Missions to the Nations

In a powerful prayer meeting in 1993, the Holy Spirit gave a list of 27 nations covering all the continents to be visited with the gospel and the message of "repent or perish," and resurrection in Jesus Christ.

The nations on the list are: Ukraine, India, Switzerland, Scotland, France, Australia, Nova Scotia, Hungary, Poland, Spain, Mozambique, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Virgin Islands, Newfoundland, Chile, Argentina, Ireland, England, Brazil, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Zimbabwe, Finland, Greece, and New Zealand.

Mary has led mission trips to 63 nations so far n obedience to the call as of April 2008. All 27 from the list have been reached with the completion of the Ethiopian mission. All seven continents have been covered, including Antarctica. See Missions updates for reports on some of the missions to these nations and continents. This is MCM's small part in fulfilling the commission of our Lord Jesus...

"Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be [condemned].
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." (Mark 16:15-18)

and...

"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." (Mat. 24:12-14)

Missions Updates

Ethiopia, Africa, Jan.-Feb. 2007

Ethiopia Mission Report and Pictures.pdf
There is no place on earth like Ethiopia. It has its own unique culture, history, calendar, way to tell time, geography, and church. It is truly another world....
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To our surprise we find that Ethiopia is considered the head of all African nations. The Eighth Africa Union Summit was preparing to meet at the U.N. building starting Monday, January 29th. Leaders from 40 African nations come together to discuss the problems and issues of Africa. They came with their entourages, Mercedes cars, flags, and much excitement. Security was high. The weekend God chose for us to be here was no accident....

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If anything stood out on our mission to Ethiopia, it was access to God. The prophetic word to Ethiopia was well received. The people in the Assemblies of God church in Addis Ababa applauded, cried “Amen,” and participated with outstretched arms pointing North, South, East, and West. This 14,000 members and growing church has come to the knowledge of Christ opening the way to the Father through His Blood sacrifice. They freely come within the veil even as they meet Christ without the gate. But in Axum, a place whose culture extends back to the Queen of Sheba, kings and kingdoms, the Falasha Jews, and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, access to God blurs in a blend of progressive revelation. Women and children cling to gates of a church open only to men. The free grace of the gospel is cloaked with the garments of a religious system of ritual re-enactments designed to help illiterate people understand the Bible’s message but which can also become a religion of works-righteousness, a form of godliness but denying the power of God.

Jesus Christ is the Ark of the Covenant in the new covenant of grace. He houses the Law. He is the Manna. He is the Resurrection. He rents the veil into the Holy of Holies so that all who believe may come to the Father freely, by grace, through faith which works by love. Access. I was sent to Ethiopia to declare the word of the Lord and to open the gates that bar the way to the Father, to proclaim the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to say, “Let the little children come unto Me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” “There is neither male nor female in Christ.” The wall of partition has been broken down and all who believe may come into the presence of God. His Presence is not in a building made with hands and controlled by priesthood or a king; but His Presence is in those who belong to Jesus Christ, who have been purchased by His Blood, in a temple not made with hands. So today, if you are hungry and thirsty for the living God, come freely without cost and access the Father through the Son in the power of the Holy Spirit.... [From MCM February email update.]

See also Access to God - Message of the Month and the prophetic words given for Ethiopia on the Prophetic Messages page.

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Mozambique, Africa, May 24 - June 2, 2006

Mary, Susan and Stephen made the trip to Maputo, Mozambique. Most of the people have little religious background. The country was a Marxist regime until recently. The team joined the Maputo International Christian Fellowship for worship on May 28th. After the service, Pastor Jon invited them to their Sunday evening prayer service and gave them permission to call Mozambique to repentance and resurrection, release the prophetic words to Mozambique, and to lead the group in prayer for the nation.

Next, they ministered to the staff and children at Casa das Formigas (House of Ants).

For the complete story, see The Obedience of Faith - Message of the Month and Kevin's Story. See also the prophetic words given for Mozambique on the Prophetic Messages page.

Maputo Pictures.pdf
Our MCM mission team to Maputo, Mozambique (Steve, Sue, and Mary) thought you would like to see some of the pictures taken on our trip. The first pictures come from Casa das Formigas (House of Ants), a residential home caring for 500 children daily. You can read more about the faith-walk of its founder, Delci, in my message of the month for June....

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Zambia and Zimbabwe, Africa, Aug 4 - 12, 2004

Mary and son Steve arrived in Livingstone, Zambia on Aug. 6th. Mary had received a word from God almost a year earlier to go to Zimbabwe and declare his Word there. God confirmed the call in several ways, and much research and preparation was done for the trip.
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Mary's correspondence on Aug. 8th:

We made it to Zambia. I am sitting in Ranji's offices. We arrived Friday okay, but one piece of luggage didn't make it and still hasn't gotten to us. It was the large duffel bag full of the clothing for the orphans here. We have been trying to track it down, but now it seems that the duffel bag ended up at the airport in Zimbabwe! So we will see what God does with it.

