Missions Blog
Posted by Missions
Hello Well Family!
This trip so far has been filled with many "firsts." For the first time I walked through streets where people were only speaking in a language that I scarcely knew. For the first time I sat in a metal shack filled with smoke and prayed that a baby would gain weight so that the…
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Posted by Team India
Put yourself in our shoes for a moment. You woke at 2:00am, flew at 5:00am, landed at 8:30am, then after an hour-long bus ride, arrived at Bible Faith Mission English Medium School to 300 students in freshly pressed uniforms standing at attention in neat rows waiting for your personal introduction…
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Posted by JJ Ratzlaff
Yesterday, part of our team left our camp in the afternoon after we were presented with a very unique ministry opportunity. We were told about a village that was near the conflict between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian forces. This village was in need of water and food, and was…
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Posted by Kylee - Team Ukraine
I have never felt more stretched spiritually, emotionally or physically than I have on this Exposure Trip. I would try to relax in my room at night and think about how exhausted I was. It would have been easier to stay home and be comfortable. Yet, God reminded me every day that even though it was a…
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Posted by Grace - Team Ukraine
Being here is so much different than I expected. When we first arrived at the orphanage, the kids surrounded the vans we arrived in, all with smiles on their faces. I thought to myself, “We’re finally here” and I continued to tell myself that until it finally sunk in.
The first day, I felt like…
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Posted by Team Ukraine
Well we made it! We are finally in Ukraine. More than 24 hours after leaving LAX, we are rested and ready to take on what this trip has in store. Our hosts are very gracious, providing us with Cocoa Puffs, coffee and sandwiches, while teaching us a little bit of Russian.
We’ll have the day to check…
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Posted by Team India
Our third day in India was marked with a special opportunity to visit a school for students interested in learning English. We found this an exciting chance to preview some of the work we will be doing this next week. The leaders founded this school with the vision that teaching English creates…
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Posted by Megan - Costa Rica Team
Hello guys! This is Megan from Costa Rica. So, this is my third day here and I can tell you I have been filled with many different emotions. First off, my host family is amazing. The language barrier is definitely something that is hard for me. After arriving here it was a difficult adjustment for…
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Posted by Team India
Dear Well Family,
If you’ve ever walked into a bathroom after the hot shower has been running, you may understand the kind of humidity you crash into while leaving the New Delhi airport. After leaving the morning of Monday, July 3, we arrived in New Delhi late on Tuesday, July 4. Happy to be off…
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Posted by The Well Video Team
PJ Lewis goes overseas for the first time. Watch his journey on an Exposure Trip to Guinea-Bissau with WAVS (West African Vocational Schools).
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