A school started by a Marketplace Ministry family in Southeast Asia was designed to serve local unreached people groups, but now more than half the student body are children from extremely closed countries in the Middle East.
Allison previously served as an exchange intern with this ministry in Santiago and now she can’t wait to go back long-term to use her degree in Spanish and enjoy the relational, open and welcoming culture of Chile. She also hopes to share her love of rock-climbing with students and draw them into the El Oasis Christian community.
In honor of International Women’s Day 2020 today, we are sharing this story about two CMF team members, Rachel Williams and Caitlin Pitts, who are making a difference in the lives of young women in Turkana, Kenya.
Susan Cole hopes to use her love of music to connect with immigrants in Birmingham, England, as a part of the EQUIP Britain cross-cultural ministry experience. You can hear her beautiful voice as she shares a favorite song on this video.
The end-of-year banquet at the Globalscope El Oasis campus ministry in Santiago, Chile, honored 20 graduates from the ministry, but also included a send-off for the team that will plant a new El Oasis community in 2020.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has taken the world by surprise, but CMF leadership and our Care Team have, as usual, responded quickly with information and assistance for our missionaries around the world.
Auburn University graduate Katie McCall heard a lot about Globalscope during her campus ministry years, so when she decided to serve overseas, she naturally turned to CMF.
As Gary and Judy Woods watched young Daniel grow up in Nkiito, Kenya, they knew he had been blessed with special gifts. That promise was fulfilled recently when the young boy – now a married man, father and teacher – graduated from medical school and became Dr. Daniel Koitatoi.
“We watched him grow up and he was obviously very smart,” said CMF team member Gary Woods, who was serving in Kenya at that time. “He was the number one student in preschool through grade eight, and did very well in secondary school, too.”
When a trusted mentor told KK Johnson that Globalscope would be “KK-friendly,” she jumped at the chance to affiliate with CMF and return to her beloved Thailand and the Grapevine campus ministry. KK can’t wait to share the gospel with Thai friends in a loving, relational way. Enjoy her enthusiastic and touching video below.