A Multi-Generational Mission

When Emily Widders (’25) stepped onto the plane for her Global Outreach trip to England this summer, she brought a 30-year-old story full circle. Because in addition to being an entrepreneurship major at The Master’s University, she is also the daughter of alum Deborah Widders (maiden name Hulet), who was part of TMU’s short-term trip to England exactly 30 years earlier, in 1994.

Emily’s team spent a month serving local churches in London and participating in outreach efforts alongside TMU alumni Matt and Kimberly Davis. The group also took an overnight trip to Birmingham, a couple of hours northwest of London — the city where Deborah spent most of her missions trip, engaged in the same sort of service projects.

Emily says, “One thing that was really impactful was seeing the global church in action. It’s really a testimony of God’s love and faithfulness to His people, the fact that He gives us each other. And even though we live thousands of miles apart, we all believe in Jesus Christ. It encouraged me to get more involved in my local church.”

Learn more about this summer’s Global Outreach trips at masters.edu/go-2024.

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