by Jared Via | Oct 21, 2016 | Blog
Next month we will be returning to Myanmar (Burma) for our annual mission there. Our focus will be house-to-house evangelism, children’s outreach, and a church leadership conference. The need for the gospel in Myanmar is enormous with 83 percent of the country...
by Jared Via | Sep 24, 2016 | Blog
I love the account in John 9 of the man who was born blind. The disciples asked Jesus why the man had been blind from birth. Was it because of his own sin or his parents? Jesus explained to them “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of...
by Janet Via | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog
This is a very special year for Rick and I. Last month, we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. We both are wondering where all those years have gone. God has truly blessed our lives, our family, and our ministry. As these 40 years have passed, one of the many...
by Jared Via | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog
Join us for the 5th annual WORLD REACH BENEFIT DINNER at the beautiful Homeplace Restaurant in Catawba, VA. Dinner will begin at 6:30 pm. Our special guest speaker is Godrey Wanamitsa, director of Arise Africa International, Jinja, Uganda. I hope you will be a...
by Jared Via | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog
Located in Southeast Asia, Myanmar (formally known as Burma) is home to over 53 million people. With Buddhism as the primary religion in Myanmar, over 45 million people are still unreached with the Gospel. However, in a country that is deceived and blinded by the...
by Jared Via | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog
We have had a very busy but fruitful summer of ministry. By the time you read this, Keesha and I will have had three mission teams come work alongside our ministry, and three interns from the U.S. come and live with us for several weeks. In addition to that, we have...
by Jared Via | Jul 10, 2016 | Blog
Every year we go back to Uganda for our medical evangelism mission and every year God blows us away by the things He does. This year we saw more than 3,000 patients in our six medical clinics, providing treatment that most of them would never have received otherwise....
by Jared Via | Jul 1, 2016 | Blog
Jesus started something completely new in human history. He took a ragtag group of nobodies and began a missionary movement intended to reach every people group on the planet. His prayer in John 17 gives us a picture of how He did this. In John 17:6, Jesus said, “I...
by Kelly Via | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog
For those of you who don’t know me directly, my name is Cana. I am ten years old and my dad is Smooth Via. I know you’ve probably heard of him. Now I’m going to tell you about some of my favorite mission experiences in Uganda. To start off, you guys...
by Jared Via | May 19, 2016 | Blog
We serve a God who can do the impossible. In fact, not only can He do the impossible, He actually does the impossible every single day. He takes perverse and impure hearts and makes them clean. He restores broken relationships. He awakens and breathes new life into...
