February 2023 LINK: Children at Risk Edition
What do you want to be when you grow up? Ask any kid around you and you might get answers fueled by imagination and hope. I queried my grandkids and co-workers’ kids the other day and got some innovative aspirations: “a professional baseball player, an animal scientist” and one kid replied, ”the President, a farmer, […]
January 2023 Newsletter
Did You Know? If you received our newsletters and LINKs during the course of 2022, then you read how Missio Link International had a remarkable year filled with transformations. Whether you have partnered with us since our beginning (1994) or just recently joined our ministry family this year, there are probably a good number of […]
A Letter From the President
Advent 2022 Dear Ministry Partners, I hope it’s okay with you if I frame this end-of-year Advent note on behalf of Missio International in the form of a grandfather’s reflection! Since Doris and I first became grandparents a year ago (November 30, 2021), we’ve been experiencing—as often as we can—the fragile miracle of a newborn […]
November 2022 Newsletter: Thanks & Giving
During this season of THANKS & GIVING, our hearts are filled with gratitude for you! We are mindful of the many ways you have supported MLI this year through your faithful and practical gifts. Your generosity is producing a deep and lasting impact across the MLI ministries. This year, MLI celebrated 21 years of spiritual […]
October 2022 LINK: Alpinis Leadership Center Edition
God’s Timing: A Personal Reflection In 1991 as a young man, my dream was to emigrate to Australia. Along the way, I met my good friend Ronald in Timisoara, Romania, where we took pictures of the horrors of the ’89 Revolution. Ronald said, “I will help you, but… what is God’s calling on your life?” […]
September 2022 Newsletter: Meet Romanian Pastor Emy Vasile
Because the focus of this month’s newsletter is on MLI’s Church in Mission work, we will use this time and space to introduce you to Emanuel (Emy) Vasile. Emy lives and works in Cimpina and, alongside his father, Ion Vasile, now pastors several congregations in the southeast area of Romania (about a 90- minute drive […]
August 2022 Newsletter: Meet the Team
This past year continues to bring many changes to both the Missio International (MI) Knoxville office and our partner, Missio Link International (MLI) in Romania. While programs and ministries transform and develop, the executive teams continue to be steadfast leaders who love the people of Romania and are determined to bring them the hope of […]
July 2022 Newsletter: Hillsborough Matching Grant
Dear Ministry Friends, Summer can bring many delightful changes to our routines with newopportunities to connect with family and friends, watching a well-tended garden produce vegetables, cooling off in a lake or just taking in the scenery along a leisurely drive. It is no different for our MLI friends in Romania as this summer has […]
June 2022 LINK- Church in Mission Edition
Beneath the Strain, There is Peace I have lost count of the times I’ve traveled to Romania since first going with my father on what he called the “Orient Express” from Vienna to Timisoara in 1993. Most of those visits, starting in 1993, were ministry-work assignments for me. On rare occasions, my wife, Doris, was […]
May 2022 Newsletter: Alpinis Leadership Center
Coming Soon to an Alpinis Leadership Center Near You! Of course, this headline is a little misleading since there is only one Alpinis Leadership Center in the entire world…and it is operated by Missio Link International…and it is located in the Carpathian Alps near Sibiu! At least, the “coming soon” is accurate! We hope you […]