Norma Morrison

The Wells in South Africa Update Blessman International wasted no time in putting our wells donation ($170,000!) to work, with the first of our 13+ wells being drilled on September 1st at a day care center in Limpopo, South Africa. Just one week later, 12 of us from the Upper Midwest Conference were onsite to witness the second borehole being drilled deeper and deeper to reach clean water for another center and its surrounding community. In addition to the well being drilled, we gave about...

If you know the ‘why’, you’ll figure out the ‘how’. Thank you, Upper Midwest, for figuring out the ‘how!’ To commemorate our third birthday as a conference... our goal - $37,500... 3 wells... Was this goal too big for our first conference-wide mission project? Will churches come together to meet the clean water need in Limpopo Province, South Africa, through Blessman International? God obviously had a bigger call, and we answered! On June 20, the total brought tears of joy to many as it...

As summer approaches, we are reaching a season where churches will be sending teams all over the world to serve on mission trips. I’ve been on many over the years - as far away as Mexico, Cuba, Paraguay, and South Africa. Every time the teams said how much more they received than what they gave. I think that’s how God means it to be. I recently took a training from Kurt Kandler, the author of the book If You REALLY Want to Help. I gained new insights and much to ponder as we seek to serve. It...