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Myanmar/Thailand Earthquake

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar around 12:50 p.m. local time on Friday, March 28th, leaving over 3,085 dead, 4,715 injured, and 341 missing. 11 minutes later, a 6.4 magnitude aftershock was…

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Sent 2025 — Your Sons and Daughters

God calls and empowers every believer for His mission: “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams…

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Who Am I?

Who Am I?Second Generation Missionary. Polyglot. Pioneer. Church Planter. Father. Disability Dad. Husband. Professional Coach. Mentor. PhD. Friend. Storyteller.The way I introduce myself is as varied…

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To Be Cleansed

Maintaining distance from each other in an Indian Ocean cove, six men prepared to declare their belief in Christ through water baptism — something they could not legally celebrate in their country. T…

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What Are You Going to Do About That?

Primeline article:God asked, “What are you going to do about that?”Twelve-year-old Brenda had just heard a missionary say that in some countries there aren’t many places to go to church even if peopl…

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A Transformed Caribbean

In the Caribbean nation of Guyana, Pastor Richard faced repeated hardship growing up – his mother’s first husband abandoned them. Her second husband murdered her. Richard was constantly filled with a…

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Too Far to Walk – A Church Planted in Cameroon

Mama Marceline needed a miracle. Despite doctors’ visits, she wasn’t getting better. One day, she traveled 10 kilometers (6 miles) from her village, Élalé, to the neighboring village, Evodoula, to me…

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Local Lasts Longer

Once Assemblies of God global worker, Suzanne Hurst, yielded to God’s call to missions, she knew that He was calling her to a developing country. Coming from a small town, Suzanne was hesitant to ste…

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From Mid-Michigan to the Ends of the Earth – The Power of Intercessory Prayer

Printed in white on a 6-by-65-foot black wall are the names of 7,200 unreached people groups from around the world. This wall of the unreached is an intercessory prayer tool at Christian Celebration …

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El Refuge: Protecting Panama's Vulnerable

Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) missionary to Panama, Tara Kenyon, recently appointed as Central America Area Director, has been involved in ministry her whole life. “I grew up in the local c…

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Storytelling and the Gospel: Oral Learning in Peru

Who Told You?Think about one of the first things you learned as a child. How did you learn it? Did your parents tell you? Did you hear it on TV, or in a classroom?Think about the first time you heard…

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We understand that staying informed is essential, and everyone has their preferred way of receiving updates. For those who enjoy using RSS feeds to stay connected, we’ve made it easy for you to acces…

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Unafraid to Stand for Truth

“Can you perform some ritual to make sure they’re still Muslims?” the local villagers asked the mosque leaders. Suspicion and misconceptions about the power of Jesus and baptism in His name were rais…

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Introducing AGWM’s New Training System, “Journey”

“How do we continue to shift the emphasis from transferring knowledge to transforming people?” This is one of the many questions Tammy Lashway asked when Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) leade…

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France Follow-Up: Open Doors and New Opportunities

At a church worship concert, Christians run out of Bibles to hand out to curious young people stepping foot in a church for the first time.On a weekend hiking trip, a pastor and a group of believers …

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Roma Revival

A dirty creek, with mounds of garbage on both sides, slices through the middle of the half-mile long town square. A small 15-foot bridge over the creek connects each side of the square. On the right …

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CMN and AGWM Engaged in Ongoing Missions Collaboration

What happens when two separately established church-focused groups combine forces to share resources, experiences, and knowledge that serve one another? Thousands of peoples are moved towards global …

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Meeting People Where They Are in Burundi, Africa

Four years ago in Tanzania, AGWM global worker Nate Lashway prayed, “God, please do something about our partner countries that need engagement. They need people.” While Nate and his wife, Tammy, work…

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Life-Changing Power of Local Youth Ministry

“Lord, help me.” 16-year-old J.J. Ferrell uttered these three words while looking at his reflection in a bathroom mirror. Four years of Skinhead affiliation and fear of a bleak, danger-filled future …

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When Coffee Points to Jesus

Estonia, a small country in Eurasia, is filled with historic architecture, rich cultural traditions, and breath-taking natural landscapes. It is also one of the world’s most technologically advanced …

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Reaching Hungarian Women and Girls for Jesus

More than 250 women crowded into Riverside Church, an Assemblies of God international church located in the heart of Budapest, Hungary, to take part in a what leaders refer to as a catalyst to reach …

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God is Moving Among the Roma People

Southeast Europe Area Director Sherry Sabella surveyed the horrible conditions before her. She was overwhelmed and perplexed, struggling to reconcile her geographic location with its appearance. Her …

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Three Mothers’ Faithfulness

It was Sunday morning in a country in Central Asia. At the last minute, the general superintendent for the Assemblies of God in that country asked Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) missionary, …

