In the final months of 2025, World Missions had some big needs. The Annual Harvest Offering was published to raise funds for exploratory trips for new ministries. In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, a request was sent out for relief funds for Jamaica. A family in the Middle East needed an additional $15,000 in ministry support before the end of the year. The Doyle family in Papua New Guinea needed an additional $20,000 to support their ministry through their return next su

A reality of global missions is this: it is getting harder and harder for individuals to obtain residential visas to stay for long periods of time in many countries. Because of this increasing challenge, mission agencies are listing a new category of missionary service. It is called the “non-residential missionary.” David Garrison, in his book, The Nonresidential Missionary (Innovations in Mission) , put it this way: “ The nonresidential missionary is a career foreign mission

--Download the 21-Day Prayer Guide-- The Home Mission Department in partnership with the World Mission Department announce 21 Days of Fasting and Prayer, beginning January 12: “We are joining churches across the Church of God (Holiness) for a united season of seeking God together. “A devotional guide—filled with Scripture, stories, and daily prayer themes—will be available in both printable and digital format. “Let’s prepare our hearts for what God wants to do! God is the an

Dr. Jim and Board member Dwight Purtle are traveling to Jamaica, December 10-15. Pastor Philip Gumbs will meet them there. Pastor Gumbs and Dr. Jim will be teaching and preaching as a part of the church’s annual conference. While there, they will be working out the best way to get hurricane relief funds to them. Dr. Jim asks for prayer for this trip. Please also continue to pray for the Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Melissa.

Solos Bible translators And the Work Starts October, right after the ABG elections, marked another village trip to Buka for Larry. The purpose was to get the translation teams started on using the drafting methods they had learned in TTC1 (Translators’ Training Course), which ended in July. Although slightly delayed by the funeral of a community leader, the two teams at Tung village started quite strong and worked for four days, getting the whole drafting process done for mul

Click below for a message from Dr. Jim describing the effects of Hurricane Melissa on the island of Jamaica. To donate, click here .