Our Mission
Azmera (meaning “harvest” in African Amharic and “I will sing” in Hebrew) serves global workers, from various nations and vocations, resulting in families and communities being impacted for His Kingdom. We do this through caring for them, cultivating their relationship with God, building authentic community, reigniting their passions, and strengthening their impact worldwide.
"He told them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field'." Luke 10:2
At Azmera, our goal is to be a part of caring for, reigniting, and impacting cross-cultural global workers from various nations already in the harvest field, so that they can serve God and others to their fullest potential and remain faithful to their calling overseas, resulting in more people coming to a saving knowledge of Christ. We are made up of women, both on staff and volunteer members, who are dedicated to encouraging workers all over the globe.
We want to remind these women serving overseas that God loves and delights in them, so much so that tending to their hearts is just as vital as the work in which they are involved. Through ongoing care for their relationship with God and their families, we believe that these global workers will be in a better place to serve and flourish within the communities they are working.
Why focus on global workers? Because many of these women have invested huge amounts of time, money, and physical and emotional energy to follow God’s call overseas and they need encouragement, just like we do. Maybe even more so. Many of them live in very challenging circumstances while living far from their families and dearest friends. Our hope is that we can be a part of nurturing and impacting these women so that they will be healthy on the field and remain faithful to serving Jesus overseas. We, with you, desire to see more people come to a saving knowledge of Christ, thus furthering God's Kingdom. Overall, we want to invest in the huge investment these workers have already made.
Why include other ex-pats, military wives, women overseas for business, USAID, oil companies, etc.? Many women find themselves overseas and are just as intentional about touching their communities. They too are inspired by the opportunity to commune with Jesus and connect with others.
Women of what nationalities are welcome? We welcome English-speaking women from various nationalities. Most mission teams are made up of people from varying nations. We'd like to provide a place for the women on those teams to come and be nurtured, restored, and encouraged together.
As we pursue God, we want to follow Christ's example of humility and find our strength in the Lord.
At Azmera, we value PEOPLE; those who serve cross-culturally and attend our retreats, those who volunteer to serve those cross-cultural workers, those who support Azmera through prayer and financial gifts, and the staff who work so diligently to make things happen. As a result, we have defined some key areas that have significant value to the life and health of the ministry of Azmera:
Honoring God – We seek to honor God through our words and deeds and find our strength in Him.
Prayer – We highly value prayer and desire to remain in a posture that is sensitive to the Spirit's leading.
Teamwork – We are committed to effective partnerships between staff, our board, volunteers, donors, churches, agencies, etc. We value collaboration, unity, humility and respect as we together work to accomplish the mission.
Authenticity – We strive for transparency and honesty in all Azmera relationships.
Utilizing Gifting – We believe that God has gifted His children in unique ways. The body of Christ and the ministry of Azmera will be most effective as we encourage each person to excel in their gifting.
Servant Leadership – We desire to lead through our service of others.
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. “ Psalm 28:7
"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17
