Missionary Rianna Cassista DONATE Hello! My name is Rianna, and I've recently graduated from a discipleship training school with Fire and Fragrance in Kona, Hawaii. This program is an interdenominational Christian ministry that trains and equips the youth of our generation to then go, and spread the gospel in different nations, with a main focus on worship and prayer. I went on my first outreach, and I fell in love with sharing the Gospel, serving the people in those nations and sharing the love of Jesus. I want to continue on this journey of mission work with Fire and Fragrance and participate in their leadership program being held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here I will be learning how to live a missional lifestyle, do a bible school, and go on another mission trip. I've witnessed lives changed by the power of the Gospel and love of Jesus, including my own, how could I not continue to share that with others? I want to serve the Lord in missions, and take you along with me! Would you prayerfully consider partnering with me to help the good news of Jesus be spread throughout the nations, whether financially or in prayer I am so excited to have you join me on this journey. Thank you for your time! Rianna Donate

Missionary Corrin Smucker DONATE I'm Corrin Smucker and I'm a missionary and student with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in their School of Biblical Studies (SBS)! SBS is a 9 month intensive Bible school geared towards studying the Bible inductively and preparing you to teach. As an outcome of this school I will have written my own commentary on the entire Bible to leverage in teaching and kingdom building. In the future I plan to pursue my masters in Theology to bring the word to the academic, creative and business sector of society. I feel a call to bridge the gap between art and faith and teach others how faith has so broadly shaped arts as we know it today, this school is the first step towards that. While in SBS I will be living on the YWAM Amsterdam base spending 9+ hours a day in the word and pouring into the surrounding city through the Send, red light ministry and evangelism. I have such a heart for cities and Amsterdam is a city truly in need of the gospel! In a place of such rich art and freedom of expression they are so desperate for the true freedom the gospel brings! While in SBS, I have been blessed financially through my previous job and am primarily supporting myself (including tuition), but am hoping to close the gap by raising about $600 a month of living expenses to cover my basic needs. I am also in need to prayer partners and would love for you to pray with me and following along on my journey via substack: https://substack.com/@corrinsmucker Would you be willing to partner with me? Corrin Donate

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Missionary Cheryl Ensinger DONATE For more than three decades, the Lord has prepared me through cross-cultural missions, nursing, discipleship, prayer ministry, and leadership. Along the way, I discovered that my greatest joy is simply joining Jesus in the work He is already doing. More than pursuing a particular ministry title or platform, my heart has always been to love the people God places before me and help them encounter the compassion, healing, and restoring presence of Christ. Today, God has invited me into a new season of serving and sharing life among the people of Guatemala. As a registered nurse and follower of Jesus, my calling weaves together compassionate care, prayer, discipleship, and learning Spanish so I can build meaningful relationships within the communities where He has called me. Whether serving in a clinic, praying with someone in need, encouraging a neighbor, or simply sharing everyday life, my desire is to faithfully love the people around me and reflect Christ in both ordinary and extraordinary moments. Why Partnership Matters This mission was never meant to be carried alone. As I establish life and ministry in Guatemala, your partnership makes it possible for me to faithfully live, serve, and build relationships within the communities God has called me to. Your prayers, encouragement, and financial support provide the practical foundation for relocation, transportation, language learning, housing, and ongoing ministry, allowing me to invest deeply in the people and communities God has called me to serve. Thank you for considering becoming part of the story God is writing in Guatemala. To follow the journey, receive ministry updates, and discover ways to pray and partner, I invite you to visit This Guatemalan Life. Cheryl Donate

Missionary Mikala Tarazi DONATE Mikala Tarazi is a 21 year old missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission). She is originally from Clovis California and joined YWAM when she was 18 years old and has been led by the Lord to continue in missions since. With YWAM, she has been a student in the Discipleship Training School, School of Biblical Studies, Counter Culture school of Apologetics, Titus Project, and is now joining the DTS staff team. She has a passion and drive for missions and wants to give her all to God and the students as she staffs DTS. She also has a desire to go into long-term missionary work, particularly in the Middle East as she continues in missions. Donate

MISSIONARY Kaleigh DONATE Hi! My name is Kaleigh! I am working in the Middle East. I am currently working on language learning as a short term goal. But I will be using Crossfit and boxing to build community and relationships with Muslim women! Donate