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When Red Turns to White

Red. A rich, passionate, but alarming color that marked Hungary from May 1955- October 1989, binding the country to the Warsaw Pact and Communism under the Soviet Union. The Iron Curtain, once deemed…

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Missionary Renewal Recap

Missionary Renewal is a vital time of rest, worship, encouragement, and fellowship for the 546 global workers returning from 147 different countries, territories, and international ministries assignm…

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Missionary Training Recap

On June 20, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., 73 missionary associate candidates rise from their seats as their friends, family, and fellow missionaries cheer them on. Each candidate wears a stole or flag represen…

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Flourishing Under Pressure Series — Flourishing: A Biblical Response to Natural Disaster, Persecution, and War

A closer look at the "why" of suffering, persecution, war, and natural disasters and what the response of AGWM workers and other believers have been and must continue to be.As followers of Jesus, we …

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AG Global Workers, Churches Spared in Taiwan Earthquake -- Prayer Urged

Wednesday at 7:58 a.m., Taipei time, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien County, Taiwan, leaving 10 dead and more than 1,000 injured. Reports state that 700 people are trapped and more than 100…

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Taking Steps in the Direction of Faith

So often in the Bible, we see Jesus connecting with people over meals. In living life embedded among secular people, I’m always blown away by how simply inviting my Spanish friends into my home for a…

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A New Way to Connect

The new AGWM app will create a more accessible experience for users to pray, give, and go.A “Go” section will be featured on the new AGWM app. This section will make it easy for individuals to answer…

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John Bueno: A Life Under Lordship

Former Assemblies of God World Missions Executive Director John Bueno passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at the age of 85.John Bueno leaves behind a history of faith, perseverance, and care for…

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Walking on the Wrong Side of the River

In 2023, Steve Dunn, missionary, pastor, and church planter near Munich, Germany, found a unique yet effective way to spread the gospel across Europe. Dunn has served in Germany since the 1980s and q…

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AGWM 2024 Theme - Sent.

On the night of His resurrection, Jesus told His disciples, “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:21, ESV). The Father sent the Son, the Father and the Son sent the Spirit, a…

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Thailand Vision Quest

On November 1, 2023, eight members—five laypeople and three ministers—from Central Assembly of God, Springfield, Missouri, boarded a plane for Thailand. Missions Pastor Don Tucker organized this trip…

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Continuing a Legacy

Central America Area Director Tara Kenyon began her new role on October 1, 2023. As area director, Kenyon oversees Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama. As one …

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Testimony from Guadalajara, Mexico

Rich and Jenni DeMartino were AGWM church planters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for 10 years. In 2015, God called the DeMartinos to move to Guadalajara, Mexico, to minister to upper-class medical stud…

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Response to Disaster: Morocco and Libya

As the devastating impact of the earthquake in Morocco and the flood in Libya unfold and disaster response develops, Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) staff and partnerships with Convoy of Hope…

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France Missionary: Nicole Herrero

All I wanted to do was serve Jesus and follow Him. I learned in college through Chi Alpha that there was a Heavenly Father who wanted a tangible, day to day relationship with me. He didn’t want me to…

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From the Field: Updates on Morocco and Libya

Jane, an international church community member, woke up shaking. It wasn’t a bad dream; it wasn’t a dream at all.It was shortly after 11 p.m. on September 8, 2023. Jane was just 44 miles from the epi…

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Living Among Those We Minister To

IMPOSSIBLE. This one word is our answer to whether our family’s mission could be casually accomplished without being embedded among the people we serve. We make our home in the so-called “four-countr…

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He Is Worth It All

When I was around 6 years old, I sat in a small country church listening to a missionary pray a prayer that forever changed my life. He prayed that God would call someone into missions, and in the qu…

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Called to Missions

In two different states and in two different years God called us to missions. Dave was 15 living in Pennsylvania when he felt the call of God on his life towards missions, and six years later at the …

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Reaching "All Souls"

In 9th grade, I was on a bike ride when I heard the Lord speak to me, “Nicole, I want you to be a missionary.” When I graduated high school, I knew He was leading me to serve in Cairo, Egypt. I serve…

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Living Out the Law of Christ

What matters most in life? Jesus, of course, but what does embracing that reality look like? Perhaps it was this question that motivated me towards missions, and in doing so I began to find an answer…

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Belgium Human Trafficking Ministry Spreads Internationally

Amidst Antwerp, Belgium’s bustling cafés, green parks, and historic architecture, lies a much darker trade: one of the largest red-light districts in the world. This 24 hour a day, seven day a week c…

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The Ukraine Crisis and the Church’s Response

As we have watched the heart-wrenching situation in Ukraine and Eastern Europe unfold, our hearts have been overwhelmed by the images we see. For those living these events, the hours creep by as thei…

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An Unexpected Rescue Mission

