Stories & Testimonies

On a warm spring day in Houston, *John Harper shelters inside from the Texas heat. Children laugh and chase each other in his apartment complex’s courtyard. Women hang vibrant colored fabrics to dry as they watch their little ones climb and giggle on the nearby playground. It might seem like a typical apartment community, but…

What does it look like to advance the Kingdom of God during quarantine? Another way to ask that question is how do I redeem the time? The Apostle Paul tells us to make the best use of our time, because the days are evil (Eph. 5:16). You might be trying to figure out how to…

Brittany did not want her ministry to focus on children. She had a desire to reach women, but God had something grander in store when she joined Global Gates as a missionary in Houston two years ago. He placed her in an apartment complex with neighbors from 17 different countries. Open Doors puts out the…

“But David, they will use all the toilet paper!” Even as I type these words, I’m embarrassed and humiliated. “I know Mary, but we have no place to meet. There are no offices, no meeting area. We must use our house as a meeting place.” As David and I recall this conversation, it is with…

The best way to reach Africans is sitting down with them at night for a conversation over cups of tea. “Sharing Christ is also sharing life.” Kris and Nika, Global Gates missionaries, have had ample opportunity to live this truth on a several-month language-learning assignment in West Africa. Staying in an Airbnb that promised security,…

Dear Friend, Thank you, thank you for your prayers and your partnership as we navigate through the storm of the coronavirus pandemic. Please know that we are praying for you, even as you remember us in your prayers. Though Global Gates missionaries serve in 24 cities, our largest deployment is in metro New York, the…

Jesus is alive, and he is our only hope. That’s what Russell, a missionary with Global Gates, wants people to know during this coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). He shares that simple but profound message of grace and truth with the people he is reaching with the love of Christ. Sadly, he must do it via telephone,…

Dear Ministry Partner, Yesterday, I received this message from one of our Global Gates missionaries: Ground Zero for Coronavirus Last night our neighborhood got the unfortunate designation as ‘ground zero’ for COVID-19 in America. Praise God, our family is well, but that is not the case for so many of our friends and neighbors. As…

Dear Ministry Partner, As we enter this season of the coronavirus pandemic, please know that you are in our prayers, and we are grateful for your prayers for us. Our Global Gates missionaries working in 24 cities across North America and around the world are prayerfully responding to this crisis as many of you are….

The Muslim world stretches from West Africa to Southeast Asia, but God is bringing Muslims to cities throughout the United States and Canada. In fact, last week’s #upgthursday article, “Your Muslim Neighbors,” reported there are 31 different Muslim people groups concentrated in 35 different cities in North America according to the Global Gates UPG Priority…