We had a visit from some monkeys right outside our door. We have also seen two black cats. One looks like Annabel and Melly and was very friendly. We have also seen elephants up close and some other wild things. The weather is much like Florida except cool at night.
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Today we had a very anointed service right at the hotel. Ranji arranged to have a room for us and there were about 100 people there. I gave the message and we called in Zambia and Zimbabwe, gave the word of the Lord [for Zimbabwe and Africa], and broke into groups to pray for Zambia and Africa. Then I prayed for all the people, which took hours, but the Holy Spirit moved powerfully and the worship leader saw the wonder of the worship. Then we came to Ranji's home for lunch and now to the office and then we are going to visit the homes housing the orphans.

The hotel meeting on the 8th was very anointed with God's presence and power. A great amount of healing and deliverance took place among the people and children. Orphanage staff and children, hotel workers, and visitors filled the room for the service. They were very receptive, teachable and affected by the ministry of God's Word and the Holy Spirit.... See Mission to Zambia and Zimbabwe for more

Word of the Lord for Zimbabwe Oct 15, 2003

Word of the Lord for Africa Jan 29, 2004

A Father to the Fatherless - The story of Ranji, Dr. Chara and Ebenezer Orphanage May 7, 2004

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Email from Ebenezer Orphanage Zambia - Oct. 2004 From: ranji To: Mary Craig Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:10 AM Subject: Hello Dear Pastor Mary, I trust you got my letter asking for prayer for all the children who went for VCT [HIV tests]. The Holy Spirit led us to do this and I believe it is to bring Glory to God. On Sunday I had a powerful Word from the Lord and I took it to the children. I had cried out to God as a mother asking him to give us 100% negative results and I know it is impossible in the natural, but we do not live in the natural, do we? The Word on Sunday was from Mtt. 9:27-29 2 blind men followed Jesus, first on the streets and then into the house. The question the Lord was asking is, "are you following Jesus or are you following your own ways?" They kept on crying out for Mercy: 2nd question was, "are you persistent in your cry for God to show you His Mercy?" The 3rd was that they recognized they had a problem: the Lord was asking us "Do you see you have a problem and do you believe I can heal you?" IT WILL BE ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH. We had a powerful time of prayer and all were crying out to God. Jeevani then had a Word from the Lord, and it was 1 Sam. 15:22,23 She talked about the Lord wanting Obedience more than sacrifice. Rebellion is like witchcraft and arrogance like idolatry. As we were repenting for arrogance and rebellion and exchanging these things for our healing, Perry, the young lad in house 3 whom you prophesied a great deal saying that God has called him to be a prophet and apostle, (we were very shocked at hearing you say that because this boy didn't stand out among the spiritual guys in that house.) For the first time in his life he came up and said he had a Word from the Lord.( I said in my heart, "Mary Craig, you were right") The Word he got was from Eze. 18:30-32 God was talking of repentance, turning away from sin, The Lord was saying, "Rid yourselves of all the offences you have committed and get a new heart and spirit, why will you die, O House of Ebenezer [orphan ministry]?" The Holy Spirit fell as each one started confessing sin and crying out to God and it was so powerful. I knew all the children were very, very scared of the results, mostly the older ones, they knew what they'd been doing in the past but Now God was offering His Mercies, if we would only repent and turn away from those sins. I went this morning to have the results, and it was - 96% NEGATIVE.......... HALLELUJAH, PRAISE THE LORD !!! 4 of them will re-tested tomorrow because their blood clotted. We are believing God for a 100% negative result and we know He will have mercy and do it. Kindly pray for our home, our house seems to be under attack, Jeevani has Malaria, I have very high Blood Pressure and Leah is also sick. But you know what? Even when we take a Licking, we come back Kicking......... I have put Paul Wilbur day and night and we are singing God's Praise. We are on Victory ground. love you loads and loads and we are always praying for you. Ranji Comment from Mary: Testing the children for AIDS was prompted by our questions to them as to whether they ever had the children tested. They said they did not because their rationale was that if a child lived to be 10 years old, they didn't have it. But after we left, they thought about and then went ahead with having the children tested for HIV/AIDS.

Kevin's Story, Part 1 7/22/06

Kevin's Story, Part 2 6/19/07

A Word for the Believers in Zimbabwe 7/14/08

Recommended news articles on Zambia and AIDS

Twenty years after the first case of AIDS was diagnosed, Zambians continue to live in denial, fear and confusion when it comes to acknowledging the epidemic....
Zambia: Stigma "The Fear of Helplessness" - IRIN News Nov 29, 2003

No-one can live or even visit Zambia without being touched by the devastating effect of AIDS.
AIDS in Zambia - BBC Dec 2003

News from Zimbabwe

IBS RELEASES CONTEMPORARY SHONA BIBLE TRANSLATION IN ZIMBABWE

The International Bible Society (IBS) released a contemporary Shona Bible translation recently in Zimbabwe, making God’s Word more accessible to 10 million speakers there. More than 3,000 church and government leaders welcomed the translation of God’s Word in their contemporary language at a dedication ceremony where IBS President Peter Bradley presented the Bible to Zambian Vice President Arnai Joyce Mujuru.
Leaders from Christian denominations and churches, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, and the Christian business community also attended the ceremony. IBS Vice President P.L.N. Murthy added, “Inasmuch as the nation of Zimbabwe is going through very challenging times, God’s Word becomes more meaningful each day.
The launch of the Shona Bible plays a crucial role in bringing a message of hope to the nation.” Shona is Zimbabwe’s dominant language.
Intercessors Network

