaders

Mark: You recently finished hosting the first FOCUS Internship in Winnipeg. What did you love about leading that...

A Different Kind of War

When he and his two friends, Pasha and Dima, heard that military officers were circulating service orders among the...

Church on the Evacuation Route

In February 2022, within the first few days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, troops occupied the city of Berdyansk...

Reconciliation at SOAR Saskatchewan

“I was a teenager when I found Jesus,” said Tysyn Cardinal. “But I used Christianity as an excuse to walk away from...

Secrets from the Egg Cooler

Oscar Wiens and his brother started a chicken farm in Saskatchewan in the late 1960s, which quickly grew to include...

Hidden with Christ in God

We want to testify to how we have been experiencing joy in the middle of difficult times. Grief, pain, and sorrow are...

After the Funeral

With pastor Janu by her side holding her hand, Aunty Smile quietly passed away. She was at peace, knowing Jesus would...

Zahra

Zahra is a Christian who came to Brazil with a group of Afghanistan refugees fleeing persecution. Our mission...

Gathering around the Table

Vision for Mission - July 2023

Serving God’s Call

Vision for Mission - December 2022

Who Could be Calling?

Vision for Mission - January 2023

Mission Starts with Friendship

Vision for Mission - February 2023

Investing in Missional Disciples

Vision for Mission - November 2022

Witnessing a Miracle

Vision for Mission - October 2022

Inspiring Mission

Vision for Mission - September 2022

Looking Ahead

Vision for Mission - August 2022

Finding Freedom

Vision for Mission - July 2022

Multiplying Gospel Fruit

Vision for Mission - June 2022

Responding Courageously

Vision for Mission - May 2022

Partnering for Blessing

Vision for Mission - April 2022

Testing Faith

Vision for Mission - March 2022

What is SOAR Heartland?

Isaan, Thailand - Join Our Team

Highways and Hedges

So often we feel discouraged in doing outreach and discipleship at Roses Church, the outdoor gathering we host at...

Hear their Story

Vision for Mission - October 2023

Being Together, Learning Together

In August, I attended our Latin America Summit, meeting face to face with all of our global workers in that region. I...

A Dream Come True

August 4 was a very special day for us in Thailand. We witnessed something for which we have been praying for the...

River of Life in Arabia

“When the Middle East opened a door to tourism in a new way recently, we started sending teams there on short-term...

Friendship is Enough

Alexei was openly emotional when speaking about his partnership with churches in Lithuania. According to him, it is...

Vamos con todo

“My heart is to see our English-speaking churches partnering closely with our Spanish-speaking churches here in...

Touching the Dust of Uganda

An Interview with Robert Mponye and Doug Hiebert

The White Guys with the Bouncy Castle

“When I first heard about what Zach was doing among First Nations youth, I remember thinking, ‘We could totally help...

Flipping Burgers in Brazil

Laís is the daughter of one of our MB pastors here in Brazil. During a ten-day mission training program, she felt a...

Flowers in the Cracks

One day on one of my walks, I was thinking about students that came through our city for summer camp, many of whom...

High Cost Gospel = High Value Gospel

Vision for Mission - November 2023

It’s About the People

Michel is a pastor in the Bugenyuzi community of Burundi. This community is made up exclusively of Batwa, a people...

Put Down the Shovel

In May, during the King’s Kid School term break, I gathered a small crew from church to do some minor construction...

The Lost Art of Shoulder Tapping

Vision for Mission - December 2023

Not Allowed to Die

Because of bad business decisions, my husband and I also lost everything. We had to borrow money from loan...

You Are Sent Into This World

Vision for Mission - January 2024

Blue Stains and God’s Grace

“Johanna, Johanna, the paint has spilled!” The girl who met me on the basement stairs was distraught, and my heart...

Hope in the Hidden Places

We were trying to be very careful not to make too much noise as we left Thailand. To be discovered crossing the river...

“A Prayer-First Culture”

Vision for Mission - February 2024

Multiply

Where on Earth is Bang Chalong?

Caleb had just come to Bangkok from Myanmar and was looking for work when he had a radical encounter with Jesus. His...

As We Go

“Jingle Bells in the Springtime”

Vision for Mission - April 2024

Embracing God’s Story, God’s Mission

I was recently in Calgary visiting family and my brother took me to a Calgary Flames hockey game. As we exited the...

A Biblical Vision for Joining God’s Mission

In the Bible, we read the story of how God works in the world, a story that begins with his beautiful creation, but...

