
Missions
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations
Matthew 28:19
Ismael & Amy Cortez
Guayaquil, Ecuador
August 2024
Dear Friends and Family,
In our last letter, our church community was going through some difficult times. Noemi’s mom, Ruth, had broken her hip and needed to move in with Noemi and her husband. Ruth is now back at her house, living on her own again, and doing very well.
Raul, who had lost his job after being robbed while at work, now has found a different job. The situation is better, though not ideal. He often doesn’t get paid on time, and there are days when there is no work and the employees are told to stay home, which means less pay at the end of the month. Let’s pray that the situation at Raul’s current job changes, or that he is able to find a different job.
Angelica is doing very well. After being fired for refusing to participate in a surgery that she considered to be unnecessarily risky, she decided to retire. She is really enjoying staying at home resting and taking care of her house and family.
And Katty and Kevin’s family are doing well also. They moved to the mountain city of Cuenca after Kevin found a job there. They have found an online school for their son Kenji, who is enjoying school again, and no longer being bullied.
Dear Friends and Family,
In our last letter, our church community was going through some difficult times. Noemi’s mom, Ruth, had broken her hip and needed to move in with Noemi and her husband. Ruth is now back at her house, living on her own again, and doing very well.
Raul, who had lost his job after being robbed while at work, now has found a different job. The situation is better, though not ideal. He often doesn’t get paid on time, and there are days when there is no work and the employees are told to stay home, which means less pay at the end of the month. Let’s pray that the situation at Raul’s current job changes, or that he is able to find a different job.
Angelica is doing very well. After being fired for refusing to participate in a surgery that she considered to be unnecessarily risky, she decided to retire. She is really enjoying staying at home resting and taking care of her house and family.
And Katty and Kevin’s family are doing well also. They moved to the mountain city of Cuenca after Kevin found a job there. They have found an online school for their son Kenji, who is enjoying school again, and no longer being bullied.

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Thank you for everything Sarah!




Church in Downtown
More than one hundred people gather on this block on Saturday nights. Some of them make their beds here on the street each night. Others have somewhere else to sleep but are hoping to find food here.
More than one hundred people gather on this block on Saturday nights. Some of them make their beds here on the street each night. Others have somewhere else to sleep but are hoping to find food here.





Easter Sunday
Ismael had the joy of baptizing his uncle, Juan, and his aunt, Monika.
Mariuxi, Marcia, and Luis were also baptized into Christ that day.
Ismael had the joy of baptizing his uncle, Juan, and his aunt, Monika.
Mariuxi, Marcia, and Luis were also baptized into Christ that day.


Missionaries Joni & Nangsar Morse
Chiang Mai, Thailand
June 24, 2025
Dear Friends and Supporters,
We are sending you our Newsletter for June. Nangsar and I have just finished hosting a Missions Team from Christ's Church of the Valley in Bakersfield, California.
All of us were blessed beyond measure by their brief visit. We wish we could have spent more time with them -- but such is the nature of short-term mission trips!
One village benefited from a water project, while another village school benefited from experiencing a Vacation Bible School program.
Many village leaders received Bibles, and a number of churches received new communion trays.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
We are sending you our Newsletter for June. Nangsar and I have just finished hosting a Missions Team from Christ's Church of the Valley in Bakersfield, California.
All of us were blessed beyond measure by their brief visit. We wish we could have spent more time with them -- but such is the nature of short-term mission trips!
One village benefited from a water project, while another village school benefited from experiencing a Vacation Bible School program.
Many village leaders received Bibles, and a number of churches received new communion trays.
We are so grateful for these contributions. God's work goes forward on the momentum of such visits and partnerships. We pray that we will be able to host many more Mission Teams like this in the future!
Your Coworkers in Christ,
Joni & Nangsar
Your Coworkers in Christ,
Joni & Nangsar
Larry & Ginny Niemeyer
Harvest 21 Ministries: Nairobi, Kenya
February 2023
Here's what God's grace is unfolding before our eyes for 2023:
With Harvest Community Discipleship Trust registered in Kenya, it will manage the Harvest21 Endowment Fund (a task previously done in the USA). Jeff and Anne Kimari have joined with us to be Founding Trustees continuing indefinitely and Michael Ndungu is the current Trust Chairman.
It's Vision: to see Christ's gospel transforming the lifestyles of people, families, and churches in Kenyan communities and beyond.
It's Objective: to make disciples and contribute to discipleship mobilization that leads to community services by individuals, families, churches and ministries committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Harvest Heralds, Inc. serves HCDT by administering the Endowment Fund. Together, we will...
Here's what God's grace is unfolding before our eyes for 2023:
With Harvest Community Discipleship Trust registered in Kenya, it will manage the Harvest21 Endowment Fund (a task previously done in the USA). Jeff and Anne Kimari have joined with us to be Founding Trustees continuing indefinitely and Michael Ndungu is the current Trust Chairman.
It's Vision: to see Christ's gospel transforming the lifestyles of people, families, and churches in Kenyan communities and beyond.
It's Objective: to make disciples and contribute to discipleship mobilization that leads to community services by individuals, families, churches and ministries committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Harvest Heralds, Inc. serves HCDT by administering the Endowment Fund. Together, we will...
- continue what we all began as Harvest Heralds in 1967 (Zimbabwe), 1972 (Zambia) and again in 1982 (Kenya) - distribute 3,000 books this year, seek 630 new disciples, 395 disciple-makers and 63 teams.
- keep the dream for discipleship mobilization alive from 2000 onward - a 21st century built on a 20th century foundation.
- manage the Harvest21 Endowment Fund we started in 1996 when Larry's dad died and what the families and loved ones of 135 other people have honored.
- utilize the Fund's annual interest accumulations (about $35,000), ensuring it is invested in the lives and ministries of people engaged in Christ-centered discipleship mobilization.
- invest in 1) the publication of discipleship tools, 2) the mobilizing and training of born-again disciple-makers, and 3) the combining of discipleship with community service and compassion beyond church walls.
