Travel isn't the point of itineration but in the process of meeting with pastors and church people where we've been become quite important.

We love what we do and the ministry and life we have with so many great people in IES and colleagues we serve with across Indonesia and Throughout Asia Pacific. There are some things we've missed while we we've been away and there are many things we miss now while we're away from Indonesia.

After 11 years serving as Missionary Associates, we took the treck to Springfield for interviews and orientation in order to be approved for full appointment with Assembly of God World Missions. It's been quite a journey.

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Our process of itineration has begun. We are meeting with pastors, visiting and preaching at churches, and making connections with future partners wherever we may find them.

It's great to be back visiting in the US where there are so many thing so see and even more people to reconnect with. We are blessed with the opportunity to see so many friends and family members.

IES is proud to be a church for all nations and ethnicities with representatives from all the continents.

IES is always in ministry development mode, new people are continually raised up and those who are raised up are often sent off to other great ministry endeavors.

When we think of the unreached we often think of distant people in small villages, but IC's in cities have a tremendous capacity to reach and develop believers who are from neglected or uncreached people groups.

Where IC's are surrounded by great need they becomes a great tool to impact comunities through compassion ministries.

The variety of cultures and ethnicities in IES and other IC's give us a great opportunity to share faith, because we're so obvioulsly different.

As with most IC's, IES is intentionally a Church for all ages where all are recognized as the Church.

IC's are an asset to the Church of their nation. Through connections, experience, education, resources and a desire to see God's Kingdom grow, international churches and their people desire to partner in ministry.

IES like other ICs is a church made up of hundreds of different kinds of people from different places, backgrounds, traditions and expereinces.

Thoughts on communicating the power and impact of International Church ministry.

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