The hope of the world. Accessible to everyone, everywhere.

The Church isn’t organized religion, a building, or an event. It’s the living, breathing, transforming demonstration of God’s love to the world. But today, over 40% of the world doesn’t have access.

You can help change that.

Human Trafficking

Let’s end modern-day slavery by cutting it off from the source. Venture into remote villages where human trafficking rings are convincing poverty-stricken families to sell their own children. Reveal what’s really happening and save the next generation by sharing the simple truth that every life is priceless.

Sports

Transform a community just by kicking around a soccer ball with children. Use your love for sports to reach new people with the Gospel.

Medical

Come alongside medical professionals offering free exams and life-changing treatment in Romania’s lush foothills. Raise awareness about public health epidemics like HIV and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whether you’re a medical professional or a compassionate volunteer, you can make a tangible difference in the lives of others.

Family

Team up with the generations in impacting the nations as together families, singles, college students and churches serve in Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America. Daily share yours and God’s stories as well as hold a children’s program and distribute eyeglasses.

Orality

Over 75% of the world communicates orally through verbal storytelling, drama, and song. Conveniently, over 70% of the Bible consists of stories. On Orality expeditions, we present the Gospel through compelling biblical stories and drama to people who learn through oral methods.

Community Transformation

Empower churches to address critical social, economic, and public health issues in their communities. Help congregations develop sustainable economic plans that use local resources to improve the lives of those around them.

Refugees

Over 60 million refugees are without home or hope. Go, learn, and serve in the midst of the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II.

“My favorite part about e3 is that they are so intentional. They work hard to ensure that your trip makes a difference in people’s lives.”

// Jenny

WHERE WILL YOU GO?

Urban or rural? Dense jungles or endless plains? We’re serving in over 50 countries and you can join us.

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GROUP TRIPS

Give your church or private group a custom missions experience by planning a trip with e3 Partners. We take care of all the details so you can focus on leading your group well.

FEATURED RESOURCES

The Stories

Prayer

Speakers

Learning

The Stories

Find all of the gear you need to express the Gospel in your own life. Tell the world you’re second in the I Am Second store or pick up cubes and other tools for your upcoming mission trip.

Prayer

Join other Christians who are praying around the world for local churches. Download the I am Second Prayer Journal and connect with the prayer community. We have tools to dramatically enhance your prayer life!

Speakers

Invite an I am Second speaker to host your next event. These personalities will inspire your audience with their personal stories and challenge your fans with new ideas.

Learning

Learn more about the heartbeat of e3 Partners and how you can be involved in what God is doing around the world!

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THANK YOU for reading this! (7-minute read)

If you have known us for a while, this will be a helpful update and reassurance that we are still vision driven and working hard. However, if you are just now getting to know us, this brief letter might prepare us for some good conversations, hopefully leading us into a personally significant partnership in God’s mission.

This letter will clarify:

Who we are
What we are doing
How you can help

Since our earliest days in Nepal (photo from 1999), our work has taken many different forms. But in these past 25 years, God has clearly guided us into every new season.

Here we are again, approaching another fresh start to a whole new season. As we try to faithfully steward every experience and lesson learned, we are excited to serve in new ways that might have an even greater impact for God’s glory around the world.

Please consider this letter as your invitation to continue persevering with us in partnership or maybe to join with us for the first time.

Below, you will see some the main things God has called us to do in this new chapter of our calling. We hope this is helpful as you prayerfully consider new and even deeper levels of partnership with us in this mission.

WHO WE ARE

We passionate about our calling
We rely on God’s Spirit and His Word to implement biblical strategies
We work hard at catalyzing movements for the glory of Jesus

I recently asked people who know us best what they would want to share with anyone considering partnership with us. References flooded in from many of our co-workers, current partners and even some of the national believers we serve!

If you want to do some research, please read those for yourself. Just go to our Epistle website called “Smiths on Mission” and select the hashtag labeled “#references”. Or simply go to this link ( https://smith-family-on-mission.epistle.org/tags/references ).

WHAT WE DO

Engaging the Least Reached within Global Migration

Across major cities in North America and the European countries where least reached people groups flee to for a better life, we are serving local leaders to effectively engage people with the Gospel of Jesus.

Strategy Coordination Training

Through leadership training we developed in South Asia, we are working hard to demystify the missionary role by giving people clear pathways for a lifetime of learning and fruitfulness in disciple makers and church planters.

Player Coaching

Besides training missionaries, Carol and I get to personally coach many young people who have made the decision to build and implement serious strategic plans to make Christ known in places with very little access to the Gospel.

Co-Worker Care among Missionaries

While we certainly care about progress, we are just as serious about the personal thriving of the sweet missionary families we get to serve. Beyond our strategic roles, building an ethos and structure for co-worker care is another stewardship we have at e3Partners and as members of the greater #NoPlaceLeft collation.

As you can see, everything we do is to catalyze the multiplication of healthy disciples and churches so that the Great Commission of Jesus might be completed in our generation (Matthew 18:18-20; 24:14; Rev. 7:9).

HOW YOU CAN HELP

We have an amazing prayer team, an excellent organization and more invitations to serve missionaries and start new work than we can currently respond to, but that is mainly because of one factor that we are asking for your help to overcome.

Since Carol has joined me to serve full time on staff with e3 Partners (Praise God!), and due to the expenses that come with these opportunities, we need to aggressively pursue a goal of raising $5,000 regular monthly support.

FOUR specific ways to help:
PRAY!

While this may seem like a big challenge, this is not too great a challenge for God to overcome. Please pray that God will meet this need in His way and in His perfect timing.

Persevere with Us

We are obviously spurred on by knowing that you are personally engaged in this work through your encouragements, prayers and ongoing contributions.

Connect us with Your Friends

If you know anyone who might be looking for a personal and trustworthy investment into God’s work, please ask if we could give them a call to discuss partnership.

Monthly Increases and/or One-Time Contributions

Lastly, if you have capacity and feel led to do so, we would obviously welcome any increases or any kind of one-time contributions to give us an immediate boost!

NEXT STEPS:

Give us a call or text and let’s meet together for some good conversation.
For a full week, ask God everyday if He wants you to join us.
Learn more by signing up for our “Smiths on Mission” website and email updates.
If you’re sensing a green-light from the Lord, set up your contribution and let us know!

THANK YOU for seriously considering this invitation. We are looking forward to sharing the challenges and victories of this mission with good friends like you!

Until there is No Place Left (Romans 15:23)

Will and Carol Smith

470-871-4828

will.smith@e3partners.org

carol.smith@e3partners.org

Important Links:

Please sign up for our “Smiths on Mission” updates and access to our website. Beside personal phone calls, text messages and an occasional letter, this is the main way we stay connected with our partners. ( https://smith-family-on-mission.epistle.org/subscribe )

To learn more about this excellent missions organization, e3Partners, go to this link… you might catch me in the video ( https://e3partners.box.com/s/qnvczzrngklmmwtilexlflpbh3xro216 ).

To make a contribution, go to ( https://purecharity.com/checkout/410221 ) to set up or adjust any monthly or one-time giving to our ministry. Thank you!