Posts by Trudy Barsness

GHI Winter Newsletter                                                   December 2025 Dear Friends, 🌿This Christmas season, we hope you are finding the presence of God in quiet moments, and also enjoying your gathering and celebrations, sharing the…

GHI Fall Newsletter                                                            October 2025 Dear Friends, Our fall news lineup: God’s Light in the Midst of Conflict – BOSP ministry highlight Welcoming 6 New Projects…

Dear Friends, Spring is on the horizon! While the flowers are not yet blooming here in Minnesota, we know they are on the way. There may be more snow, but the longer days of sunshine feel hopeful. As we anticipate these changes, we also navigate shifts in our world. In this edition, Rev. Herb Klem…

Dear Friends, This year marks an incredible milestone—Global Horizons, Inc. (GHI) is celebrating 30 years of God’s faithfulness! As we reflect on this journey, we are reminded how God uses ordinary people for extraordinary purposes, whether it’s by serving directly or in a supporting role. Your prayers and generosity unite us and multiply our efforts to…

Dear Friends, One of the perks of assisting mission projects is we get to hear the stories of how God is moving through in the lives of people all over the globe. We were blessed recently by one of our project leaders as he shared his heart for ministry. We hope it also blesses you…

Christianity and the Struggle for Justice On a Sunday morning in January, Global Horizon’s Ubuntu training team, led by Dr. Leon Rodrigues and Dr. Samuel Zalanga, held a seminar at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. The thought-provoking message aimed to shed light on the history of the legacy of Christian activism…

The Power of God in Kenya!   Rev. Professor Colin Miller serves on the GHI board of directors and traveled to Kenya in July. Here is Colin’s recollection of his travels: Our mission in Nairobi, Kenya was a profound testament to the transformative power of faith. We were warmly embraced by Dr. Tom Chore, leader…

  What’s in our newsletter: A mission trip update with North Central University students visiting GHI projects. Exciting things you can do from home when you feel inspired by missions. New Projects we’d like you to meet. GHI Project Visits & Local Students on a Mission in Uganda Photo: NCU students and Professor Nan Muhovich visiting…

      House of Hope In the last newsletter we shared highlights from GHI project visits. We have another visit to tell you about from November when staff member, Jill Hall, traveled to Croatia. Recap of Jill’s trip: It is so hard to find words to encapsulate my trip to Zagreb to visit GHI…

We are grateful for each of you reading our letter and going along with us on this journey of encouraging and launching missions. Together we walk alongside leaders who are on the ground enthusiastically carrying out action plans with the goal of seeing communities growing and thriving as God intended. We hope that you feel…