by Jared Via | Sep 30, 2017 | Blog
When our family moved to Haiti nearly three years ago, we began with a plan to exit. From the very beginning, we were in transition. I believe the missionary’s most important task is the outsider-to-insider transition. That is why we have been pouring our lives into a...
by Rick Via | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog
I just returned from a mission to the country of Zambia. While there, I was aware of following in the footsteps of the great missionary David Livingstone. In 1855, Livingstone discovered the great Zambezi River and waterfall which he named Victoria Falls. It is now...
by Jared Via | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog
“And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out.” (Mark 3:14) When Keesha and I decided to allow 12 young men to live with us for the purpose of discipleship and multiplication, there were people who...
by Jared Via | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
Please mark your calendars for our 6th annual World Reach Benefit Dinner at the beautiful Homeplace Restaurant in Catawba, VA. This special evening will be on Monday evening, October 9 at 6:30 pm. Smooth Via will be the keynote speaker and worship will be led by Josh...
by Josh Via | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
In 1792, William Carey wrote his famous essay entitled “An Inquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens.” Carey’s essay has been well-described as the “spark that ignited the modern missions movement.” Attacking the...
by Jared Via | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog
One morning recently, Keesha and I were awakened by a commotion outside our home in Port Au Prince. I looked out my window to see a few dozen people in the street, a lot of yelling, and several people fighting. I quickly ran outside and a few of the young men that...
