Mission 2819

12/24/2025

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Mission 2819 Executive Director brings a special Christmas Eve message. It's a raw look at the First Christmas... it's the Christmas Story like you've never heard!
Merry Christmas from Mission 2819.

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas Eve from Mission 2819!

Join us today at 2pm (US Central Time) as our Executive Director brings a special, and unique, look at Christmas:

THE GREAT INTRUSION

A raw image of the First Christmas... it's the Christmas Story like you've never heard!

(The event will be recorded and posted for later viewing.)

12/22/2025

Join us on Christmas Eve, 2pm (US Central Time) as we bring you a special, and unique, look at Christmas.

Are you stressing out trying to make Christmas perfect? Are you struggling because someone is missing from this Christmas? Are you angry because Christmas didn't go as planned? Are you... you fill in the blank. This message is for you!

You don't want to miss our founder and Executive Director, Michael Horsey, as he goes LIVE 2pm CST on Christmas Eve to present The Great Intrusion, a raw image of the First Christmas.

It's the Christmas Story like you've never heard.

07/14/2025

I was blessed today to have the opportunity to speak at Fairview Heights Church of Christ presenting my recent mission trip to Côte d’Ivoire.

Two personal lessons I gained from my experience that I will share:

1. God calls all of us to Go! Each in our own way. It’s the first word of the Great Commission. It’s up to you whether or not you answer that call.

2. No matter who we are, what we look like, where we are from, what language we speak, our social status, our political beliefs… we all belong to the same human race and view equally by God. We are all Brothes and Sisters in Christ!

Brother Mike Horsey reports on his mission trip to the Ivory Coast

05/29/2025

After suffering through my first battle with gout, I have found an error in the Bible. It’s irrefutable.

Genesis 3.

God is scolding Adam and Eve for disobeying. To Eve He says “you will suffer great in childbirth.” No argument there.

Then, to Adam, “Through painful toil you will eat your food.”

Really??? “Adam, go fishing” is punishment?

No, no, no… what God meant to say was:

“Adam, you will get GOUT!”

Prove me wrong. 🤣

If you suffer with gout, may God have mercy on you! 🙏🏼

04/25/2025

By far the best part of my trip to the Ivory Coast were the people. Ivorians are some of the friendliest most welcoming people I’ve encountered.

Now imagine this. I don’t look like them. For my entire visit, I didn’t see anyone who looked like me. Many I encountered had never seen anyone like me for real. One young lady touched my arm just to see what it felt like. Or if it was real.

I was an alien. A mysterious beast.

People stared at me. Everywhere. They didn’t even try to hide it. I had never been stared at so much. Did I get mad? Did I get offended? Did I yell at them to quit staring?

No. God opened my mind revealing to me that how I responded, how I acted, how I treated them, would be their forever lasting impression not just of me but of the entire world of people like me. It was my choice in that moment what that impact would be. No pressure at all.

So I chose to show them the same love that Jesus has shown me. Wherever I went, I returned their stare with my “Bonjour” and a smile. Most importantly, I gave them my time and attention. By doing so, I let them know they were important and mattered.

And I witnessed time and time again the stare melt into the most friendly response. A “Bonjour monsieur”. A smile. A high five. A fist bump. A friend!

I deliberately took the time to express kindness, friendliness… Jesus! In return, I was rewarded with more than I ever imagined. A lifetime of memories… and photos to prove it!

This experience reinforced something I truly believe and preach. No matter who we are, what we look like, where we are from, what language we speak, our social status, our political beliefs… we all belong to the same human race and viewed equally by God. We are all Brothers and Sisters.

Especially today, this is what our world needs more of… turning a stare into a smile! I challenge you to do that. Today!

04/20/2025

Amazing and richly rewarding week in the Ivory Coast. It reinforced the importance of Mission 2819 supporting the ministry there.

Spent a lot of time with Germe and his wife Felicitie, whose ministry to the Agni tribal communities Mission 2819 supports.

Traveled to several very remote areas and met with many church leaders who are ministering to the Agni. One highlight was touring a facility being built for an orphanage (as funds are provided).

Even had the rare opportunity to meet with the King of Sanwi. In 1992, King of Pop Michael Jackson was anointed “King-in-Waiting” of the Agni Kingdom of Sanwi.

Ended the mission trip by attending an overnight prayer vigil hosted by Germe.

I was warmly welcomed by all Ivorians wherever I was at, from the biggest city Abidjan to remote tribal villages.

Donations to Mission 2819 go in part to support the ongoing work in the Ivory Coast. You can donate by visiting our website at Go2819.org.

04/19/2025

04/13/2025

Today I had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with two preachers in the greater Abidjan area. We talked about their ministries, the Global Missions efforts of Mission 2819, communed and prayed together.

Prudence Kouamé. Preacher in the Abobo area (north Abidjan) who leads a house church from his home. House churches are very common. His family is of Agni tribal origin from a village we will visit soon. This week he is embarking on a new mission to the town of Touba. It’s a predominantly Muslim area on the far west side of Côte d’Ivoire. He will minister to the Yacouba, Toura, Mahouka tribes. Kouamé’s wife also welcomed me very warmly by cooking a delicious traditional meal.

Daouda Toure. Preacher who leads a church in the west Abidjan area of Yopougon. His parents were Muslim from northern Ivory Coast, but he converted to Christianity in 1995 after watching a movie about Jesus and a preacher showing him John 14:6: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” That should convict all of us!

We ended the day visiting with Germe’s sister Christiane and her husband Richmond, who is also a preacher. I thank them for their kindness and willingness to open their home to a stranger from a foreign land. And for the Boules de Neige. They were delicious!

Please pray for all of them and their ministries. 🙏🏼

04/12/2025

Arrived into Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. 🇨🇮 Met by my hosts, Germe and Felicitie, whose work Mission 2819 has been supporting for four years. They are Ivorian Christians who promote Christianity in Abidjan and the Agni tribal regions.

04/11/2025

Mission 2819's mission trip to the Ivory Coast begins tomorrow! We are meeting with local Christian ministers, visiting Agni tribal regions, and discussing the importance of Global Missions as it relates to the Great Commission.
We appreciate your prayers! 🙏

04/11/2025

Beautiful song, Jeremy Camp singing with his two daughters.