I (Mike) am currently in Ethiopia. I am training the leaders of our ministry in the country on a system for managing the work they have been doing to establish churches in every village throughout the country in partnership with other ministries and denominations. They have a fantastic heart for reaching everyone in their country. […]
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Amy decided to read a Christian classic that she had read long ago. She did this partly as an element of her devotional life and partly because she is an avid reader who wants to be challenged by its Old English writing style. I joined in but opted for the modern English audio version. Amy
This past month was filled with visiting family, culminating in our family getting together for a weekend. Now that our girls are grown and living in various places, it has become a chore to get us all together in one place. So we started the first (hopefully annual) Waid family retreat. During the time together,
We will join over 5000 staff members with Cru in Milwaukee, WI, this summer for our USA national staff conference. Cru25 gives us the broader picture of what God is doing throughout the country and the world. It brings into sharper focus our mission to provide every man, woman and child on this planet the
Amy and I have just returned from the Leadership Training we conducted in Moldova. It was a wonderful reminder of the importance of developing a new generation of missionaries. As I stated last month, Moldova was a cultural reminder of our first international assignment in Russia back in 1992. We were young and inexperienced, but
We are traveling together to Moldova for most of May. This will continue the leadership development of 22 Cru staff members from 14 countries. We are mentoring these indigenous leaders to expand their impact to a global level. It has been a while since we have traveled together to work on the same project. This
My team is made up of leaders from 10 different countries. Our South African colleague hosted us for a week of planning meetings. The country’s diverse topography and rich cultural heritage deepened our appreciation for the unique contributions each of us brings to the team. Along its coast, the cold Atlantic Ocean meets the warmer
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What does it look like to multiply the impact of the Gospel? Just like a family tree visually represents the generations of progeny from a specific ancestor, the missions world talks about church generations. The idea is that a church encourages members to start new churches where they live and among their network of friends.
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As you can see, our grandchildren and our kids dominated our Christmas gathering. We managed to gather our entire immediate family together for a week. We shared time around the table and entertained the little ones. We also shared a cold/flu, which seemed to travel from person to person. 2025 Outlook Mike has several international
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Mike is in Manila from 1-14 December to assist with the ongoing development of 22 Cru staff from 14 countries. These individuals have already shown the ability to lead others in their country and have been selected to expand their leadership. This is part of a 2-year program that will gain them a Master’s degree
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