Hildebrandt Adoption Evan Hildebrandt and Alison Shepard Hildebrandt DONATE Hello, friends and family! We have some exciting news! Some of you may know that for many years, we have longed to have children of our own, but were never able to do so. Adoption has also been a dream of ours, and we have decided to take a leap of faith toward that dream! We have recently been accepted into the Nightlight Christian Adoptions Bulgaria program! Bulgaria has a high population of Roma children who are waiting to be adopted. The Roma people, sometimes referred to in a derogatory sense as Gypsies, originally come from Northern India in the Punjab region. Over a thousand years ago, they began migrating out of India towards Persia and then into Europe. They have been persecuted for centuries and were targeted by Hitler and his regime during the Holocaust. The Roma people still endure persecution to this day and often struggle with poverty, as well as lack of access to education and resources that many of us take for granted in America. We have a tender place in our hearts for Roma children for several reasons. We were married in Scotland and have traveled to Europe many times over the years. I (Alison) also had family who lived in Spain, and I spent quite a bit of time in Europe because of that. My aunt Stephanie and uncle Patrick lived in Mallorca, Spain, and during one of my visits, they took me to see a group of Roma people doing traditional folk dancing. This was my first introduction to the amazing talent and rich cultural traditions of the Roma people. My uncle Patrick also exposed me to flamenco music performed by very talented Roma musicians and dancers. Patrick described the kind of persecution that Roma people endured as being similar to what African American people experienced before the Civil Rights movement. During our travels to Europe, Evan and I encountered many impoverished Roma people begging on the streets for help. There were times when we would stop to pray for them, buy them food and speak with them if they spoke English or Spanish. There was one time when we were living in Barcelona, where Evan gave a barefoot Roma man a pair of his shoes. Bulgaria has one of the highest Roma populations in Europe. Bulgarian orphanages are filled with Roma children because of the social stigma against them; most Europeans do not want to adopt Roma children. Older sibling groups are particularly vulnerable and not as likely to get adopted. There are not many great options for Roma children who do not get adopted. It is not an easy thing for Roma people to get good jobs because of the prejudice against them. It is for this reason that we have decided to adopt an older Roma sibling group. Our dream is to be able to keep two siblings together and provide them with a loving home and all the opportunities that becoming Americans would have to offer them. If your heart is moved by our dream and you feel called to help, we would be so very grateful for your support. Your gifts will help cover the many legal fees and administrative costs of adoption. We also have to travel to Bulgaria twice in order to be able to adopt, and you can help us fund our travel costs to bring our children home. Your generosity will help with a very long list of the many costs associated with adoption. We will be updating our journey on our blog and sharing all the fees we will be seeking help with funding. Your donations are tax deductible and are for a great cause to impact the lives of two siblings who just want to be able to stay together and become part of a loving family. We thank you all so much for your love, prayers and support in this journey! The LORD bless you and keep you, Evan and Alison “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.” -Deuteronomy 10:18 (New International Version) “External religious worship [religion as it is expressed in outward acts] that is pure and unblemished in the sight of God the Father is this: to visit and help and care for the orphans and widows in their affliction and need, and to keep oneself unspotted and uncontaminated from the world.” –James 1:27 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) www.shepbrandt.com www.alisonshepardart.com www.evanhildebrandtart.com Donate donate here

