CSI Ministries

09/05/2026

09/02/2026

The dedication of the house the Mt. Zion's team built was a beautiful celebration of God's provision and love!

08/28/2026

A group from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church recently served at Belfield Primary School in Jamaica. We are grateful for their humble hearts and are praising God for all He did in and through them!

08/27/2026

Ted and Jean Louise Abbott Merrell have taken short-term mission trips to Jamaica since 2010, and they have involved their entire company, Merrell Bros., in the journey. Ted shares part of why serving in Jamaica is so special to him here.

As we approach our special event One Love, One Mission on September 19th, we invite you to join in the work God is doing in Jamaica. We pray you'll consider attending the event and supporting CSI's vision to grow deeper roots where God has planted us.

Come hungry, bring some friends, and get ready for a night of Jamaican-inspired food, stories from the mission field, games, entertainment, and a silent auction, all while helping support the ministry and the people we’re blessed to serve alongside.

📅 September 19 | 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 Cross America | Kokomo
🎟️ Tickets are $100 | Host a table for $900
🔗 Reserve your seat, host a table, or learn more:
https://wedoauctions.com/app/public/bidapp/csi

We’re looking forward to gathering together and celebrating what God is doing through CSI!

08/21/2026

Sometimes a mission trip doesn’t feel earth-shattering in the moment.

You serve.
You see.
You care.

But you don’t feel overwhelmed or changed.

One of our team members had that experience.
He went through the week, enjoyed it, and went home.

Good memories.
Good trip.
End of story - or so it seemed.

During our debrief, I reminded the team:
Sometimes, it doesn’t hit you right away. Sometimes it sneaks up later, when you least expect it.

He nodded politely and moved on.

Three months later, I got an email.

He had been redoing his deck at home.
Materials list in hand, shopping cart full, ready to check out at Home Depot.

And suddenly, it hit him.

He realized he was about to spend more money on his deck than the cost of an entire home he helped build in Belize.

It stopped him cold.
So hard that he abandoned his cart and walked out of the store.

In that moment, his perspective shifted.
His priorities changed.

Here’s the whole truth:
Transformation doesn’t always happen within the boundaries of the trip.
Sometimes it happens when you least expect it...

In a store aisle.
In a quiet moment.
In the tension between what we think we need and what we now know matters.

And when it does, it’s not guilt that should drive us.
It’s gratitude.
Gratitude that we get to live differently because we’ve seen differently.

That’s the whole truth.

08/20/2026

A week can start with unfamiliar faces and end with a family standing in front of a place they can call home.

That is the beauty of mission work.

People come together, serve with open hands, build relationships, and watch God turn ordinary moments into something lasting.

You do not have to have it all figured out to be part of something meaningful.
You just have to be willing to say yes.

Find hope. Find purpose. Find your place.

Learn more about joining a CSI mission trip:
www.csiministries.org