Each speaker prays and develops messages from God’s Word that will meet needs that missionaries may have in their personal, family and ministerial lives. Church members that attend are challenged concerning their personal relationship with the Lord, the Will of God for their lives and the needs that are in missions.
Retreat Hosts
Powerful Preaching
Meeting The Needs Through The Preaching Of God’s Word
Each message and seminar is geared to meet the needs of the missionaries and those that attend. After much prayer the speakers are chosen and the topics assigned. Each message is developed by the speakers to encourage the attendees.
Fellowship
Fellowship…what a need for missionaries. Sometimes they feel alone and even forgotten. This retreat has become like a “Family Reunion” for many missionaries serving across Europe and North America. What a blessing to be able to come together with independent Baptist missionaries of like faith and simply relate and enjoy the friendship of each other. Many church members who attend have been challenged and blessed by finding out first hand from the missionaries what the blessings and heartaches in the missionary work in other countries around the world.
We are able to laugh together; sing together; pray together and share blessings, as well as burdens, with those who understand what living and ministering on the mission field is all about. In the years since we began missionary retreats (in 1997 for Europe), many missionaries have been encouraged both in their family and ministry lives.
Ladies Seminars
Seminars that focus on relevant women’s issues. The life of a missionary wife and mother, as well as a single missionary lady, is perhaps one of the most rewarding lives a woman could have. It can also be one of the most frustrating and challenging lives any lady could face. With this in mind the Mission Possible Asian Retreat ladies have specially planned seminars given by missionary and pastors’ wives, for women, about women. Each seminar is focused on relevant women’s issues and spiritual encouragement. All ladies, regardless of being a missionary or not, enjoy and greatly benefit from these seminars.
Activities
Lots Of Things To Do and See
Experience Thai - Asian culture and cuisine
Shop to Your Heart’s Content!
Explore Thailand's largest city, culture and surrounding provincess
Many people traveling to Bangkok are immediately overwhelmed by the sheer size of the city (now boasting around twelve million people) and the wide variety of sightseeing opportunities, spanning more than two centuries of rapid development. The city’s bustling streets are an exciting destination in themselves from the myriad of people groups and colorful clothing to the street vendors displaying exotic fruits and Thai favorites cooked right there on small barbeques. Visitors are also quickly enamored by the many attractions, from exotic temples, which underscore Thailand’s strong Buddhist history, to modern shopping malls.
Thailand’s Grand Palace is arguably the premier Bangkok sightseeing attraction and offers an opportunity to appreciate Thailand’s unique cultural traditions. The palace is situated in the heart of Bangkok’s Rattanakosin Island. The gleaming spires of the Grand Palace are also conveniently located near Bangkok’s most spectacular temples. You can reach all these attractions easily through a variety of transportation modes - though we highly recommend going by express river boat on the Chao Phraya river.
Beyond Bangkok There are several provincial regions to explore including Ayutthaya. The city of Ayutthaya, less than an hour north of Bangkok, became Thailand's capitol around 1350 and remained the capitol until the Burmese sacked the city around the same time as the Boston Tea Party in the late 1700s. Ayutthaya features a great expanse of ruins (including a few larger sites where you can explore temple ruins), the Bang Pa In palace and Wat Phukhao Thong, a massive restored temple built in 1387.
Music
When we get together and sing as a congregation it is like “Heaven comes down and fills our souls.” The hymns and specials speak to our hearts, uplift our spirits and gives praise and glory to God. We have group singing, solos, duets, trios, quartets, instrumental numbers and even music in the languages from where the missionaries serve.
Wow, we are amazed at the talent that we have among the missionaries and friends that attend the Mission Possible Asian Retreat. What a blessing to sing the old hymns of the faith. Missionaries have commented that is one of the things they missed the most about being on the mission field.
Testimonies
From Vietnam - My wife and I would like to thank you for inviting us to be a part of the first Mission Possible Asia Retreat. Mary Rose and I have been serving the Lord for almost 30 years now, and 16 years of that in Vietnam. We can honestly say that the fact that we're still in the ministry is only because of the miracle of God's grace. So, when we heard all the messages at the retreat all on the expressions of the grace of God we knew God brought us there. It was a huge encouragement for us to meet new friends and be encouraged. I hope we can continue to be a part of Mission Possible Retreat. Thank you and God bless you all!
From Nepal - My wife and I were very blessed to be able to attend. Thank you for your labor on our behalf. Having the retreat in Bangkok and at this time of year works very well for us. All of the sessions were very good, and we really enjoyed the messages on Laboring Grace, Serving Grace, Strengthening Grace and The God of All Grace.
From South Korea - One of the great things about the MP Retreat is we are able take a “ministry break”, relax with other “like minded” individuals, fellowship with them and not be concerned about presenting our respective fields. The Retreat was very God honoring and encouraging.
From Micronesia - What a blessing to be in a room full of God's servants, knowing we are each facing trials and triumphs, each serving God in different countries with different languages and cultures yet each enjoying the grace of God and the journey for Christ's sake. Sharing the joys of service, practical advice on husband's ministry and kids, great singing and fantastic preaching all added up to a great spiritual retreat.