By Jim Westfall SalesForce Consultant and Owner of JW Consulting LLC The sirens began after 10 pm and continued to cry out until nearly 2 am. It was our first night in Paris. We felt fortunate having an apartment near Place de la Bastille in the 11th arrondissement near the city’s center. We learned of…
DetailsBy Wendy Morgan My story here is simple because, well, it’s just one piece of my story. It was just a few years ago that I was attending Crossroads Community Church and Mission ConneXion Northwest was soon to be held there. I was asked by Crossroads to serve as the lead registration volunteer. Now, I…
DetailsBy Joy Miska Joy is a student taking courses at the Canada Institute of Linguistics with the aim to become a Literacy and Education Technician for Wycliffe. I really appreciate Mission ConneXion Northwest (MCNW). I have gone for many years to gain wisdom through workshops, to get encouraging books about ordinary people who’ve spent their…
DetailsBy Doug Hazen National Director for Mobilization Prayer, WorldVenture I’ll probably never get over it. I was in a room with my WorldVenture colleagues, discussing new strategies for helping people get on board with God’s work in the world. We listed a couple of ideas and then God nudged me. “Why don’t you just…
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod I recently heard an amazing quote made by Winston Churchill during the height of World War II when Great Britain was getting hammered by the Nazis. He said, “Sometimes it is not enough to do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.”
DetailsBy Don Parrott, Director of The Journey Deepens Former Executive Director of MissionNext Have you ever felt that God was leading you into some kind of a missions role but for one reason or another you haven’t taken that step? As it turns, out you are not alone. Many people indicate that at one point…
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod I recently had the privilege of speaking with Georgene Rice on her daily radio program on KPDQ here in Portland. During the hour-long interview, Georgene and I reflected on where Mission ConneXion has come over the past 14 years and where we’re headed as an organization. As we talked, I was reminded…
DetailsBy Lily Thomas* In 2001, my husband and I and 3 small kids moved to a Muslim country. We raised our children under the pale skies of the desert, in the shadow of minarets that echoed with the call to prayer 5 times a day. We adjusted to a new culture, learning to eat on…
DetailsBy Brian Stark, Community and Outreach Pastor South Hills Church, Kennewick, WA As a former vocational missionary, I’ve seen both good and not so good member care in action. When God transitioned me and my wife back to the U.S. to a pastoral role to oversee missions in a local church, I wanted to apply…
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod Each year, after Mission ConneXion Northwest, I’m exhausted …. and I’m thrilled. I’m exhausted because it’s a lot of work. Thousands of attendees, 100 workshops, 75 exhibitors, 4 plenary sessions, hundreds of volunteers, registration, food, logistics, speakers, recordings, parking. Despite the exhaustion, I’m also thrilled because I’ve seen God show up.
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