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Sharing the good news of the gospel and of God’s amazing love in São Paulo, Brazil through evangelism, prayer, preaching and teaching, pastoral care, family ministry, mentoring young pastors and leaders, and ministering to those with disabilities and their families. The Durands directly partner with Restoration Ministries—an exciting, innovative, and fruitful ministry that has been serving and ministering to underprivileged children, youth, and families in São Paulo since 1991. Restoration Ministries is seeing God transform lives and raise up a new generation of young leaders through weekly evangelism programs in specific favela communities, home visitations, leadership and discipleship trainings, Bible…

We are a family looking to serving full-time in Jacó, Costa Rica. Jaco is a beautiful beach town with a deep need for hope and restoration. Amid the beach vibes, Jaco faces significant challenges such as drug abuse, prostitution, sex trafficking, and poverty. Our family feels called to serve the lost with compassion and humility, meeting people where they are, and sharing the transformative love of Christ. Whether through everyday conversations, intentional relationships, or practical acts of service, our desire is to reflect the heart of Jesus and point others to the hope, grace, and redemption found in Him. Our…

Reaching out together to help, serve, and love people; providing healing and transformation in Jesus’ name. Bio: Called to medical missions while still in high school, Christy started a journey, led by Jesus, that took her to medical school in Mexico followed by general surgery residency in New York. She had the opportunity to participate in a week-long medical mission trips to Mexico and Haiti during those years. Taking a General Surgery position in Lafayette, Indiana in 2021, she had the opportunity to work in Togo, West Africa (beginning of 2023) and then in Balfate, Honduras (Fall 2023). Jake spent…

Kenzie Cochran will be working with Restoration Ministries this summer. "God has been faithful to continuously grow my heart for the nations, and I am blessed to join God's mission in reaching hearts with His Truth in Brazil. I am so excited for the Lord to work through me as I serve at Restoration, doing casework with children and families in the favelas, or impoverished neighborhoods, of São Paulo. Entering into these communities that face the challenges, heartache, and hopelessness of poverty. I pray that God will show up in a big way, revealing that true comfort, love, and hope…

Hi! I’m Brennan Smith, a Spiritual Life Staff Member at Grand Canyon University. In March of 2025, partnering with World Venture, I’ll be leading a team of 8 GCU students to serve in the Friendship House in Madrid, Spain for a short-term vision and service trip! My hope and prayer is that our students who are doing amazing work with refugee kids and youth in the US can take their experience and passions to Madrid to see how God is working in Western Europe and specifically, in the lives of immigrant children and families in Spain. Along with my work…

How great is our God, how vast His love, that He would give His only begotten Son to die on the cross to save us, sinners who are hostile to Him, from our sins so that we can live together with Him forever (John 14:2; Romans 5:8, 8:7). It seems so strange that such an immensely powerful divine being would be mindful of billions of short-lived, self-centered creatures like us, as David wrote, “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained; what is man that You take thought of…

Evan will be headed to Japan in the spring of 2025. "I’ll be heading to Japan to help and support the people there as a global worker. My passion for Japan began in childhood, and now I have the chance to serve the people I’ve long cared about through the love of Jesus Christ. I invite you to join me in this journey, and I deeply appreciate any support you can provide. Together, we can make a difference."

I am excited to share that I will be spending six to eight weeks this fall in Tokyo, Japan, as part of a Digital Discipleship Internship with WorldVenture. While this is an unpaid internship, it is also a unique missions trip focused on using technology to spread the Gospel and build meaningful connections. During this time, I’ll be working on a variety of projects in media, web design, videography, and other forms of digital outreach and discipleship, with the ultimate goal of sharing hope and the love of Christ. As I prepare for this journey, I would greatly appreciate your…

“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11). I have yet to find anything that brings true joy apart from my Lord, Jesus. In fact, I stake my life that I will not find any other joy. Only in Him can we find full joy. In verse 13 He says, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” If you found the greatest source of truth and happiness, it seems to follow that the most loving thing…

Josiah is moving to Costa Rica for six months to work with Horizon Church. "While I am in Costa Rica, I will be helping out with the youth group and working with men struggling with drug addiction. Thank you so much for your prayers and financial support."

