The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
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The Outreach Foundation connects Presbyterians and others with people, projects and partnerships around the world, fostering relationships that build the capacity of the church in the U.S. and around the world for participation in God's mission. We believe that the good news of Jesus Christ should be shared in word and deed with all the peoples of the world.
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2w ago
Hear from Rev. Dr. Tom Boone, Associate Director for Mission, and two trip participants Chris and Caleb Southard on Day 3 of The Outreach Foundation’s visit with Radmard in Istanbul, Türkiye. Each trip participant has seen God at work in different ways on this trip, and we think you’ll be inspired by their reflections ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2w ago
Hear from Rev. Dr. Tom Boone, Associate Director for Mission, and two trip participants Gavin and Preston on Day 2 of The Outreach Foundation’s visit with Radmard in Istanbul, Türkiye. Gavin and Preston share some insights into what it means to be on an Outreach Foundation trip and how the lives are different for the Iranian Christian men they have encountered as opposed to their own lives here in America. We hope you will listen in and that you will come back for day three’s vlog tomorrow ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2w ago
Associate Director for Mission Tom Boone introduces The Outreach Foundation’s August visit with Radmard, one of our ministries in the Persian Diaspora Partnerships. The visit is taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2M ago
As we’ve started doing, we are sharing a slide show of photos from this trip to Tete Province, Mozambique. We hope you’ll enjoy these photos from our recent trip ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2M ago
Watch as Berry Long, Outreach Foundation Trustee, interviews Rev. Carlos Faquione and Sebber Banda. These two amazing individuals are being the hands and feet of Christ in Tete Province and we are so glad to have them as team leaders for our Holistic Evangelism Project. We hope you enjoy this Video Blog ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2M ago
Adapted from Outreach Foundation Trustee Berry Long’s 2024 Trip Report
Sunday was a very special day. We left the Leadership Training Center (LTC) early in a light rain. In spite of the rain, nearly 100 people walked to the new church in the village of Nkondedzi. The three-hour worship service had many greetings, singing, and dancing. Mark Mueller preached, and we presented some gifts to the congregation. We received gifts of chickens, sugar cane, and yams from them. After they served us lunch, we went back to collect our luggage from the LTC. We crossed the border and drove to Blantyre, Mala ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2M ago
Adapted from Outreach Foundation Trustee Berry Long’s 2024 Trip Report
The next day, Friday, we left early to visit wells and schools. Six wells were located in the Tsangano District in the northern part of Tete Province, along some of the most rugged roads we have encountered in Tete Province. The wells were busy with women and children collecting water for their families. We asked how many families were using each well and the answer ranged from 193 to 600 families. The benefit of these wells cannot be overstated. As the villagers told us, “Water is life.” We also saw two examples of school ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
2M ago
Adapted from Outreach Foundation Trustee Berry Long’s 2024 Trip Report
Our trip to Tete Province, sponsored by The Outreach Foundation, was great. Our four-member team included fellow Trustee Tom McDow, Outreach Foundation Executive Director Mark Mueller, and my wife Elizabeth and me. We gathered in Washington, DC, on Monday, June 10, and departed for Africa the next day. After flying most of Tuesday and Wednesday, we met Sebber Banda in Blantyre, Malawi. After a joyful reunion at the airport, we drove to the Malawi border near Mozambique, stopping on the way to see several wells we had drill ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
3M ago
We are trying something new! The final blog from our recent trip to Ukraine will be photos from the trip. A very special thank you goes out to Susan Montoya from FPC San Diego for taking these wonderful pictures. We hope you enjoy seeing these snapshots ..read more
The Outreach Foundation - Trips Blog
3M ago
In this Day 5 trip vlog, Tom Boone, Associate Director for Missions sits down with Executive Director Mark Mueller, and Vic Petrenko from FPC Mooresville, NC. Each of these men explain how they were impacted in different ways on their recent Outreach Foundation trip to Ukraine. We hope you enjoy their conversation ..read more