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Watch the 2008 Maranatha convention held at the Rolling Hills Community Church near Portland, Oregon. See how God is working in different parts of the world and how you can get involved
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Episode 17 - Kyle Fiess - Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center
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Maranatha’s vice president of projects describes his first day visiting the Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center in Kenya, in what would become a six-year project he oversaw. He recalls his initial reactions to the plight of these Maasai girls who ran away from their homes to escape female genital mutilation and child marriage. The guys discu…
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Episode 16 - Mission to Kajiado: An Audio Story
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This audio story is about the Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center in Kenya. It’s a haven for Maasai girls, sometimes as young as six years old, who are escaping child marriage and a dangerous ritual called female genital mutilation (FGM). Maranatha dedicated the campus in July 2024 after six years of completely transforming the property, but…
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Jason is the Executive Director of Clinic Operations at Loma Linda University Health in California, but talks about life as a missionary kid in Malawi, and his subsequent return in adulthood as the CEO of the Malamulo Adventist Hospital. He describes his journey in-between and how volunteering on short-term mission trips ignited a passion to help f…
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A long-time Maranatha volunteer and leader, Greg explains how he first got into missions, influenced by his parents and uncle, Maranatha board member, Roger Hatch. He reflects on the first mission trip he led solo, how he’s improved in handling interpersonal conflicts on a project, how he’s become more efficient in anticipating needs on the constru…
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At the age of 11, Nancy’s family moved to Bangkok, Thailand, to serve as missionaries. She reflects on what it was like to grow up as a missionary kid, how her identity came to be more Thai than American, and how she struggled to assimilate into American culture as a young adult in the United States. Thinking she was more Asian than American, she s…
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Currently the coordinator for the Ending Homelessness Initiative for the Northern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Joelle previously served as the Director of Disaster Recovery & Development for the Paradise Seventh-day Adventist Church in California. She worked closely with Maranatha after the Camp Fire of 2018, which at the time w…
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Since 1992 Steve has run his own ministry, “Involve Youth,” speaking for youth events, conducting training seminars for youth leaders, creating youth ministry resources, and teaching youth ministry professionals. He’s an author of many books and coordinates the Intergenerational Church cohort for Andrews University’s Doctor of Ministry program. He’…
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How do you curate a volunteer experience that makes people want to come back time after time? Our VP of Advancement shares how Maranatha has worked to provide mission trips that make a difference in the lives of project recipients, as well as the volunteers doing the work. Karen’s journey with Maranatha started in 1989 in Berrien Springs, Michigan,…
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Laura has worked for Maranatha in Donor Relations for years, but there was a time when she never thought she’d work for such a ministry. Her early career in software sales was lucrative, allowing her to rub shoulders with California's rich and famous. Yet, she wasn’t happy. Her job lacked purpose, she couldn’t find meaningful connections in her rel…
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Our VP of marketing shares her journey in telling the story of Maranatha through print, TV, and more. What’s it like to capture the essence of people in need halfway around the world? What goes through the mind of a field producer as they’re curating a story for television? Julie shares her experience in navigating delicate topics and intentionally…
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Go behind the camera with our director of television, who breaks down how we produce a TV program in the mission field. It’s a balance of logistics, planning, and keeping your eye open for just the right story. Christina has been filming and producing programming for Maranatha since the early 2000’s and has experienced it all, from embedding with a…
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In our first field episode, Dustin Comm talks to our country manager for Zambia under a mango tree at the Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church, during a mission trip where Maranatha volunteers were constructing a medical clinic in October 2023. Luke’s career started in India’s corporate world, but the toll it took on him prompted a change. Working i…
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Maranatha's country director in Peru shares how he started in the mission field as a 20-year old missionary to Mozambique. Elmer recalls how he constructed hundreds of Maranatha's One-Day Churches in both Mozambique and Brazil, and how the COVID pandemic affected the work in Peru, including dramatic escapes by two Maranatha volunteer groups before …
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Our country director for the Dominican Republic shares his lifelong journey in missions, from a missionary’s kid in the north of Brazil, to Africa and the Middle East as an administrator for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and now in the Caribbean for Maranatha. Gilberto talks about the advantages and challenges of raising kids in the mission fie…
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Dustin Comm sits down with Maranatha’s country director in India, who shares his journey from a Himalayan town in northern India to becoming a Seventh-day Adventist and eventually working for Maranatha for the past 23 years. Vinish talks about his initial experience with Maranatha as a translator for a large project called “India 2000,” working as …
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Dustin Comm sits down with Maranatha's country director in Kenya who talks about her journey to Maranatha and how she's seen God's leading no matter the challenges. From moving to Africa with a two-year old, to facing an ebola epidemic with her family of four, Anu has overcome many obstacles while serving with Maranatha in a number of countries. Sh…
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Dustin Comm sits down with Maranatha's country director for Zambia and North America, who talks about his journey with Maranatha, including what it's like to move a young family to Africa, and the challenges of living in the mission field. He shares the projects he's been involved with through Maranatha in the past, as well as his current work in Z…
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An update by Samuel Rojo, Treasurer, Chile Union
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Wintley Phipps sings "Until Then"
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Challenge from Dick Duerksen
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Kyle Fiess, Vice President or Marketing and Projects shares volunteers opportunities for you to get involved.
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Cesar Gomez, President of the Inter-Oceanic Mexican Union and David Javier, President of the South Mexican Union express the need for churches in Mexico.
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Dave Wooster, Elizabeth Wooster and Monty Jacobs from the New Hope Church in Fulton, Maryland shar about their mission trip to Mozambique.
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Interview with Reginald Rice, volunteer and Jeff Wesslen, Galapagos project director
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A Galapagos video presentation
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Wintley Phipps sings "My Heart Belongs to You", "My Tribute" and "Amazing Grace
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Maranatha in Chile video presentation
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Interview with Anca Smit a volunteer to Mozambique from South Africa
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Interview with Sara Barnett, Ultimate Workout 18 volunteer
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Ultimate Workout video presentation
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Wintley Phipps sings "Peace in the Valley" and "The Lord's Prayer"
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Wintley Phipps, Founder-CEO of U.S. Dream Academy, Inc shares his passion for ministries.
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Prelude by Jonathan Doram
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Wintley Phipps sings "I'd Rather Have Jesus"
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Paul Ratsara, President, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division
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Wintley Phipps sings "No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus"
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Responsive Reading lead by Keith and Cecile Dorm followed by a prayer by Dick Duerksen.
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Melody Germany-Wilson sings "That Name"
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Paul and Shelley Stokstad- Our Response
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Leonel Lozano, President of the Ecuador Union shares the impact existing Maranatha churches have already had and the need for One-Day Churches in the Ecuador Union.
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The One-Day Church Response
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The One-Day Church Video
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Garwin McNeilus shares how the One-Day Church project began and the impact it will have around the world.
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Donna McNeilus, ASI President shares the importance of unity in minstry
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Interview with Garry and Alice Berndt about wells in Mozambique
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New wells bring much needed water to the people of Mozambique
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Video presentation
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Keith and Kari Jacobson, pastors from Carmichael, California share how their whole church is getting involved in their Mozambique mission trip next spring.
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Mozambique's women receive a new life through literacy
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