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Maranatha Volunteers International

An in-depth look at the people, cultures, and countries where Maranatha is working. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review, and share!

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    Episode 34 - Making Responsible Impact - Monty Jacobs - Ethical gift giving, serving on Maranatha’s board, and the importance of partnerships in local communities

    Maranatha board member and Executive Director of Global Missions at AdventHealth, Monty Jacobs, joins the crew for a conversation about engaging volunteers in meaningful, ethical service. Monty talks about his first Maranatha mission trip experience as a high schooler in 1982, and how that experience set him up for a lifetime of service. As he started his career as an immigration lawyer and got married, Monty continued to go on projects, and was eventually asked to be a Maranatha board member in his early 30’s. He shares how the Maranatha board of directors helps to guide the organization, and discusses what makes an effective board member. Monty explains how engaging employees in service has connected them more deeply to the mission of Advent Health in a tangible way, and how he’s drawn on his experience there and with Maranatha, to aid each other. He describes how Advent Health approaches mission partnerships with other organizations, donating medical equipment or supplies in a responsible way, and why long term relationships allow for transparency in the communication of needs. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe, leave a review, and share the show. Visit maranatha.org for more info on the work of Maranatha Volunteers International. Text us! Let us know what you thought of this episode and the show in general!

    56분
  2. 1월 13일

    Episode 31 - Mission Field TV. Our producers talk international media production, travel, finding stories, and conducting interviews through interpreters.

    ** NEW FORMAT! Going forward our TV producers will be regulars each episode, discussing a wide variety of topics related to missions, and sometimes bringing guests into the conversation.**  What’s it like being a television producer in the mission field? Go behind the scenes with our “Maranatha Mission Stories” producers from the moment they get the assignment, all the way through capturing the images and stories that bring the mission to your screen. What goes into the planning of a media production trip before flights are even booked? What kind of logistics need to be fine-tuned before the team lands on the ground? The group discusses what happens when the best-laid plans don’t materialize, interviewing people who speak a different language, and balancing the need to show challenging conditions while not perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes, and yet still honoring the people and cultures we’re visiting.  We also talk about why we always tell stories through the eyes of individuals, how covering a volunteer project is different from filming an episode on the challenges of a country or region, and how interview subjects have impacted us personally. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe, leave a review, and share the show. Visit maranatha.org for more info on the work of Maranatha Volunteers International. Text us! Let us know what you thought of this episode and the show in general!

    55분
  3. 2025. 05. 29.

    Episode 29 - Elmer Barbosa - Jungle church construction, starting from scratch in a new country, and leading a large mission trip for teens

    Our country director for Peru and Paraguay returns as the show’s first repeat guest after an abbreviated first appearance in Episode 5. Elmer shares how the work in the Amazon jungle region of Peru progressed since then, and talks about his new responsibility in also overseeing Maranatha’s work in Paraguay, including the anticipation of leading Maranatha’s teens-only mission trip, Ultimate Workout, in summer 2025.  Having established Maranatha’s efforts from scratch in four separate countries, Elmer explains how the organization first enters a country to start the work. He recalls his first years of service as a 20-year-old in Mozambique, including the construction of 1,000 churches, and the lifelong relationships he formed. He opens up about his journey in missions with his family, from spending time away from his new bride as a newlywed for two months in Angola, to his kids living in several countries already in their childhood. He concludes by sharing how Maranatha has impacted his life and what he’s learned about God through his 18 years of service with Maranatha. TV episode on the work in Iquitos, Peru: https://watch.maranatha.org/videos/the-gospel-in-the-jungle TV episode on the work in Paraguay: https://watch.maranatha.org/videos/mms11e43-1 Thanks for listening! Please subscribe, leave a review, and share the show. Visit maranatha.org for more info on the work of Maranatha Volunteers International. Text us! Let us know what you thought of this episode and the show in general!

    1시간 9분
  4. 2025. 03. 28.

    Episode 27 - Marcos Paseggi - Adventist Review’s senior news correspondent on reporting on the mission around the world

    As Adventist Review’s senior news correspondent, Marcos has traveled the world covering stories for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and has the unique experience of coming to the mission of Maranatha via journalism. Early in his time at Adventist Review, he was asked to cover the dedication of a Maranatha-built sanctuary in Cuba. He went, and was impressed with the dedication of Maranatha volunteers, donors, and staff. Since then, he’s been on more assignments involving Maranatha, and talks about the excitement of gathering unexpected stories in the mission field, and how God brings specific people into his path to help tell each story.  Marcos reflects on his time at the Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center in Kenya, a long-term project for Maranatha from 2018-2024. He shares how he and his family were moved by their experience serving the Maasai girls there who had escaped child marriage and female genital mutilation. As a journalist, he talks about how hard it is to not let these stories impact you personally, and how his exposure to Maranatha has expanded his view of missions. Marcos’ first experience with Maranatha at the dedication of the Cardenas Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cuba led to several articles for Adventist Review, two of which you can read below:  https://adventistreview.org/news/after-decades-of-prayer-adventists-dedicate-largest-church-ever-in-cuba/ https://adventistreview.org/news/we-want-jesus-to-come/ Watch the final TV episode featuring the Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center in Kenya, which includes the dedication of this campus Maranatha spent six years transforming: https://watch.maranatha.org/videos/mms11e50-1  Thanks for listening! Please subscribe, leave a review, and share the show. Visit maranatha.org for more info on the work of Maranatha Volunteers International. Text us! Let us know what you thought of this episode and the show in general!

    38분

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An in-depth look at the people, cultures, and countries where Maranatha is working. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review, and share!