Ministry Newsletter

This next Tuesday, May 28, I will be boarding a plane early in the morning bound for Central Asia. I can’t go into detail about the trip for security reasons. But I wanted to send this email out to ask for special prayer....

Some people think international travel is glamorous. All you have to do is read about Paul’s journey to Italy in Acts 27-28 to know that it is anything but! However I am thankful I don’t have to travel by boat, like Paul, to get to my destinations. My recent journey…...

I have been very aware in recent days that I am engaged in a spiritual war, and I cannot be effective as a soldier if there is not an “air force” of intercessors covering me in prayer while I fight on the ground. My heart is full of gratitude for…...

It’s hard to believe I’m in my ninth year of full-time traveling ministry. It was a huge step when I left my job at Charisma in 2010 to lead The Mordecai Project. I could not have done this without the faithful support of donors like you who have supported me…...

The Lord called me out of my comfort zone almost 20 years ago—and now one of my greatest joys is taking the freedom of Jesus to developing countries. I just returned this week from a 13-day trip to Uganda. Below you can see my spiritual son, Robert Kaahwa, with his…...

At the end of every year I love to review all my photos from the year and savor the memories. I am sure you do this as well. There were some sad moments in 2018—especially my dad’s death in January and the hurricane that displaced my wife’s parents in October.…...

We’ve all heard about Black Friday—a day that our country devotes to shopping. But did you know that Tuesday, November 27, is Global Giving Tuesday? It’s a special day set aside to encourage charitable giving—and a reminder that Jesus told us in Acts 20:35: “It is better to give than…...

Happy Thanksgiving! I pray you and your family are blessed and able to spend time together during this holiday weekend. As Deborah and I count our blessings, we are certainly grateful for you and all of our faithful ministry partners. We could not do this work without you!...

The apostle Paul thanked the Philippians for their “partnership in the gospel” (Phil. 1:5-7). He was very aware that he was not a lone ranger in the work of ministry. He was part of a team! Paul could not do what he did without others. He told those who prayed…...

I’ve always believed that ministry is about individual people—not crowds. Even though there are a few big crowds described in the Book of Acts, most ministry was one-on-one and very personal. That is because our God cares about the individual, and so should we! This philosophy has guided me since…...