Facing the Death Penalty in North Africa

Conversion to Christianity is illegal in some countries in North Africa. If someone converts from Islam, they may...

A Shy Intern

“How could I be a leader?” Si Ba Lu said. We knew him as someone who was quiet and shy and content to serve behind...

What To Do?

Not too long ago, I had the privilege of visiting preschool centers in four different provinces throughout Burundi....

Esperance

Her name means hope, and Esperance needed a lot of it when she and her family fled their home country of Burundi in...

Pritzkaus Prepare for Potsdam

In 2000, we returned to Germany after studying for four years at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. At...

A Builder of Lives

When Andriy Shpak was first reported missing in action, his wife Antonina feared the worst. Being a non-combatant in...

Rain Song

Daily Prayer Guide - May 2024

Kowai, Kowai, Kowai!

Daily Prayer Guide - May 2024

Mission Invitations Come Full Circle

Vision for Mission - May 2024

The Best Gift Ever

Five Cents on the Floor

Andriy's Sacrifice in Ukraine

Vision for Mission - June 2024

What is SOAR?

SOAR is an opportunity to experience God’s love for a city in North America. Your eyes will be opened, and your heart...

Fama’s Hatred Turns to Love

Fama’s heart was full of anger and hatred. She had been brought up in a family where conflicts and tension were a...

Milly, the Runaway

We had just finished settling the children when my colleague suddenly asked, “Where is Milly?”

Partnering in Mutuality Around the World

Vision for Mission - July 2024

El Indio

There are three churches we are currently investing in, here in Peru. One of them, called El Indio, is a settlement...

My Tigrayan Homeland

My name is Temie, and I am Tigrayan. After I became a believer, I shared the Gospel with many of my people in the...

Mission Dreams and Patient Prayers

Vision for Mission - August 2024

Depending on God in Prayer

Recently, I was visiting the church-planting teams in Germany with Johann Matthies, our Regional Team Leader for...

Learning Dependence

Stephen Humber, US Team Lead and Regional Mobilizer for East of the Rockies, sat down with Janet McMahon of Zoar (MB)...

Prayer and Paracetamol

Why me? she wondered morosely, looking at the medical chart. If my own professors—those who trained me as a doctor in...

Praying at SOAR

In March 2024, Multiply’s Central Canada team hosted SOAR Heartland in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The seven-day mission...

When There’s No Burning Bush

The awe-inspiring miracle of the burning bush in Moses’ story certainly gets my attention. I would sum up the Exodus...

Pray First, Pray Together

An Interview with Franz Wolf, Coordinator of Multiply’s Latin American Expansion Team, and overseer of mission...

Something Crazy

My name is Jay, and I am sixteen years old. I was sent by my family to live with my uncle in Mae Sot, Thailand,...

The Blocked Pipe

Something had to be done. For weeks, the water in our bathroom sink had been draining more and more slowly, and now...

Celebrations in Heaven

Vision for Mission - September 2024

First Nations and the Church

Breaking Open

On January 1, 2024, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Ishikawa prefecture of Japan, while many gathered to...

Give the Fuss to God

In the beginning it was so dry. We were sad that our ministry was not working, that we were not reaching our...

New Life for Mr. Gupta

Vision for Mission - October 2024

Love Compels Us

Finding His Place

“When I was in high school, everything in my life started to fall apart,” said Shown, whose father left the family...

Called to the Middle East

This past July, at the USMB Gathering in Omaha, Nebraska, delegates were introduced to two new Multiply workers who...

The Red-Robed Strangers

Ten years later, the dream still plagued her. Passie knew that it was from God but, try as she might, she had yet to...

Something Crazy

My name is Jay, and I am sixteen years old. I am from Yangon, Myanmar, but I was sent by my family to live with my...

The Vow

Arun knew from early childhood that his life belonged to God. As he was growing up in South Asia, his parents lost no...

MLT Overview

Take a look at Missional Leadership Training (MLT), a fruitful partnership venture between Multiply, the...

To Drink From the Same Cup

Love-scarred Hands

Discipling the Next Generation of Disciple-Makers

Vision for Mission - March 2024

Our Journey with Indigenous Peoples

Vision for Mission - November 2024

Joining With You On God's Mission
Chinese Subtitles

Destined for Life

Ana’s mother, like so many indigenous women in Mexico, expected to suffer. When her husband was killed in a drunken...

