by Rebekah Schouten | Apr 24, 2026 | Stories of Impact
The baptism should have been a moment of celebration. Instead, it began with hesitation. A new believer in the Middle East, Hamza*, stood ready to publicly declare his faith in Jesus – an act that, in his context, carried profound personal risk. A disciple of the e3...
by Rebekah Schouten | Apr 2, 2026 | Medical, Short-Term Missions, Stories of Impact
Sarah didn’t set out to go on a mission trip. In fact, she hadn’t even heard of e3 Partners before she stepped on the plane. “As a part of my nursing school, we were all required to go on some international trip,” Sarah said. “And the one I got chosen to be on was...
by Rebekah Schouten | Mar 27, 2026 | Colombia, South America, Stories of Impact
When Mike boarded a plane for Colombia in 2003, he was 61 years old and heading out on his very first short-term mission trip. He had enjoyed a successful business career, retired early, and built a life that looked good from the outside. Missions had never been part...
by Rebekah Schouten | Mar 13, 2026 | Africa, Persecution, Stories of Impact, The Unreached
In a small village along the Tanzanian coast – where most people follow Islam and only a handful of Christians gather quietly in tiny churches – God is moving in remarkable ways. What started as a simple training for local believers became a powerful reminder that the...
by Rebekah Schouten | Feb 18, 2026 | Stories of Impact, The United States, USA
On a recent Saturday night in Phoenix, a group of e3 missionaries gathered college students for something simple but intentional: learning how to share the Gospel and make disciples. They spent the evening talking through how to clearly explain the good news of Jesus,...
