Connecting Globally

By Brian Petak, Global Outreach Pastor

One of the words we’ve used to describe our Global Outreach strategic focus this year is “Connect.” We want to connect as many people as possible in relationship with another person somewhere else in the world, in the name of Jesus, through one of our ministry partnerships. God uses these relationships to get us to think beyond ourselves.

The pictures you see on the front cover and along the bottom of each page represent our “Connect: Picture Project.” We took over 200 pictures of our Learning Center kids to various places around the world, and connected them with another child. Our Fellowship kids are now praying specifically for these kids from around the world!

The stories you read in this edition of Beyond Belief represent several of the mission trips we’ve taken this year. And just as I was able to connect with James Baak (pictured above) in Lietnhom, Sudan last March, almost 150 people from Fellowship made significant connections with people all over the world in 2007. Read these stories of connecting—and experiencing life Beyond Belief...