God has put it on our hearts to serve.  He has called us to care for the suffering and broken hearted. We are honored to answer his call.

We are a team, devoted to seeking and responding to God's will for our ministry; conducting our work and our lives in ways that glorify our Lord and demonstrate his unfailing love for his people, wherever they may be.

AN INTERVIEW WITH SHANNON IRVINE

How long have you been involved in ministry work?

I have been in overseas ministry work since 2002.

How did you come to be involved in ministry work?

I had been serving locally at the church since 2001. I was working full time in the business development, marketing, and sales world making a great income. As my salary increased, my job became less and less fulfilling. I knew that I wanted to serve God with my life, so I went on my first overseas ministry trip in August of 2002. My life since that first trip has been moving toward full time ministry. I founded Mosaic Vision Ministries at the end of 2003.

What type of ministry work have you done in the past?

My ministry work includes college and vocational training, women’s and children’s ministry, disaster relief, humanitarian outreach, orphan and vulnerable children programs, and the next phase of ministry in the field will include psychosocial training.

Is there a particular area of ministry you feel best suited for?

I feel best suited for helping those that are not able to help themselves. I feel most called to work for people who have been ravaged by disease, natural disaster, and poverty. People just like you and me, who are just living in a different place on the planet. I feel it is my calling to reach out to them, to assist them with their physical, emotional, and social needs. Most importantly, however, I feel I am called to let them know that the creator of the universe loves them and has not abandoned them. Christ himself wants these people to know that they are loved, and that He died on the cross so that they can live eternally with him.

Why have you chosen ministry work as a profession?

I have chosen ministry work as my profession because there is no deeper satisfaction than doing the work that God had planned out for me since the beginning of time. I feel I was designed by God to reach out and help others that are hurting and to let them know about the love of Christ.

What is your educational background?

I graduated summa cum laude with a bachelors of Science in Business at Capital University. I am currently working on my masters in psychology at Walden University. It is my hope to work with AIDS victims and orphans to work through the post traumatic and critical stress surrounding such a pandemic disease.

Can you recall a particular ministry experience that impacted you personally or influenced your life?

I was holding the hands of a woman in Banda Ache Indonesia that had just survived the tsunami. We were picking plaster out of her back for hours. She was in a lot of pain, both physically and emotionally. She had lost all three of her children to the waves. Her husband had tried to hold on to them, but his strength just gave out. As she sobbed and winched at the pain, I thought to myself, “this could have been me, this could have been anyone that I love in this life. Nothing she did caused that tsunami, it was forced upon her. And she does not know that the Lord loves her and has a plan for her life. She does not know that her children are with our heavenly father. Her religion tells her that their god was angry and that was why the tsunami came.” It was just then, through a translator, that she asked me to pray to my God for her and her family. She knew I was a Christian, she knew I loved her, and she knew that I was thousands of miles from home helping her go through this horrific event. This impacted me so greatly because I knew that it was not me, and not my strength, that was ministering love to her, it was God himself. St. Francis of Assisi said once about compassion,” Speak always to the love of God. Use words if you must.”

AN INTERVIEW WITH MICAH IRVINE

How long have you been involved in ministry work?

I have been involved in international ministry since August of 2002.

How did you come to be involved in ministry work?

In the spring of 2002 I studied the book of Acts at Biola University. While studying this book, I became filled with the desire to see the Holy Spirit moving in power. It is my opinion that the Holy Spirit moves most often where the need is greatest. Later that year when my church announced an upcoming mission trip to the Philippines, I asked the trip leaders if I could go with them and, praise God, they said, “Yes.”

What type of ministry work have you done in the past?

I have been involved in prayer teams and men’s groups at my local church. Overseas, I have helped provide disaster relief and recovery in the Philippines and Indonesia and I have also participated in youth programs in refugee camps in Thailand.

Is there a particular area of ministry you feel best suited for?

I love to teach on behalf of our Lord. I am also drawn to people who struggle – to listen to them and to help them connect with Christ who can free them.

Why have you chosen ministry work as a profession?

In August of 2002 I participated in my first mission trip to the island of Oriental Negros in the Philippines. On this trip the team that I traveled with ministered to people who had just lost their homes to a massive typhoon. When I returned home from this trip, after having served my Lord for two weeks with little regard to my personal needs, I became aware of just how much of me – body, mind and spirit – that my job at home consumed. It was shortly after returning home from this trip that I realized that I could not continue to work for myself. I wanted to serve my Lord always.

What is your educational back ground?

Bachelors of Science from Biola University in Organizational Leadership.

Can you recall a particular ministry experience that impacted you personally or influenced your life?

Near the end of my first mission trip in August of 2002 the team that I was with visited the Provincial Hospital in Dumaguete, Phillipines.
Dumaguete is a poor city and the provincial hospital is the hospital that people go to when they cannot afford the private hospital. The sanitary conditions at this hospital were hard to fathom. There were not enough beds. Many patients were left lying in the middle of hallways.

The team that I was with split into small groups of four to five. With translators, these groups went from room to room praying and sharing the gospel. The last room that my group visited was filled with children. There were many children in this room but I was immediately drawn to a little girl who was maybe two years old.

She was on a bed but she was sitting up on her knees with her head tilted down so that I could not see her face. I approached her and got down on my knees, but she would not look me in the eyes. She was so sad that I could feel it.

Eventually our translator came to this little girl and me. The translator spoke to a nurse and then told me the little girl’s situation.

This little girl was recovering from Yellow fever, a disease that has been eradicated in the US and Europe. According to the nurse, this little girl would live. Unfortunately, however, her mother had died two days earlier and her father was not expected to make it.

Because of this there was no one to help this little girl. At two years old, she did not know what had happened to her parents. She only knew that she was alone. I could barely pray for her without crying and then I had to leave the room. I could no longer hold back my tears. At that moment there was nothing more that I could do for this little girl. I felt frustrated, angry, and deeply sorrowful all at the same time. I think that at that moment I drew a little closer to Christ. I think that at that moment I caught a tiny glimpse of what he feels for the lost and broken hearted.

MICAH & SHANNON IRVINE

What are your specific roles with Mosaic Vision?

My wife, Shannon, and I are the founders and directors of Mosaic Vision Ministries. The two of us handle the operations, programs, and fund raising aspects of the ministry. We are looking forward to expanding the Mosaic Family.

What specific goals do you share for Mosaic Vision?

The one overarching goal for Mosaic Vision Ministries is to reach out to those who are suffering, and offer them the resources, love, and the Good news of Christ. I would like to see Mosaic Vision Ministries make a lasting impact on the suffering of AIDS orphans, especially child headed homes.

Where do you see Mosaic Vision in two years?

We see Mosaic Vision Ministries ministering to those in Uganda that the Lord has led us to help. We have begun our work in Uganda helping with child headed homes in Rwerere, assisting with orphan care in the Rukingiri district, and assisting an orphanage of 84 in the city of Kampala. I would like to see us do these three projects well, to be able to learn from these pilot projects, and to add additional projects in Uganda that will benefit these communities.

Where do you see Mosaic Vision in ten years?

As the Lord wills it, we would like to see us move into sustaining projects like water relief, psychosocial training, alcohol and drug counseling, and leadership and discipleship training. We also see Mosaic Vision Ministries continuing to support the lives of the orphans that we will care for so that they become educated, fulfilled Christian adults making changes in their own communities.

If you are interested in joining our team email us today at volunteer@mosaicvision.org