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  • The Beautiful Northwest

    Posted on Aug 11 2009

    Maranatha has a number of projects this summer and fall in the northwest United States. Come join us on a project, and partake in our annual convention too! The Gladstone project is near Portland...
  • Some of our seasoned Maranatha volunteers will be mixing and mingling at the 2009 Pathfinder camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. While the 30,000 Pathfinders are arriving August 11, Maranatha volunte...
  • Another Chance to Volunteer in India

    Posted on Aug 11 2009

    For those who have a desire to visit India, you have another chance. Bruce Fjarli is leading a team to Ongole, India October 21 – November 1. The group will be attending the evangelistic meetings...
  • Worship with Us

    Posted on Aug 11 2009

    If you haven’t made plans yet to join the Maranatha convention in Tualatin, Oregon (near Portland), you still have time! Seventh-day Adventist World President Jan Paulsen is joining us this year, ...
  • We’ve Moved!

    Posted on Jul 02 2009

    Maranatha Volunteers International is pleased to announce its new location in Roseville, California. After 16 years in Sacramento, Maranatha began operations at the new office on June 29. Maranat...
  • It’s been 19 years since Maranatha Volunteers International hosted the first Ultimate Workout, an annual mission experience geared specifically for teenagers ages 14 to 18. This year’s trip is to...
  • This week on Maranatha Mission Stories, a husband and wife team up in India to provide and dedicate a church home for the people they fell in love with in the country. In a remote Mozambican vill...
  • When the Carmichael Seventh-day Adventist Church went on their first Maranatha Volunteers International mission project four years ago, they didn’t realize what an impact it would have on their c...
  • Beginning in January 2010, Maranatha Volunteers International will host visitors to help build two schools and 60 One-Day churches in the Livingstone, Zambia region.Nearly 600,000 Seventh-day Adve...
  • Maranatha Volunteers International President Don Noble appeared in an interview for “Intersection,” a program produced by the Seventh-day Adventist world church. Noble discussed his time as a pil...
  • This week on Maranatha Mission Stories, we visit Chile where a couple opens their home to a group of teenagers who are building a church in town. And learn about the value of a good education and ...
  • Two million pounds of steel. Forty-five-thousand-pound coils. Eighteen different parts stacked into containers and shipped from Dodge Center, Minnesota to their pre-determined destination. That’s ...
  • Fifteen years after Maranatha first started working in Cuba, the organization is back to build a worship center on the Adventist Seminary campus near Havana, the capital city. Maranatha has built ...
  • Children growing up in India often don’t find hope of expanding their world. Without an education, they are confined to living in poverty. This week’s episode of Maranatha Mission Stories highlig...
  • Responding to a variety of concerns about the annual project for teens, Maranatha has changed the location for Ultimate Workout 19 from the original plan of south Mexico, to a mountainous region ...
  • Forty Years of Surprises

    Posted on May 07 2009

    Maranatha’s ministry began 40 years ago, with the free-spirited John Freeman. He saw an opportunity to get good work done for needy people around the globe, and to involve volunteers who would be...
  • Christmas should be about the entire family together, sitting around a blue spruce Christmas tree opening presents while a fire crackles in the corner and snow softly falls outside. Right? Many M...
  • The Annual Maranatha weekend September 11-12, 2009 will feature Elder Jan Paulsen, President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church. Elder Paulsen has agreed to address the group of Maranatha e...
  • Getting Involved and Loving it

    Posted on Apr 21 2009

    Joining a Maranatha mission project for the first time often leaves volunteers thinking, why didn’t I do this sooner? Marilynn Badzik had her debut as a volunteer with Maranatha at the open team ...
  • His Awesome Power in Chile

    Posted on Apr 21 2009

    There has never been another time in my life when I have vividly seen God work in numerous miraculous ways. I have always believed that He existed, but I have never truly witnessed His ultimate p...
  • It’s all about the children this week on Maranatha Mission Stories. When Amy Hoag-Fox was gifted a trip to India, she was engulfed by the love and laughter of the lucky children in the Cuddapah A...
  • Money and Meaning

    Posted on Apr 03 2009

    March came quickly for the Carmichael Seventh-day Adventist Church in California. The congregation took on the challenge of raising funds for a school in Mozambique, then flying there to build it ...
  • Maranatha to Work in Kyrgyzstan

    Posted on Apr 03 2009

    Ready for a change of scenery? This summer’s mission project to Kyrgyzstan will be a beautiful two weeks among sheer mountains and idyllic valleys. One million people live in the nation of Kyrgyzs...
  • Keeping up With The One-Day Church

    Posted on Apr 03 2009

    Mozambique’s first One-Day Church was built on February 10. Since then crews have been erecting more. Maranatha staff is gearing up to start building 16-20 churches every week. That means as many ...
  • Ultimate Workout Alert

    Posted on Apr 03 2009

    The deadline to apply for The Ultimate Workout 19 has been extended to April 30. Do you know a high-school age young person that should be involved in this life-changing mission adventure? Please ...
  • New Project Announced for May

    Posted on Apr 03 2009

    A new project has just been finalized for May 3-15. Long-time volunteers Charlie Henkelmann and Marlyn Schwartz are leading a project in their home state of Nebraska. Camp Arrowhead in Lexington, ...
  • Maranatha Mission Stories

    Posted on Apr 03 2009

    This week on Maranatha Mission Stories we meet a small isolated community in a dry desert landscape unlike anything you have ever seen. At least that is what the volunteers said when they arrived!...
  • 112 Busy Workers in Chile

    Posted on Mar 12 2009

    From beginning to end, the Open Team project in Quirihue, Chile was full of wonderful connections. When 112 volunteers arrived to begin work, weary after long flights and a six-hour bus ride, the...
  • Dates Set for Yearly Convention

    Posted on Mar 12 2009

    Maranatha has set the date for the yearly festival of past and present volunteers. Mark your calendars now to join us September 11-12 at the Rolling Hills Community Church in Tualatin, Oregon. Th...
  • World Water Day 2009

    Posted on Mar 12 2009

    Over 1 billion people around the world do not have access to clean water. The United Nations has designated March 22 as World Water Day to bring attention to the importance of providing everyone ...
 
 
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