I first lived in Iwakuni, Japan, in 1992 while serving as a United States Marine. My wife Erica and I now serve the city as pastors of Rock Point Church, which ministers to U.S. military personnel as…

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Holy Spirit Gives Deaf Gang Member Peace

James* wasn’t born unable to hear. His deafness was the result of living in the bitter cold in the northernmost region of his home in Asia. James wasn’t alone. Many young men and women in his area de…

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Village Chief Experiences Supernatural Healing After Octopus Attack

After Cyclone Harold ravaged Vanuatu earlier this year, roads on the nation’s remote island of Pentecost were impassable. Landslides and high winds washed away sections of the dirt roads, remaking th…

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Confronted and Equipped: Africa’s Hope Gets one man Closer to his Calling

Ahmed* was raised in a devout Muslim family in Burkina Faso. He faithfully studied the Quran and prayed at least five times per day. One day, a friend told him about Jesus and pointed him to the Gosp…

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In the Darkest of Valleys

Recently we walked through a dark valley with Erdem* — a friend of ours who has been a follower of Jesus for over a year. From the beginning, he has been bold and vocal with his family about his new …

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The First Ever "Senders Summit"

It was truly a historical event. As 145 leaders from 71 nations gathered and were hosted with incredible hospitality and grace by the Minnesota District Council Assemblies of God for the first-ever "…

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Germany Discipleship School Creates International Multinational Impact

Austin and Shanda Brown are pastors at MOSAIK Church in Ulm, Germany. The church, while based in Germany, finds itself serving people from around the world.One young woman, who came from Peru to stud…

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“Faces of Montenegro”: Missionary Couple Uses Instagram Campaign for Ministry Encounters

In 2018, Ben and Jessi Bock became the first AGWM missionaries to serve the Balkan nation of Montenegro. Always looking for creative ways to connect with people, in October 2019, they began an Instag…

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The Cost of the Call: God’s Comfort in the Midst of Separation

What does the cost of answering a call from God look like for new missionaries who feel led to serve in Europe? Two of our missionary colleagues share a powerful experience below:Andrew and Jess Fost…

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Encounter with Muslim Man Reveals Power of Afghan Bible Project

“You give me…Injil,” were the English words my friend Zahed* slowly uttered from his Pashto tongue. He arrived in our town late last year from Afghanistan, along with sixty of his countrymen. Over th…

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Assemblies of God in Ethiopia Ministers to Jewish Population

For over five years, team members at Jacob’s Hope — the Assemblies of God World Missions International Ministries outreach to Jews worldwide — have prayed for a greater awakening of the Church in Eth…

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Making Connections: Hundreds per day Watch Spanish Gospel Presentation in Network211 Effort

“In May, Ricardo did an online search for ‘Who is Jesus?’”“He found our website www.DescubreaJesus.com. After watching the short video presentation explaining the life, death, and resurrection of Jes…

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AGWM, AGUSM, Honduras AG Missionaries Partner to Serve

I have known AG U.S. Missions missionary Pastor Dave Houck of Salt Life Church since I was 14 years old. I grew up in Central Florida and would often see him at different youth events and mission tri…

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The Day the Crows Were a Blessing

Pastor Long picked up her hoe early one morning to join her husband in their fields, walking past mulberry trees on a steep slope. Planted and owned by the entire village, the mulberry leaves feed si…

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The Suffering Church on the African Coast: Nick’s Narrow Escape from Death

Life here in Africa’s Eastern Coast can feel surreal, seeing severe persecution against Christians firsthand, yet also seeing God move mightily in response. Our Assemblies of God World Missions Afric…

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El Salvador: Remember Those in Prison

The door shut behind us, and I heard the key locking the door. The guards stayed outside. Surrounding us were about 150 young men dressed only in baggy shorts, with tattoos covering much of their bod…

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Hugo: Faith Despite Persecution

Growing up as a missionary kid in Taiwan, it wasn’t uncommon for people from our small church to come to our house and spend time with our family. The Holy Spirit was doing great things, and the stru…

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Unexpected Miracle: Village Children Receive Needed Care

In the unforgiving heat of an Asian summer, I went on an explorative trip with a visiting pediatric physical therapist, planning for a short-term missions team to come the next year.The first few day…

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From the Mental Institution to the Church: Pablo’s Story of Transformation

Revelation 12:11 states that “they [believers in Jesus] overcame him [the devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony” (NIV). Pablo Cambefort — a Panamanian man who was rescued…

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Gospel Opportunities in Sri Lanka Crisis

On May 10, 2022, the United Nations reported seven deaths in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, amid clashes between pro and anti-government protesters. The country’s economic crisis has resulted in the…

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Angola: Freed from Fear

In 2002, when Ron Mueller and his wife, Donna — along with young daughters Breanna and Brooke — began missionary service in the southwest African nation of Angola, the country was emerging from 27 ye…

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