Following the Call from Oregon to England
A young Christian seeking God’s best for their life often begins to listen for His leading during university. That was true for me in the summer of 1985.
Tag: REACH
Summer 2025 Will Be BIG for REACH!
REACH internships are an opportunity for young people to see and experience life and ministry on the mission field firsthand and it’s been a part of CMF’s work for over 30 years. Why is an internship program such an integral part of what we do? Two reasons!
Experience Missions with a REACH Summer Internship!
For over thirty years, CMF has been sending teams of young adults to serve for 8 weeks each summer alongside long-term CMF ministries. Through a mentored and guided experience, interns are given the opportunity to come and learn about missions in a hands-on context. Interns are trained before they serve and are given space to process their experience and what God might be calling them to next after returning from the field.
Anna Thormodsgard Joining Our Ethiopia Team
“Not everyone is called to go, but everyone is called to wrestle with going.” It was those words from David Platt at a conference her freshman year of college that convicted Anna Thormodsgard and started her missions journey.
Making Moves to Better Serve Our Missionaries
Exciting changes are taking place in the CMF office in Indianapolis! Several of our long-time staff members are taking on new roles to better serve our missionaries now and into the future.
Erin Wallace: “Unexplainable Peace”
Erin Wallace is currently raising support to move to Ivory Coast where she will be serving with the PIM Clinic and Women Together programs. One of her greatest passions is living relationally and helping remind others of their worth, especially women and young girls. She is excited to be able to combine this passion with her work in Ivory Coast as she learns and lives in this new culture and way of life.
REACH intern: Goats, wells and irrigated farms in Turkana, Kenya
“A few weeks ago, I woke up to find two goats staring me in the face,” said REACH intern Luke Floyd. And that was just the first of many adventures for Luke, as he spent June and July in the desert of Turkana, Kenya.
REACH intern: ‘Incredible opportunities to serve in Ivory Coast!’
Rylie Farr is amazed at all the incredible opportunities she’s had to do hands-on ministry during her time in Ivory Coast as a REACH intern.
Her team has focused on four different areas of the CMF work in the Abengourou area: the PIM Clinic; a home stay with an Ivorian family;
REACH interns in Turkana: ‘Seeing God’s grace wherever I turn!’
Farm chores, animal care, Disciple Making Ministry (DMM) trainings and Community Health Evangelism (CHE) are just a few of the ways that REACH interns Zach Hunter and Morgan Truitt are serving with the CMF team in Turkana, Kenya, this summer.
REACH intern finds rewarding hard work and simple life serving with MOHI
Purdue University student Emma Keesling is making the most of her REACH summer internship in a partnership with CMF, Missions of Hope International, Nairobi, Kenya, and AgriStewards, Lebanon, Indiana.