e3 Partners Impact Report - 2019

A new way to, “Go and make disciples
of all Nations…”
e3 has been leading mission trips for over 30 years,
seeing firsthand how God can use those trips to make an
immense impact for His Kingdom. Many times, government
restrictions, health risks, or one of several other reasons
hinder people from participating in mission trips though.
So, when God gave us the vision to create virtual mission
trips in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we ran with
it. e3’s virtual mission trips provide a way for anyone to
experience other cultures, connect with believers from all
over the world, and work with national partners to further
the Kingdom.
Virtual Mission Trips
e3’s virtual mission trips are unique opportunities for
believers across the country, and the world, to come
together online with the common goal of furthering God’s
Kingdom. These trips are not a temporary replacement for
our physical trips while travel restrictions are in place. They
are a new avenue through which God is using His followers
to spread the gospel.
Each virtual trip includes opportunities to:
• Learn how to tell your story and God’s story.
• Work alongside national partners and
long-term missionaries who are on the field.
• Experience the cultural distinctives
of different countries.
Virtual Training
Each virtual mission trip includes evangelism and
discipleship training from missionaries and national
partners around the globe. The training focuses on helping
believers grow in their passion and confidence for sharing
the hope and love of Christ. The virtual trip then provides
them with opportunities to put the training into practice.
And even after the trip is complete, time and time again, we
see believers from all walks of life use what they’ve learned
to further the gospel in their own communities.
A Virtual Trip Story
Recently, e3 led a virtual mission trip to
Uganda. The trip consisted of a team of 10
from a church in Texas, and a team of 5
national partners in Uganda.
Every day, the two teams mirrored each
other’s actions. While the team in Texas joined
together online for a time of prayer and Bible
study, the Uganda team did the same. While the
Uganda team led evangelism and discipleship
trainings for local house churches, the Texas
team participated in their own trainings. And
both teams spent time each day prayer walking
in their neighborhoods.
The Uganda team, along with the house
churches they were training, also spent time
sharing the gospel. By the end of the week,
they had shared with over 600 people, more
than 200 accepted Christ, and 25 new house
churches were planted!
Every night, the Texas team watched videos
from the Uganda team, listening to them speak
about their experiences that day and how God
was at work in their community. Many from the
team in Texas said seeing God use the boldness
of the Ugandan team to further His Kingdom
inspired them to be bold in their own lives.
Then, on Saturday, they had the opportunity
to put that boldness into practice. They walked
around their neighborhoods, knocking on
doors, praying for others and sharing the
gospel. And even with all the fears surrounding
the coronavirus pandemic, and people being
less willing to open their doors, the team was
able to pray with over 20 people and shared the
gospel with 10!
That night, the two teams concluded the trip
by connecting online to share stories of all the
amazing things God had done throughout the
week. And practically as soon as the trip came
to an end, the church in Texas reached back
out to e3 to plan their next virtual trip. They’ll
be going back to Uganda with a new team this
month, and the Uganda team will be following
up with the new house churches that were
planted during this trip!
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