Tapping Into a Mission Goldmine

By Orin Kidd, Grace Bible Fellowship, Tangent, Ore. I first came in contact with Mission ConneXion back in 2001, when it was still called Mission Fest Northwest. My wife, Rosa, and I had just returned to the United States following 23 years of service in West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia. I was at a…

A Matter of Perspective

By Bill MacLeod Last night, I taught my first “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement” class of the year. As I drove to the class, I thought of the first time that I took the 15-week Perspectives course, twenty years ago. At that time, I was a newly-appointed missions pastor. I had studied and earned…

A Shot in the Arm

By Brenda Smith. Our small country church in Onalaska, Washington has been sending groups of people to the Mission ConneXion Northwest (MCNW) conference consistently for at least 10 years.  When thinking about why we are willing to travel close to two hours to attend Mission ConneXion every year, I appreciated anew the rich opportunity this…

Matching Appeal Letter

By Bill Macleod. Dear Friend, Summer in the beautiful Pacific Northwest is a time of joy and wonder for many. But, for Mission ConneXion, it is a difficult time. Our financial responsibilities continue throughout the summer but our support decreases as people go on vacation and focus on their summer activities. That’s why I’m writing…

War Room the Movie

By David Almgren. After graduating from Multnomah University in 1993, I left my native Portland and intentionally embarked on a journey to go into the entire world and preach the gospel. Where would this journey take me and how would it play out?

War Room

By David Almgren I’m a Portland Oregon native, graduating from Multnomah University in 1993 and intentionally embarking on a journey to go into the entire world and preach the gospel. Where would this journey take me and how would it play out? Twenty-two years later I can say the journey has been incredible, with many…

Are You Interested?

By Bill MacLeod Over the years, we have seen the Lord bring new volunteers into leadership roles in what we call the Mission Connexion “Steering Team”*, even as He has called others away who had been with us for a time, into other fields of service.

Unexpected Treasures

By Simon Hammerling I love attending missions conferences for several reasons, and Mission ConneXion Northwest in particular. First, Jesus promises us His presence. He says that wherever there are two or three gathered in His name, He’ll be right among them. Wherever His spirit is present, lives are changed.