M is for Missions

06/03/2026

Discover how M is for Missions helps pastors, churches, donors, and missionaries work together to reach the world with the Gospel.

Watch this short video to see how God is using M is for Missions to open doors for evangelism, discipleship, and church planting around the globe.

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06/01/2026

🌎✈️ "Why spend thousands of dollars on a short-term mission trip when that money could be given directly to a missionary?"

It's a fair question—and one that many people ask.

While long-term missionaries are the ones serving on the field year after year, short-term mission trips play an important role in God's work around the world. They allow believers to see the mission field with their own eyes, meet the people being reached, and experience firsthand the challenges and victories missionaries face every day.

🙏 Many missionaries can trace their calling back to a short-term mission trip. What started as a week or two of service became a lifelong burden to reach others with the Gospel.

❤️ For those who don't become missionaries, the impact is still significant. They often return home with a greater appreciation for missions, a deeper commitment to pray, and a stronger desire to support those serving around the world.

🤝 Short-term trips also provide tremendous encouragement to missionaries. Knowing that churches and believers care enough to come alongside them, serve with them, and learn about their ministry can be a blessing that lasts long after the trip is over.

🌍 The goal of a short-term mission trip isn't simply to complete a project. It's to strengthen missionaries, build lasting partnerships, and allow God to work in the hearts of those who go.

✨ Sometimes the greatest impact isn't what happens during the trip—it's what happens afterward.

Interested in learning more about missionaries serving around the world? Visit https://MisforMissions.org to connect with missionaries, learn about their ministries, and discover ways to encourage and support them.

While not every missionary is able to host visitors, some may have opportunities for individuals or groups to visit and serve alongside them.

05/05/2026

An old missionary illustration…
but the need behind it is very real.

Around the world, people are searching for hope—
often following what they’ve been taught, even when it leads them in difficult or heartbreaking directions.

What if someone had come sooner?

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👉 Visit https://MisforMissions.org

Choose a country. Choose one—or several—missionaries to support.

Be part of helping them get there sooner—through your giving, your prayers, and your encouragement.

04/27/2026

Alya is out!!!! Out of the hospital. The Hernandez family thanks you for your prayers!!!

UPDATE: Last night she really didn’t sleep. She fell asleep about 1/2 hr ago. Lord willing she will be discharged tomorrow. God has had His hand on her.
See attached letter for more complete information.

🚨 Urgent Prayer Request for the Hernandez Family 🙏

Please join us in praying for Gavino & Marianna Hernandez, missionaries faithfully serving in Mexico.

Their youngest daughter, Alya, recently suffered a serious fall down a flight of stairs that did not have a handrail (roughly 9 feet) and hit her head. She was transferred by ambulance to one of the best hospitals in Monterrey, Mexico.

She is currently being treated for a fractured skull and internal bleeding. While we are thankful she is in good spirits, this is a heavy and uncertain time for their family.

We ask you to lift up:
• Alya’s healing and recovery
• Wisdom and guidance for the doctors
• Strength and peace for Gavino, Marianna, and their family

This is exactly why we do what we do—to come alongside missionaries not just financially, but in prayer, encouragement, and support during moments like this.

Take a moment today to encourage them and be a blessing.

Visit 👉 misformissions.org
Then go to: Mexico → Gavino Hernandez

Let’s surround this family with support. 🙏

04/22/2026

We’re having a great week at the Soulwinning Leadership Conference at Parkside Baptist in Mesquite, TX with Pastor Mike Wells. Services are today and tonight through tomorrow night.
Stop by the M is for Missions table on your way to hearing some great preaching!!

04/20/2026

🌍 Missionary Spotlight: Noah & Katherine Bake

Noah was raised in a pastor’s home and trusted Christ as his Savior at the age of 12. As a teenager, he surrendered to God’s call to missions, and through college and missions training camps, the Lord continued to confirm that calling—especially through trips to Africa.

In October 2019, Noah traveled with veteran missionaries to Uganda to reach the Batwa (Pygmy) tribe, leaving a lasting burden on his heart.

Katherine was saved at the age of six and surrendered to the Lord to be a missionary at 15. She has faithfully served in ministries including bus ministry, junior church, public school Bible clubs, and daycare.