Antarctica, Dec 16, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003

Antarctica Mission: Testify of God's Wondrous Works Jan 2003
People were calling it "a miracle day." A biologist who had been on expeditions to Antarctica more than six years said he could count on one hand days like it. Others said, "We must have angels with us." And while some attributed the experience to the "weather gods" and others called us "lucky" or said "lady luck" was with us, we passed the word along that the glory went to the one, true God and that people had been praying for this trip for nearly a year ahead.

After a few days of uncanny good weather, the 134 members of the Antarctica expedition began to notice the difference. Then, when we entered the Drake Passage (named for Sir Francis Drake) and the winds and waves were at "force 2" instead of the usual "force 10," people talked even more. But then when we had sunshine, blue skies, calm seas, and headed into Neko Harbor for an unscheduled landing on Antarctica proper, the buzz really increased....more

Preach the Whole Counsel of God The prophetic message given while in Antarctica.

Singapore & Mercy Ministries, March 2002

MCM Update 8/1/02
• Mission to Singapore: In October, MCM sponsored a Target Asia prayer campaign. In March, Mary and Betty Dunkum traveled to Singapore to call in Asia to repentance and resurrection in Jesus Christ. See the "MCM Quarterly Newsletter for June" for more details.

• Ministries of Mercy: Donations of money, clothing, supplies, and toys for children have been and are being distributed to ministries at home and worldwide, most recently to God's Little Acres, His Caring Place, His Walk, Peru Orphanage, World Harvest Missions Outreach, AOG Madagascar orphanage, and Trinity Community Church.

South Pacific, Madagascar, and Southeast Asia, 2002

MCM Update 2/12/02
Mary and Marcy have just returned from their three week missionary trip to New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania, with special focus on the aborigines and the principalities revolving around these people and Ayers rock in the middle of the continent. (See www.crystalinks.com/ayersrock.html. Warning -- This is a very new age author (Please pray for her to find the True Light -- Jesus!), but typical of the spiritual stuff surrounding this rock.) The message God has given Mary to the people in all the continents where He is sending her is, "Repent or perish," and the call to resurrection in Jesus Christ.

A Missionary's Journal: About the trip to New Zealand, Australia and Tazmania.

A previous missionary trip [a year and a half ago] was to Madagascar. See the prophetic articles, "Go to Madagascar" and "The Word for Madagascar" for the words God gave Mary before she made the trip. Along with ministry in the spiritual realm, Mary was able to bring clothes, toys for the orphans, and provide according to God's direction enough money for 20 new mattresses to replace the terribly dilapidated ones the boys in the orphanage were sleeping on. Mary was extremely blessed by the hard work, love, and dedication of the AOG missionaries there. [See the letter from Madagascar for more.]

Before that was Jerusalem and the East Gate with Pastor Jim and others, which was a surprise call that shook a lot of things up for all of us. God is preparing his bride and preparing the way for his soon return! It is acknowledged and a blessing to know that many other ministers, missionaries, and co-laborers are being sent out on similar missions as the Holy Spirit directs them. This is just a small part of God's overall plan to prepare for Jesus' coming.

Next stop, Southeast Asia with Betty Dunkum. This ministry trip will have a special focus that has been on God's agenda regarding all of Asia.

Mary receives requests to minister in many places. Right now she is mostly staying close to whatever the Holy Spirit directs her to do, which presses her and the ministry to the very limit. He has given her and the ministry a list of 27 countries that she is to deliver His message to, covering all the continents. She has gone to 42 countries so far, 19 of them from the list.

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Jerusalem, March 1999 (From "Come Out of Her My People")

In Jerusalem (where we were sent this March), we were escorted directly to the East Gate by a Muslim guide provided by God. We went, as directed, to the Wailing Wall. We found ourselves before the shrine of the Queen of Heaven and stood in agreement with all of God's heart concerning this counterfeit Holy Spirit.

The gospel was preached atop Mount Zion toward Israel over the Valley of Hinnom. There we called in the harvest, breaking fallow ground, pulling weeds, removing rocks of offense. In the valley of the shadow of death, between two walls, we released the anointing of peace and blessing to Jerusalem. As we finished, families of orthodox Jews passed before us in the wave of that anointing.

To those who gave of their time and money to this mandated Jerusalem mission, I thank you. In April I go with our daughter Joanna to proclaim the judgment of God's word on the Queen of Heaven at Rome, at Athens, at Delphi, at Ephesus, and at Istanbul.

May the true Comforter, the Holy Spirit of Christ, come to you with the peace of Christ, King of Salem, King of Righteousness. Open your gates that the King of Glory may come in (Psalm 24).

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