Reaching the unreached is a beautiful idea, but it’s a lot easier said than done. Even so, Auburn Grace Community...
February 9, 2026
“I had no idea what Japan was,” Kya says. “Then my parents took me when I was 10, and now I wake up every day and think about...
January 30, 2026
Mika* grew up in Japan as part of a family that was culturally Buddhist, yet God gently placed people in her life who...
January 29, 2026
Grace Church in Simi Valley, California has been partnering with Encompass for over 60 years now, making us their primary missions agency. That...
January 23, 2026
The environment a child grows up in becomes their baseline for what’s normal. As you can imagine, children growing up overseas often form a very...
January 23, 2026
“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
“On Christmas Eve, we received word that our longtime neighbor, Larisa,* had passed away,” our workers Eddie* and Sarah* shared. They had known...
January 7, 2026
The year is 1964, the location is France, and the context is…frustration. Our evangelists are making extensive efforts and sacrifices yet seeing...
January 2, 2026
When Encompass deployed church planters Paul and Louise to France in 1987, they had a long-term commitment in mind. Little did they know their...
December 10, 2025