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Café Urbino Café Urbino DONATE We are excited about the possibilities at hand, dream with us for a moment… The bread from the oven wafts through the Café and draws in passerbys hungry for a quick slice of warm bread. Students from every nation pop in for a coffee on the way to morning class while others settle into the cozy couch for a long read of tedious school material. There’s discourse around the tables as a group of students help each other prepare for the exams to come. Each one is sipping a warm holiday drink and enjoying the quiet ambiance and well lit atmosphere. Our host team is checking in with the students who frequent the café and make sure stomachs are full to keep their brains going. Our baristas are laughing together with a few students at the coffee bar as they give hugs to each other on the way out. In another corner, one of our staff sits next to a young student who is feeling a little lost and unsure of her purpose. Grateful that she feels at home here with us and has found a safe place to unburden herself - they pray together and she finds encouragement in the smiles and atmosphere! The University town of Urbino, Italy is host to 15,000 students and about 15,000 other residents, without one evangelical church. From what we have learned over the last three years, there was a couple doing ministry on campus 8 - 10 years ago. Sadly, the husband passed away and since then there has been no work on campus except one student who works with GBU, an Italian Campus Ministry. She has served faithfully, but tells the story that many students arrive believing in Jesus, but fall away without anyone around to help cultivate the seeds growing in their hearts. Under the pressures of college life, the lack of a believing community, and no one to encourage them in the faith, students often suffer and fall away before the year’s end. We believe now is the time for us to go to Urbino and bring the Kingdom of God, his love, laborers who want to see the lost saved, and make disciples. The harvest in Urbino is truly ready, but lacking workers. After several recent trips doing outreach and scouting, we have seen such an openness to talk about Jesus. Many students are lonely, and many struggle to believe they have a purpose, but they are hungry and open! We long to bring the light of the Gospel to this city on a hill, and breathe life on smoldering ashes as we fan into flame the gifts and purposes God has created in the students at Urbino University and the community. Would you consider joining our dream team of financial, prayerful, and encouraging partners who also see the vision to open a local coffee shop in Urbino, Italy. We envision a place that will allow students to come hang out, study, and attend events ranging from game nights to church meetings. By offering diverse products in our coffee shop we will allow one Kingdom work to bless another Kingdom work, fostering a vision for missions! Some ideas are: to sell bottled water to donate funds to other projects such as wells in Africa; purchase coffee and products that would help end slavery and trafficking in the coffee industry world-wide; and sell art that would help new artists that are emerging and doing their craft for Jesus. The Dream continues… It’s now 2027, fresh baked bread is filling the rooms of the coffee shop. We have started to impact the community, network with local businesses, and added many new ideas. The “Ameritivo” (afternoon pick me-up with American foods), is being prepared - today Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, popcorn, and chocolate chip cookies are available for purchase. As usual, during study hours from 4:00-6:00, sodas and coffees are free refills. We also offer during study hours a free first slice of bread/cake. Our intention is to make the Café an extension of our home. They know they can get a snack, a little wisdom on life and study, as well as fellowship - and it doesn’t break the bank! Evenings are packed with events such as, Game Night, Worship Night, Art Night, Dave Ramsey’s material (at least what can be modified for Italy), Dance Classes, the John Maxwell Leadership Course, etc. - all to cultivate an atmosphere of joy and belonging that opens the door to share the good news of Jesus. We see the restaurant filled on Sundays for our “HOME AWAY FROM HOME CHURCH” fellowship! We are making disciples and growing leaders! More Details: • Our projected move date to Urbino is: June 2026 • Our projected open date for the Cafe: September 2026 • We will have a soft opening through July and August as we prepare and train staff You can be a part of this dream Would you prayerfully consider joining this dream to reach college students in Italy and all over the world through Café Urbino? You can increase your giving or make a one time gift, and please share with friends! Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected https://the-dalton-family.epistle.org/subscribe Thank you for your investment into this dream to reach a generation with the good news of Jesus! Love, The Daltons Donate donate here

Karis Lieto Medical Fund Chris and Karis Lieto DONATE Karis' Journey : Asking for your help On December 26th, Karis was diagnosed with colon cancer after experiencing ongoing stomach pain that led to a colonoscopy. What we hoped would be a simple answer turned into something far more serious—a tumor was discovered in her sigmoid colon. In February, she underwent major surgery at UCSF Medical Center, where they successfully removed the tumor along with margins above and below the affected area. After a difficult recovery and four weeks in Northern California, we returned home briefly before seeking a longer-term treatment path. Post-surgery, Karis was diagnosed with stage 3B colon cancer. This means the cancer had extended beyond the colon wall and was found in nearby lymph nodes, significantly increasing the risk of recurrence. To proactively address any remaining cancer cells, we made the decision to temporarily relocate to Irvine, California, where Karis is now undergoing a comprehensive treatment plan at the Cancer Center for Healing. This includes both conventional chemotherapy and integrative, holistic therapies designed to address root causes and strengthen her body and spirit for long-term healing. We’ve left our home in Hawaii and committed to being here full-time for the next 12 weeks. Karis is in treatment five days a week—mentally, emotionally, and physically it’s an intense journey. It’s a lot, and while we’re doing everything we can, the financial burden of this road—medical bills, housing, living expenses—has become overwhelming. It’s not easy for us to ask for help. In fact, it’s something we’ve always tried to avoid. But after encouragement from people who love us, we’ve created this space for anyone who feels moved to support us. Any gift or donation is deeply appreciated—and through Equipnet, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization hosting this platform, all contributions are fully tax-deductible. There’s absolutely no expectation—only gratitude for those who choose to stand with us during this time. Your generosity, prayers, and love mean more than we can express. Thank you for being part of Karis’s healing and our journey forward. With love and gratitude, Chris Lieto Donate donate here