“Arise! Shine! For you light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you!”
-Isaiah 60:1

As we come to the end of this year, there is much to be grateful for in our Great Lakes Region. Together, we are sending missionaries, planting churches, and proclaiming the good news of Jesus in our local communities. Here is a snapshot of what our partnership in the gospel has led to this year.

A student at LCC International University in Lithuania gets baptized in the Baltic Sea. LCC is a Resonate partner where several missionaries who are supported by churches in the Great Lakes region serve.

Together, the congregations of the Great Lakes Region have sent and supported 73 Resonate Global Mission missionaries serving in Africa, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East.

Strong Tower Ministries celebrated many baptisms this summer!

Together, we have launched and sustained 10 church plants, reaching and serving several language groups here in our region, including Chinese, English, Spanish, Swahili, and more. (See who these planters are and where they are serving.)

Students from Campus Ministry at Grand Valley State University took the next step as a disciple of Christ.

Together, we support the proclamation of the Gospel at 6 public university campuses and 1 post-college initiative that are calling young adults to passionately pursue Jesus as they step into leadership roles in our society and communities. (See where we are working.)

Fruitport CRC baptized two brothers who wanted to commit their lives to Christ.

Together, we are joining in God’s mission to proclaim and live out the good news of Jesus in our own neighborhoods and communities—64 congregations in our region have experienced growth through evangelism over the past year! These congregations can identify at least 1 person in their congregation who has repented of their sins, professed faith in Jesus, and became an active participant in God’s mission of redemption in their congregation. Praise God!

All of this gives me faith and courage to ask this question to you and offer it as my prayer to the Lord for 2025:

What would it take to double the number of congregations who have grown through evangelism in 2025? What would the Lord need to do in us, and through us, in order for 130 congregations in the Great Lakes Region to experience the joy of seeing a new believer born in Christ in 2025?

"Arise! Shine! Says the prophet Isaiah. Your light has come. The glory of the LORD rises upon you."

Thank you for your work spreading the gospel in your community and throughout the world. Resonate exists to plant churches, send missionaries, and support you and your church as you join in God's mission. 

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