Paws & Think is thrilled to announce a huge milestone in our organization’s history – we’ve officially purchased our first van! This achievement would not have been possible without the incredible help from our friends at MATS.

The mission of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation is to advance the awareness and treatment of Angelman syndrome through education and information, research, and support for individuals with Angelman syndrome, their families and other concerned parties.

Recently, we had the privilege of visiting one of our long-time ministry partners, New Life Centers in Chicago. New Life Centers was born in 2006, out of New Life Church, when members were given a vision to get outside of the four walls of the Church and love their neighbors.

The organization has grown tremendously since then!

We are always grateful when a MATS client is willing to share their positive car-buying experience with us and with you. Read Leann’s thoughts below.

Barry and Desma and their two children have been in Cameroon living life among the Baka for over 18 years. There have been joys and struggles throughout their ministry, but through it all God has been good.

As we begin to phase out of summer and into the autumn, we thought it fitting to share a story of transition that friend and client of MATS Mike Rebholz has to share in his ministry with Cru.

We are well into the summer of 2021, and it’s evident that people are on the move! After a year of varying degrees of lockdown and quarantine, many are eager to be out and about again. This June ministry spotlight will point you in the direction of an encounter you won’t soon be forgetting. Answers in Genesis (AiG) is an apologetics ministry, dedicated to helping Christians defend their faith and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ effectively.

While many of our past newsletters have focused on those serving in official ministry or missional capacities, we wanted to share with you a slightly different story of this unique family and their ministry. Not only is this family modeling a Jesus-looking life in their many capacities, but they also happen to be close friends of us here at MATS! 

At MATS we have the honor to work with clients that are serving in ministries across the US and even some around the world. It’s one of our greatest joys to serve these folks who are giving of their time and resources to care for others and live the Gospel to those around them. One of the ministries that we are particularly close to is Young Life.

While many of us across the US have been hunkered down and encountering all kinds of winter weather these past few weeks, this month’s MATS ministry spotlight lands us in the warm, sun-soaked Baja desert of Mexico. Former clients of MATS, Pete and Emily Johnson and their family work with a ministry in La Paz called Rancho el Camino.