Join Our Team in Lithuania

Vision for Mission - December 2024

SOAR Wichita

Every Bad Thing

Mr. Aditya was at his wit’s end. His wife was out of control. Every day, she would throw utensils at him, screaming...

First Nations & The Church - Relationship

First Nations & The Church - Love

First Nations & The Church - Invitation

You and Your Household

We Are Deeply Grateful for Your Support!

Vision for Mission - January 2025

Side by Side

“There used to be more of us,” Milda said. “Many Wounaan have left to go and buy their own lands elsewhere.” She...

Strategy Map Training

Strategy Map FOCUS Session 2024 - Bob Davis

Mission Partnership

Multiply Strategy Map Presentation

Multiply Strategy Map Presentation 2024 - Bob Davis

Counting the Cost:
Surrender in the Middle East

Vision for Mission - February 2025

The Power of Unity

Vision for Mission - February 2025

Multiply Appoints New U.S. Missions Advocate

“Christopher’s heart for missions and his passion to reach the unreached in our world make him a great addition to...

But I Knew How to Pray

My name is Salai Yaw Han, and I live in the Kabin Buri district of Thailand. As a new believer, I had vision to start...

The Lies we Believe

It was getting dark outside, and I was sitting alone at home. I wanted to be with the team, but I needed a moment for...

Ma Soe’s Surprise

My name is Ma Soe. I live in a village on the border between Thailand and Myanmar. I have been a Buddhist my whole...

Ten Long Days

When I gave birth to our third child, Oliver, it was four weeks prematurely, and he developed severe jaundice. Twelve...

You Are Family

Vision for Mission - April 2025

Living as the Global MB Family

Many years ago, when our four daughters were experiencing the wonderful and tumultuous years of public elementary and...

One More Tree

As a plant, it was a pretty lame specimen. Limp, anemic leaves shuddered and dropped off as soon as she touched them,...

Family to Family: Evangelism Among Muslims

In 2023, our family was ministering with another mission agency in Northern Iraq. We met a couple named Ali and...

Even Your Children

“We have had many assemblies over the years,” said Carlos Ortega, president of the MB conference of Mexico (ICPM),...

The Nurturer

“When we hear you all talk,” I lamented to our friends, through a translator, “it is just a wall of noise.” This...

A Longing for Belonging

The MB value of family has been a key factor in attracting global churches into our extended family, called ICOMB...

Central to the Plan

Perhaps you’ve heard the story of the young boy who asked his father, “Where did people come from?” His father...

The Prayer Request

I arrived back in Burundi at the end of January, after a glorious time being refreshed by friends, family and...

An Impossible Situation

The very first Christmas party that I went to at the end of 2024 almost ended in disaster. Instead, God used it to...

The 21

Vision for Mission - May 2025

When Stars Align

I first came across Bob eight years ago, doing an online search into sources for grafting branches. Bob, the owner of...

Shrewd as Snakes, Innocent as Doves

“I have only three gifts,” Som told us, laughing. “Solving problems, reconciling people, and staying out of jail!”

Why 500 Years of Anabaptism Matters

Vision for Mission - June 2025

Misha’s Face

Misha’s mother is Ukrainian, and he was born and raised in Nikolaev, Ukraine. His father, though, was from Eastern...

The Wholeness of Naw

In Luke 10:5-6, Jesus instructs his disciples to seek out a “person of peace” when they enter a new town to share the...

An Accident, a Vision, and a Mountain
Hearing God's Call

Vision for Mission - July 2025

A Win-Win

Vision for Mission - August 2025

Testimonies: Anas’s Curiosity

Anas was shocked to learn that there are Christians in his country, Morocco. He was curious and had a strong desire...

Holistic & Contextual Ministry

At my oldest brother Rob’s funeral a couple of years ago, I learned a few things about him I never knew. I knew that...

Road 3:16

Denis and Albina Nikitin are reaching the Slavic diaspora in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with the hope of the Gospel. Their...

This is what God’s Love Looks Like

Every eye must have been on him as he stood in his hometown synagogue, accepted the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, and...

With the Help of Innocent

“We talk a lot,” Multiply’s international partner Aurélie Hirschler said, speaking of Innocent, a fellow teacher and...

One of Us

When Joan Osborne sang the musically catchy, lyrically provocative hit, One of Us, back in 1995, it caused quite a...

Who We Are

“What is God’s calling for us? What does this look like? How do we work that out?” David (alias) and I were on a...

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