Borderless Possibilities – August 2020

Are you interested in using oral Bible stories to communicate the story of Jesus to others? In this virtual training you will experience a daily story group, where you hear a story, learn a story, and discuss a story in a small group setting. This will be a devotional experience and a training experience that will equip you to lead your own story group.

Cost is $35 per person. Space is limited. There are morning, evening and weekend opportunities. Register at:

Have you gone on any virtual mission trips lately? Since pretty much everyone is online we have borderless possibilities for sharing God’s love and truth.

In order to be faithful to His call, we’ve taken several virtual mission trips.

1.      Shared about Bible Storying as a ministry strategy to leaders in Indonesia (

2.      Assisted with a two-week class to graduate students from 7 countries

3.      Pre-recorded Bible stories for women inmates and abuse survivors

4.      Group chats with women released from jail telling them Bible stories

5.      English conversation class with people in Turkey 6.      Mentoring those in need of encouragement from New Zealand, Singapore, UAE etc

7.      Preached a sermon through Facebook live streaming

8.      Lead a writer’s workshop to inspire and empower Filipinos to write.

Here are some encouraging comments from the youth who Panz coached to translate Bible stories into Ilonggo, the local dialect:

“I learned that there are some people who are unable to hear the word of God due to language barriers so those who can understand will translate the word for them so that they will be able to be touched and blessed by the word.” (Arya)

“I have learned a lot especially in sharing the gospel without hesitation, although I am a shy person. I need to practice more and this workshop boosted my confidence. I forwarded our story recording in my school’s group chat.” (Via)

“I learned a lot from this workshop. Even if you are a sinner, God still loves you. Like Paul, even if he chased followers of Jesus, still God used him. Another lesson I have learned is that faith is greater than your fears. Like Stephen, even to the point of being stoned to death, still He had faith in God. It’s indeed true even you are a sinful person God can use you.” (Lyka)

“I shared a story to my cousins and relatives. We started meeting twice a week for bible study. The seed in their hearts are triggered to thirst for the living water through the word of God. From that time of sharing the story, we are now at week 7 or 8 of our bible study despite the pandemic.” (CS)

We praise God for all those who give to make this possible. Thank you for your part!