Living Waters

Reaching Our World, One Heart at a Time 

Brazil | Malawi | Pakistan | How to Get Involved | Home Front Family Activities
 

Brazil Partnership in 2005

Brazil Friends 2006

AC3’s first global outreach mission team went to Brazil under the name of Project VA’ in 2005. John Hosner, one of the participants, came home with an idea; To find, partner and form relationships with churches throughout the world that would allow for a free exchange of ideas and support. The elders liked the idea so much that Living Waters was granted an operating budget to get the idea rolling.

The first organization that Living Waters partnered with was the school in Brazil that the Project VA’ team visited. Eventually John would like to see several people from Brazil come here on an exchange program. In 2007, the school was in need of a printer so Living Waters donated a new printer to them. Since then, several other projects have been completed.

Check out CURRENT HAPPENINGS in Brazil by going to Lori Stucky’s Blog Spot!

If you would like more information or would like to partner with Living Waters and Brazil, contact John Hosner at 360-653-6706 or @ synergy2100@gmail.com

 

Malawi Partnership in 2007

Malawi 09A fresh enthusiasm for missions came upon AC3 after a team of leaders attended Willow's Leadership Summit in August of 2007, where a love and concern for the African people was presented. Shortly after the summit, a group of ten AC3’rs committed to go on a vision trip to Africa to see and touch the needs first hand. They were moved by what they saw and at how open the Malawian’s were to the message of Christ. The Epperson family made a radical decision in 2009...to leave the states and move to Africa for a couple years. It has been exciting to see our new global friends grasp the benefit of building a growing society on Biblical principles.

There have been several families from AC3 that have since stepped out of their comfort zone and traveled to Malawi. Their hope has been to make new friendships and to partner with Malawi in their farming, medical and business ventures.

Our most recent travelers to Africa are the Blakes. They are currently at ABC (African Bible College) to teach and discover what additional projects God may want them involved in while in Africa 2011/12.  Look Greg and Tracy Blake on Facebook!
 

Download the Epperson's New Year 2012 Update Letter and find out what's happening these days in Malawi!

You can also say hi to David and Becky on Facebook as individuals or check out their E-3 International FB group page.
 

Contact David Epperson @ e3.malawi@gmail.com with your Malawi questions and for ideas on how you might support Living Waters and our Malawi friends.

A note from one of our Malawi friends Sam Kawale: A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out (10/09)
 

Pakistan Partnership in 2008 

AC3’s third international church partner is Logos Ministries of Pakistan led by Senior Pastor/Chairman Rashid Masih. Our partnership in Pakistan began through a chance meeting/divine appointment between Rick Thiessen, our senior pastor, and Rashid Masih while Rick was on a short term mission to Malawi in the winter of 2007. Pakistan is a predominately Muslim nation and it is often dangerous for Christians to preach the gospel or openly practice their faith. Our first support for Logos Ministries came by answering an appeal by Pastor Masih for 300 Bibles to be distributed to people hungry for the Word of God in January 2008.

Since then, we have provided support and assistance to buy additional Bibles, medical supplies and aid, a motorcycle for Pastor Rashid to travel from Lahore to the churches in the outlying area that he ministers to, and emergency shelter, food and water during the massive flooding in Pakistan in August 2010. Pakistan was our Year End Project because many families are living in Pakistan our still without adequate shelter, blankets, and warm clothing. Logos Ministries is attempting to help some 200 families with urgent necessities and has appealed to Allen Creek Community Church for aid. Additionally, Pastor Rashid was in a serious accident while traveling on his motorcycle to his home town some 60 KM from Lahore and is in need of medical assistance.

AC3 has two main goals with our Pakistan partnership:  

  1. To encourage the minority, persecuted Christians (less than 3% of Pakistanis are Christians) who frequently suffer for their faith.
  2. To better understand what Logos Ministries is doing, and how AC3 can help.

    A note from Rashid 2011 - Relief Distribution Report

    If you are passionate about changing lives in Pakistan or just want to know about this partnership, please contact John Hosner on the Living Waters Board at 360-653-6706 or @ synergy2100@gmail.com
     

How to Get Involved

You can support our mission teams in a variety of ways:

  1. Pray for future ministry and mission teams.

  2. Pray for Living Waters, Brazil, Malawi and Pakistan.

  3. Financial Support/Special Projects*  

  4. Learn more about E3 http://jdsmalawi.com  

If caring for others across the globe interests you, please contact one of our LW Leaders: John Hosner, Johnna Thiessen, Carin Weier or Peter Tang. 

 

Ministries Appeal Links 

From time to time, we receive missionary and charitable requests but are unable as a church to support them financially. We will post these requests below to make these appeals heard so that AC3 members and friends may prayerfully consider whether or not they would like to individually respond and participate with 'above and beyond' giving.  

 

Home Front Family Activities  


In our March 2011 series called Where in the World is AC3, we discovered how we as a church are reaching out to people in need around the world.

Let the learning continue at home by exploring our world and discover how missions are making a global impact through the following fun and interactive websites.

Interactive Fun Mission Kids Sites
http://www.simkids.org/
http://www.wycliffe.org/kids/home.htm

Online Maps & Globes
Interactive:
http://www.earthbrowser.com/
Learning Game:
http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/globegame.jsp

AC3 does not necessarily endorse any Ministry Appeal websites,  links or their advertisers posted here.