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Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God: Pray for God’s Work in Chad

Chadian woman carrying water and baby on her back.

God is at work in the nation of Chad. Please join us in praying for these important ministry initiatives.

Sep 13 2023

Ministry for TEAM Chad over the past 30 years has been a spiritual battle. The trials and challenges have been real and numerous. Global workers have faced illness, struggles in marriages, and conflict within teams. Some have been taken hostage, experienced the death of a child, or even lost their own lives. Yet, by God’s grace the work continues. As one TEAM Chad worker says, “We are ordinary people, serving an extraordinary God.” Over the last couple of months, the TEAM blog has highlighted how God is at work in Chad. For this month’s Prayer Focus, here’s how you can…

Dec 15 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, all of us here at TEAM are so grateful for the many things God has done in our midst throughout the world. We wish that we could share EVERY story from TEAM’s 500+ global workers and their ministries! But even though we can’t (think how tired my typing fingers would be!), it is our joy and blessing to feature one story each month in our Ministry Updates. For December, we thought you might enjoy hearing some Ministry Update….updates! Here are some new reports from the folks you “met” here on the blog throughout the…

For graduating missionary kids, a new adventure awaits! Join us in praying for this year’s TEAM high school grads and their families.

Aug 01 2022

If you’ve ventured into an American WalMart or Target recently, you know that “Back to School” time is upon us here in the U.S. But even in TEAM ministry areas around the world, “missionary” kids are preparing to launch into their next adventure after high school. Some plan to attend college or university in the U.S., Canada or abroad. Others will enter the workforce or begin a new missions journey of their own. Regardless of the chosen path, change is both exciting and challenging. For this month’s Prayer Focus, we invite you to lift up TEAM’s MK high school graduates…

Children attending school under the temporary shelter

The school in Nyamukaiwa is a dream come true many years in the making.

Mar 11 2022

Waiting. Not many of us like it, and yet so often we’re stuck doing it. We wait for a package to arrive. We wait for an open dentist appointment. We wait for COVID restrictions to lift. We wait for an answer to prayer. Tom and Lois Jackson, TEAM workers in Zimbabwe, have gotten really good at waiting. And after many years, God is rewarding their patience and endurance in amazing ways. But let’s start from the beginning… “A Lesson in Patience” Tom came to Africa in 1976 as a second-generation missionary, having grown up there. His parents, Russ and Marge…

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Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God: Pray for God’s Work in Chad

Looking Back on Stories from 2022: God’s Work Continues

Prepare to Launch: Praying for Missionary-Kid Graduates

Patience Leads to Promise in Zimbabwe