1 Oct 2026
Missionary to Ecuador's Indigenous Tribes: Mark's Powerful Testimony
He went to church for years without understanding the lordship of Jesus, until one night everything changed. In this episode of Testify, Mark shares his missionary testimony, from a Seattle construction site to the mountains and jungles of Ecuador.Mark and his wife Cheryl both believed Jesus was the Son of God, but they kept living the way they always had. Then Mark's sister gave him Billy Graham's book The Holy Spirit. Reading it alone one night, Mark surrendered his life to Christ and was filled with the Holy Spirit. Within a month, the foreman who had mocked him for his faith pulled over on a Seattle freeway and asked Jesus into his heart.A short-term mission trip to Mexico showed Mark real poverty and spiritual hunger for the first time. A trip to Otavalo, Ecuador followed, and in one week 50 people came to Christ. At ages 48 and 46, Mark and Cheryl gave their construction business to their family and moved to Ecuador to serve full-time as missionaries.In this episode you'll hear about:✝️ The difference between believing in Jesus and making Him Lord✝️ Being filled with the Holy Spirit and hungering for God's Word✝️ Learning Spanish in midlife (including the sermon where "sin" became "fish")✝️ Living among the Kichwa people in the Andes, then being invited into the Amazon to reach the Shuar, Cofán, and Waorani peoples✝️ A near-death canoe accident on a flooded jungle river, and a four-inch branch that saved his life✝️ How God led them to build a missionary training center so indigenous believers could reach their own people✝️ Stories of healing and restoration among the students who now lead the schoolThis story shows how God uses ordinary people who say yes. If you've ever wondered whether it's too late to follow God's calling, or whether He can use you, Mark's testimony will encourage your faith.🙏 If this testimony blessed you, share it with someone who needs encouragement today. Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss a powerful testimony.
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