WorldVenture

The organization that I will be serving with in Indonesia is WorldVenture. They have a 75 year history of equipping, sending, funding, and caring for missionaries around the world. They currently have over 500 missionaries serving in 70 plus countries. 

Their mission is... 

Engaging the World for Gospel Impact

And their vision is to... 
See multitudes of disciples compelled by the love of God and willing to risk all so that people are transformed by God, impacting their families, communities, and world.

The History of WorldVenture 

Borrowed from the WorldVenture website

World War II was raging, but there in Chicago, on Monday, May 24, 1943 at 1:43 in the afternoon, about 50 Baptist pastors and other concerned people gathered at the Central YMCA auditorium, 19 South LaSalle Street in Chicago. And they prayed. On through the afternoon they discussed their concerns and they prayed.

It was in this historical context, wrestling with these questions of faith, that those 50 concerned Christian leaders met that May afternoon in 1943 to discuss their options, and to pray.

There, on their knees in prayer, they took a step of faith. The Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society was born, incorporated seven months later, to assist churches in sending, funding, and caring for missionaries. In time, the organization came to be known as CBInternational, and now, WorldVenture.

The first 10 years, ending in 1953, became known as the Ten Miracle Years. Beginning with no personnel, no fields and no funds, the organization grew to 300 missionaries on four continents.

After six decades of ministry, hundreds of thousands of people all over the world have come into the family of God - a result of the faith of those early 50 who prayed. Thousands of churches have been planted and church leaders equipped. Many around the world have been touched by our acts of compassion.

My history with WorldVenture

In the past 10 years I have served with WorldVenture during three trips to Indonesia. During that time two key values have stood out to me. One is that prayer is an integral part of their organization and the second is how they care for the missionaries. You can read more of my history with WorldVenture that I shared on my blog here and here.

Click here to learn more about WorldVenture and the work they are doing around the world. 

Click here to read my personal ministry profile on the WorldVenture web page.