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February 2026
When Anna* was challenged to think about her goals for 2026, she sensed a clear nudge from God: begin preparing material to train others. As the...
For nearly two decades, Betsy poured herself out to serve young adults with disabilities in Central Asia. She walked the streets and visited...
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February 19, 2025
How do you get and keep people on mission? If only it were as easy as telling them, “Let’s Go!”
While it’s not quite that simple, Calvert...
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February 13, 2025
This year, Ryan* and Patti* will start serving with Encompass on special assignment in Central Asia. As a retired doctor, Ryan knew that he would...
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February 12, 2025
The Birth of the Movement in France
After World War II, American Christians became more aware of the need for missionaries in Europe. As a...
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February 4, 2025
Diagnosed with lung cancer, Alex* was nearing the end of his life. He had spent his whole life living like God didn’t exist, and now he wondered...
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February 3, 2025
It’s the first day of his mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 1992, and Ryan* wakes up to find a line of locals at the gate eager to see “el...
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January 30, 2025
In January 2025, the vast majority of our global staff gathered in Portugal for a historic Global Staff Conference. Encompass has never had that...
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January 30, 2025
“If the gospel is so accessible in the United States, why would we stay here?” That’s the question God used to lead Bruce and Lisa Triplehorn to...
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January 29, 2025
When Zach and Lydia first prayed for their friends Kyler and Claire as they left for Japan, they didn’t realize God was preparing to send them...
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January 28, 2025