Sent: Global

The Thomsons desire to see the whole of Japanese society impacted by the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are collaborating with national partners to bring Kingdom transformation to Japan. They do this by building relationships with the local people through their education center and developing young Christians and young churches that God raises up around them. The Thomsons have hosted small teams in the past and are open to having more. They also are open to individuals who would like to discern if missions is their calling for longer stays.

Friends of India Network (FOIN) is the US partner of an indigenous Indian church that is committed to seeing the total transformation of India by preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, planting churches, and baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are at the forefront of a massive house church movement in Northern India. FOIN typically has several trip opportunities every year to visit local house churches, offer prayer and encouragement, and help baptize new believers.

Lynn’s ministry is walking alongside Asian Christian leaders, with a primary focus on young Cambodian leaders, helping them to develop a deeper relationship with God and receive emotional healing, so that they can have a sustainable ministry as change agents in their churches and communities. She does this through contemplative prayer practices, inner healing prayer and spiritual direction. She also helps develop spiritual formation and emotional healing curriculum and more resources in Khmer language for contemplative reflection and helps Dove with donor communications, and editing reports and proposals.

Dove’s vision is that the people of Cambodia have emotionally mature and humble leaders that bring healing to the nation. They do this by planning and organizing training, events and retreats for emerging church leaders that foster healing and transformation through self-discovery and participation. Dove hosts various types of teams from BelPres and is always looking for longer term (3+ month) volunteers to serve at their ministry center. They also have opportunities for people to support their ministry remotely from the US.

Brian has a heart for counseling young Christians in challenging circumstances, including many who struggle with addictions or have trauma from addicted family members. He also serves as an advisor for multiple groups, including Dove, where he helps develop curriculum for their discipleship course and empowers local Cambodians to lead supportive small groups.

Keith serves with Wycliffe Bible Translators, whose mission is to serve with the global body of Christ to advance Bible translation and work together so people can encounter God through his Word. Keith trains and equips mother-tongue Bible translators and consultants in Francophone Africa.

The mission of Rwanda Faith Academy is two-fold: First, to provide a Christ-centered education with a special emphasis on underprivileged children in Kigali, Rwanda. Second, to build strong families in the surrounding community, thus reducing the risk of children being abandoned to live on the streets. Pastor Alexis helps oversee this great ministry and BelPres sends teams roughly once a year to visit, encourage, and be spiritually stretched by the work they are doing. There are also ways to serve remotely from the US.

The Center for Champions is evangelizing throughout Africa in word and deed. Through partnership with the Church, they share the Gospel holistically to make disciples of Africans to effect spiritual, social, economic and political upliftment. They want to ensure that Africa plays its rightful role in carrying out the Great Commission across planet earth in the 21st century and beyond. BelPres helped start the Center for Champions and sends teams to visit, encourage, and be spiritually stretched by the work they are doing.

Congo Peace is helping break the chronic cycle of poverty, violence and tribal animosity in the Minembwe region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by assisting all tribes equally. We provide initial emergency support and teach vocational and entrepreneurial skills to foster economic opportunity and stability, guided by Christ's reconciling love. There are many opportunities to serve this new ministry by joining the BelPres Congo Peace Team that meets regularly here in Bellevue. As safety allows, there are also trip opportunities to visit the ministry sites as part of a small team.

Elam’s mission is to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region and beyond. Their vision is that all the people of the Iran region would have the opportunity to come to know the Lord Jesus Christ and follow Him as a disciple, and that Iranians would be instrumental in taking the Gospel to other Muslims.

Triumphant Mercy integrates into people’s lives to bring in the Hope of Christ into a world in despair. They strive to create safe places for children and adults where it can build meaningful relationships with families to help these individuals to rise above their circumstances and develop their potential. They want to make Christ known in deeds and in works and we work hard to achieve all the good works that God has prepared for us to do from before the creation of the world.

Horizons exists to communicate and demonstrate the love of Jesus so that the world, particularly the Muslim world, would be transformed by God’s love and forgiveness. Horizons does this through a threefold strategy of Proclaiming the Gospel, Discipling the Nations, and Equipping the Church. Horizons International is looking for long-term volunteers to help serve in Beirut or other locations. Short Term Mission Trips may be possible if there is interest and circumstances allow.

This couple is passionate about making disciples. They are passionate about seeing MBBs (Muslim Background Believers i.e., ex-Muslims) trained to reproduce themselves spiritually across the Middle East -- and beyond. They are also passionate about helping the whole person, reaching out to the poor, displaced and needy, helping with their physical needs while providing spiritual hope as well. They are passionate about building bridges of trust, hope and fellowship along the I-19 Highway (Isaiah 19:23-25) while removing barriers of prejudice, fear and hate. They are passionate about worship and intercessory prayer which we believe is key to reaching the peoples of the Middle East. In that spirit, their biggest need is for prayer and encouragement.

CMEP works to mobilize US Christians to embrace a holistic perspective and to be advocates of equality, human rights, security, and justice for Israelis, Palestinians, and all people of the Middle East. They do that by helping church organizations, leaders, and individuals nationwide advocate in a knowledgeable, timely, holistic, and effective way to express their concerns about justice and peace for all peoples in the region. CMEP activists, board, and staff engage directly with policy makers at every level.

BelPres partners with a variety of Ministries and Pastors in Greece serving refugees as they address unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs with a holistic, Christ-centered approach. Our partners help these individuals integrate into society, empowering them to stand on their own feet again, and trained to be disciples of Jesus Christ. We send up to three small teams a year to Greece working with and encouraging our partners there.

NFE empowers Mayan youth to break the generational cycle of poverty in the Ixil region of Guatemala through Christ-centered education. The vision of NFE is to see the Ixil region flourish through Christ-centered education. NFE regularly sends teams from BelPres and other local churches to Guatemala run through their own organization. Trip details can be found here.

The Robinsons have been doing Kingdom work in Haiti for decades, by addressing physical and spiritual needs. Bruce helps meet physical needs by applying his civil engineering background to disaster response projects, clean water systems, and other needs. Together, he and Deb also lead bible studies and disciple alongside local churches. They are always welcoming prayer support, as well as technical assistance as needs arise. They have a newsletter that can be subscribed to in order to stay up to date on their work.

NCV responds to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of Bolivian children with traumatic pasts, empowering them to reach their maximum potential and to pass on the values and experiences acquired to other children in high-risk situations. Ninos con Valor has opportunities for short or long-term volunteers to serve in Bolivia as well as ways to serve from the US by sponsoring a child or working with their US board