From the valleyto Panama.
Joining what God is already doing.
Our team will serve alongside believers in Panama—not to arrive as the answer, but to encourage the local church, build genuine relationships and make the good news of Jesus clear. Across neighborhoods, schools, universities and a Guna community near Lake Bayano, we want to show up with humility, flexibility and love.
Meet people.Make room for the gospel.
The week is built around relationships. Our plans may shift, but the purpose will not: to serve people well and point them toward the hope found in Jesus.
Local church
Worship with and encourage Primera Iglesia Bautista de Panamá, our ministry partner in the Calidonia neighborhood.
Students
Connect through school ministry and university English clubs, using conversation as a bridge toward lasting truth.
Neighborhoods
Serve through community outreach and practical projects, meeting families with compassion and dignity.
Guna community
Cross Lake Bayano as guests, ready to learn, serve and build relationships with humility and respect.
“What do you want me to do for you?”
Jesus stopped, listened and responded with compassion. That encounter shapes the posture we want to carry into every conversation: see people clearly, hear their stories and serve in a way that makes the love of Christ visible.
Pray with us.Before we ever go.
Mission begins long before the flight. Ask God to prepare the people we will meet, strengthen the churches already at work and shape our team into faithful servants.
For open hearts
Pray that spiritual conversations will be natural, honest and centered on the good news of Jesus.
For the local church
Pray for Primera Iglesia Bautista and other believers who will continue serving long after our team returns home.
For our team
Pray for unity, health, wisdom and the flexibility to receive every change of plan as an opportunity to trust God.
For lasting fruit
Pray that seeds planted and watered during one week will grow through the faithful work of God’s Spirit.
Come alongside.Never take over.
The Holy Spirit was at work in Panama before our team planned a trip, and he will still be at work after we leave. Short-term mission is at its best when it strengthens local believers, honors their knowledge and connects people to a church that will keep walking with them.
Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.1 Corinthians 3:7
Pray. Support.Be sent.
Want to pray for the team, help support the work or learn whether there is still a way to participate? Let us know. We would love to help you take your next step.
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