Our Missionary Heritage

By Gilbert Gleason, Pastor of Grace Bible Fellowship At Mission ConneXion Northwest 2006, the ministry of Bert and Colleen Elliot was highlighted in conjunction with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of the five missionaries in Ecuador which included Bert’s younger brother, Jim Elliot. 

Visiting Iraq…in an ISIS Summer

  Sami Hassan became an MBB (Muslim Background Believer) when he and his family came as Kurdish refugees from Northern Iraq to America over 15 years ago, heard the gospel, and committed their lives to Jesus Christ.  They moved from Houston to Portland and have been enthusiastic promoters of Mission ConneXion from its inception up…

Willing to Serve? Seriously?

By Bill MacLeod, Executive Director Years ago while working on a city-wide effort in a foreign city I had a colleague who was invited to join our team because others observed how faithfully he had carried out the most menial tasks without complaining when his supervisor had asked him to do so.  He once told…