In 1984, Encompass’s first global workers to Japan buckled their airplane seat belts, looked at each other with tears in their eyes, and said, “We...
#11190
May 1, 2024
Many Encompass staff who have worked in Latin America are mourning the recent passing of Edson Silva (age 54)—former Charis Ministry Partner with...
#9083
December 7, 2022
Melisa teaches 2nd-grade English at an international Christian school in Okinawa, Japan. Most of the kids she works with are from non-Christian...
#8284
May 4, 2022
One night in Schriesheim, Germany, a number of people crowded into an old millhouse to worship and pray. Without warning, someone urgently pounded...
#10006
June 23, 2023
After nearly five years of faithful living in their community, John Ward (Encompass Director of Mobilization) and his wife Kate are seeing...
#1153
March 10, 2017
When people think about support-raising for a mission trip, they often think of asking people for money, having a car wash, or hosting a...
#10118
August 7, 2023
“I never set out to become a crisis response person,” says Barb. In fact, if you had asked her younger self what her career in missions would look...
January 21, 2026
" Because w e're a large church, we hav e a lot of options on who to partner with ,” says Pastor Keith Minier of Grace...
June 12, 2026
During Patty’s first year as a missionary, her annual support level—which covered her salary and other expenses—was just $15,000. That was 40 years...
#10462
November 7, 2023