July 2020 Update
Lord willing, we will return to the UK in just 55 days (September 1st)! We are excited to get back and continue with the work there. We are also very grateful for the opportunity to take this year-long furlough. We’ve had
Trips, Internships, Evangelistic Teams
Interested in ministry in the United Kingdom? We have several ways you can serve alongside us: A short-term mission trip A long-term internship As part of an evangelistic team We have put together a special website (visionmissions.co.uk) with information about
Please Pray for Pastor Austin Gardner
Yesterday afternoon, May 20th, we received word that our pastor, Austin Gardner, went into hospital with very low oxygen levels. He was admitted into the ICU and is being treated for pneumonia and COVID-19. He is in serious condition and
A Modern Missionary Hero, Bro. Randy Stirewalt
I love to read about missionaries of the past and how God used them. My favourite missionary of all-time, other than Jesus or Paul, was Patrick, commonly referred to as St. Patrick. Another great hero of missions just went to
Missions and the Coronavirus
The whole world is reeling with the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak. It has impacted every part of our world, our lives, and our conversations. I was asked how the current global environment has impacted missionaries and how pastors and
Why Europe?
In Mark 16:15, Jesus told His disciples to, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Every place in the world and every person in the world needs to hear the gospel message. That includes the continent
Be Ye Also Ready – Matt 24
“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” — Matthew 24:44 Israel rejected their Messiah. Though He wanted to save them, they would not humble themselves to receive Him, so
Asking the Wrong Questions – Matt 22
“While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.” — Matthew 22:41–42 You can tell a great deal about a person by the
All the City Was Moved – Matt 21
“And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.” — Matthew 21:10–11 The first coming of Christ was not subtle.
Agressive Ambition – Matt 20
Jesus has been teaching quite a bit to the disciples about humility. He has already told them that He will suffer and die and that they too must pick up their cross (Matt 16:21-25). He also told them that the
Hard Hearts Won’t Understand – Matt 19
“He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.” — Matthew 19:8 In order to really understand what God is saying we
Become as Little Children – Matt 18
“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 18:3 Matthew 18 contains the famous “church discipline” passage which teaches how we are
Only By Prayer and Fasting – Matt 17
“Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?” — Matthew 17:19 “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” — Matthew 17:21 I am reading It Is Not Death
Why Do You Not Understand? – Matt 16
“Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?” — Matthew 16:9 The nation of Israel as a whole totally missed who Jesus was. This is seen in
Expecting A Miracle – Matt 15
“And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.” — Matthew 15:34 Once again, Jesus is teaching multitudes of people in a place where they don’t have easy access to