William Cobb was born in Indiana but moved to Florida as a child. He gave his life to Christ during his sophomore year of high school. He's been involved in various ministries from children's ministries to young adult ministries. He graduated from Trinity College of Florida with a bachelor's in Christian ministry. "My missions and world religions class were the most exciting and fulfilling class I took. I did a project on unreached people groups where I chose Japan as the topic of my paper. Working on the paper impressed a desire to go to Japan and serve."

Mylee Pitsch will be serving with a local church in Japan. She will be engaging with the community through teaching English to educate and build relationships in order for the Heavenly Father to plant, grow, and expand His Kingdom family! About Me: I was adopted from China by my American family, and through that experience the Father placed a love for different peoples and cultures on my heart and put me in a context that only increased such intercultural interests. I never knew what I wanted to do with this passion until the Father put people, both old and new,…

Isabelle was raised in a Christian home and was involved in church from a very young age. "I discovered a passion and love for different cultures. As I have grown in my faith, the Lord has given me a heart for the nations." Isabelle will be doing an internship in Japan to share the saving grace of God. Japan has a less than 5% Christian population. "I would like to humbly ask you to join me on this journey by partnering with me in prayer and giving."

The first time I remember hearing about God’s heart for the nations was right after I had come to faith at a campus ministry conference. It blew my mind that I had never heard someone preach on this topic even though it’s intertwined throughout all of scripture as part of God’s heart and core desire – to make his glory known amongst all peoples. God took my initial curiosity and conviction and grew it through many different people and opportunities over the past couple of years. Along this journey, the words of a past missionary named C.T. Studd have stuck…

Psalm 57:9-10 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. As I look across my life, I am overwhelmed with gratitude at the countless displays of God’s steadfast love and faithfulness towards me. In light of God’s transformative grace as revealed on the cross of Christ, I can’t help but proclaim His praises among the nations! Admittedly, the nations weren’t always on the forefront of my mind as a young follower of Jesus. It…

With a deep passion for cross-cultural ministry, I am heading to Southeast Asia to start disciple-making movements among communities with no previous exposure to the gospel. Just like Paul, “I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, 'Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.'” (Romans 15:20-21)

Ana Maria Saavedra will be serving with restoration Ministries where she will spend most of her time with under-resourced kids living in harsh conditions/situations in São Paulo, Brazil. "I will be serving at Restoration Ministries where I will spend most of my time with under-resourced kids living in harsh circumstances/situations teaching them English and providing quality education to help get them out of the slums or favelas. I want to invite you on this journey with me to further the Lord’s kingdom and spread the love of Christ to these families that I will be serving. Through this experience, I…

Erin is a high school senior from Kansas who will be graduating in May, 2024 and serving in Sao Paulo, Brazil with Restoration Ministries. Restoration ministers to underprivileged youth and their families. Erin feels a strong pull towards ministry as she looks to her next season of life. "I decided to look into WorldVenture for temporary cross-cultural ministry to see if this is the type of ministry the Lord is calling me to longer term. I felt called towards Restoration Ministries because of the youth program. I have been living/working at a church camp for the past 10 years, so…

My Heart All throughout scripture, God displays His heart to see peoples of every language, culture, and nation come to know him through the message of the Gospel. The Lord is using short-term missions to serve long-term field workers, have significant ministry impact, and reach nations who have never heard the good news of Christ. I am honored to use our experience in Japan and my heart for the unreached as the Global Short Term Facilitator and play a part in what God is doing all over the world! My Role I will be working with churches and individuals who…

Joe and Calla Jean served with WorldVenture as missionaries in Austria for 33 years. In addition to both of them being very active in a local church Joe's main ministry was with a German language Church Based Training program in Austria that also included some traveling to Germany and Switzerland. Calla Jean's main emphasis was on counseling and for a time she headed a Christian Counseling Consortium in Southern Austria. Now in so-called "retirement" in Colorado they are very active in a local church and also continue to still have some involvement with WorldVenture. Joe's course "Healthy Habits from Jesus"…