After Bible college, Noah moved to Jackson, Alabama, where he met Katherine. They were married in October 2022 and continued preparing for the mission field together. In 2024, the Lord blessed them with their son, James.

Over time, God has clearly led them to Africa—specifically to the Batwa people. After another trip to Uganda, they are fully convinced this is where God has called them to serve.

They are now stepping out in faith to reach a people group with little access to the Gospel.

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🙏 Prayer Requests:
• Katherine (30+ weeks pregnant) – safe delivery & healthy baby
• James to do well with travel
• Raise support quickly
• Safety and reliability for their vehicle

💛 Be part of sending the Bakes to the Batwa.

Your support—whether monthly or one-time—helps provide for their growing family and move them closer to the field. Together, we can help bring the Gospel to those who have little access to it.

👉 https://www.MisforMissions.org
➡️ Select Congo → Noah Bake

04/09/2026

What is it like to be a missionary during a war?

While most people are trying to get out, some are choosing to stay—not because it’s safe or easy, but because they believe the Gospel still matters… even there.

From prison cells to hostile nations to places where following Christ comes with real cost, missionaries have stayed—and they still are.

Right now, there are missionaries serving in regions affected by war—some connected to MisForMissions—continuing the work quietly, faithfully, and often without recognition.

This isn’t just history. This is happening today.

There are men and women preparing to go where the Gospel is needed most—not asking for comfort, just faithfulness.

🙏 Pray for them
💛 Encourage them
🤝 Support them

👉 Find a missionary. Pray for them. Support their journey: https://MisforMissions.org

04/01/2026

Sunday was a great day at Rose City Baptist Church near Beaumont, TX. It was good seeing Pastor Tony Wilcoxson again and the kind people of Rose City Baptist. He allowed me to present the new M is for Missions Turnkey Missions Kit. Pastor Tony did a great job in the Sunday School hour and Church service. I learned something from both messages. They have a big weekend coming up for Resurrection Day / Easter Sunday.

03/20/2026

🌟Don’t ever let the rope go for your missionaries.🌟

This powerful reminder came from Justin Barnett, a missionary to the Navajo people supported by Trinity Baptist Church, during Wednesday night service—and it’s one we shouldn’t forget.

The Christian life was never meant to be lived alone.
Even Paul had fellow laborers, helpers, and brethren walking alongside him every step of the way.

Our missionaries need that same support today.

Holding the rope is more than just saying you care—it means
➽ praying faithfully,
➽ giving consistently,
➽ and encouraging regularly.

Because the reality is…
missionaries cannot get to the field—or stay there—on their own.

And sometimes, when support fades…
so does their ability to remain.

At https://MisforMissions.org, we exist to help you hold the rope.
When you come alongside a missionary through monthly or one-time support, you become part of what God is doing through their life and ministry.

You may not go—but you can send, strengthen, and sustain those who do.

👉 Visit https://MisforMissions.org to learn how you can support, give, and encourage missionaries answering God’s call.

Let’s be people who provoke one another unto love and to good works —
and never let the rope go.

03/06/2026

M is for Missions 3rd Anniversary

From the Brileys to Uruguay:
While out knocking doors on our bus route in the spring, we met a Guatemalan couple named Denis
and Mildred Contreras. They didn’t speak much English, but we weren’t letting them off that easily. They seemed sincere and searching. After a few return visits, I set up a meeting to talk to Denis and his wife specifically about the Gospel. When we sat down at their kitchen table over a cup of coffee, they were all ears.
Even the rowdy children didn’t distract them. After about 30 minutes of talking through the Gospel, they both prayed and asked Jesus to be their Savior.

From John-Mark Ziegler and his team to Malawi:
Day camps have ended, and God did a mighty work! The men conducted a total of 312-day camps. Around 13,500 children were in attendance; and Praise God 3,296 professions of faith were made!

These are just a couple of the many works that God has done through M is for Missions and our beloved missionaries over the last year.

We’re looking forward to Jesus working in many more lives as we move into our fourth year. Please pray for us — and — why not support your own missionary??!!

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Thank you for loving souls!

Richard Muse and the M is for Missions Staff