Jeremy and Svatia Mueller are Global Partners serving in the Czech Republic. As a young adult, Jeremy went on several short-term trips to Czech, and it was there that he met Svatia, who is a native. After marrying and feeling drawn to missions, they now live in the Czech Republic, where Jeremy works with university students, and Svatia seeks to be a light for the gospel through her everyday relationships. The Muellers’ goal is to be a testimony to the grace of Jesus no matter where He puts them, and their perspective is encouraging to us all, whether we’re called overseas, to another part of the U.S., or to live out our faith within our hometown.

Joel & Rachel Shelley are Calvary Global Partners serving with Word of Life in the Philippines. Their focus is on camp ministry, where they seek to introduce people to Jesus and disciple the next generation of believers, equipping them to make disciples of their own. Today, Joel & Rachel are sharing the story of how God called them into missions, ways they’ve seen Him at work in the Philippines, and the impact that Calvary short-term ministry teams have had over the past several years.

Calvary Elder, Freeman Chakara, was born in Zimbabwe and all but orphaned as a young boy. After committing his life to Christ as an early teen, he faced quite a bit of persecution from his extended family. But the one thing that has been true throughout Freeman’s life is that God is faithful to provide. Today he is sharing the story of how God brought him from a small village in Africa to where he is today—a Doctor of Psychology with his own local practice, where he lives out the Great Commission by caring for people’s emotional and spiritual wellbeing.