Venezuelan Missions

“...the birds of the air will come and nest in its branches.” ~ Matt. 13:32

Please consider giving a tax-deductible gift for Venezuela. Make checks out to “MTM” and mail to: Mustard Tree Missions, P.O. Box 8048, Meridian, MS 39303 (Write “Venezuela” on the For line.) OR make your secure donation online thru PayPal. (You will have an option to designate your donation for Venezuela.)

For years Mustard Tree Mission has taken groups on mission trips to Venezeula… (See photos in our gallery)

but due to the political & economic conditions in Venezuela, we have not been able to travel there since December 2013. We are

continuing to send monetary donations which are used by our Venezuelan representatives there to help people in need.

For the latest on what Mustard Tree Missions is doing in Venezuela, click here to go to our News page.

For several years Venezuela has been immersed in one of the worst humanitarian and economic crisis in the Americas. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, things just got worse. Doctors have died at the highest rate in the western hemisphere due to lack of protective equipment. Since the pandemic it has been hard to keep up the information we report on this page. For a good source of information, check out the “Ask a Venezuelan” website. April 2, 2019: Major power outages since March 7 have crippled Venezuela. Feb 4, 2019: Interview with interim President Juan Guaidó Feb 2, 2019: What’s Happening in Venezuela? 1-minute explanation of latest political developments 2018: Sept 27, 2018: Maracaibo - The Human Cost of the Venezuelan Crisis June 30: Personal first-hand Report on the HEALTHCARE CRISIS in Venezuela. Click here. June 21: A 16 min. heart-wrenching video about the healthcare crisis. June 13: Challenges & Collapse. How has life changed through an economic and democratic collapse? Stories from the lives of Venezuelans. Watch this short 4 min. video. June 11, 2018: Venezuela's sky-high inflation soared to 24,571 percent in the past 12 months. See article. May 20, 2018: Nicolas Maduro was re-elected in fraudulent elections. One mother tells her story: ““Yes, he won, but we still have the same issues. The CLAPs have disappeared, we have water once a week, power comes and goes and crime still makes the rules.” Caracas Chronicles article. See also the CNN article. March 28, 2018: 1.2 million Venezuelans have fled the country in the last two years; 4 million in the last 2 decades. 30,000 Venezuelans sought asylum in the U.S. just last year. “After Syria, the next refugee crisis is in Venezuela.” (Washington Examiner) March 27, 2018: Food being used as a political weapon in Venezuela. CBS Video (5 min.) April 12, 2018: back in March, the inflation rate was 67%; the accumulated rate in the first quarter of the year is 453.7%, and between March 2017 and March 2018, the accumulated inflation is 8,878.1%. Caracas Chronicles “Marking Hyperinflation” Feb. 23, 2018: Venezuelans going to bed hungry as food crisis deepens. People are skipping meals and missing out on vital nutrients because of the persistent shortages. Click for article. Feb. 1, 2018: NPR: “The entire Venezuelan health care system is on the verge of collapse, says Francisco Valencia, head of the public health advocacy group Codevida. Some hospitals lack electricity, and more than 13,000 doctors have left Venezuela in the past four years in search of better opportunities.” Click for article.

You will have the option to designate your donation for Aid to Venezuela.

If you would like to help please consider a financial gift.

“...the birds of the air will come and nest in its branches.” ~ Matt. 13:32

For the latest on what Mustard Tree Missions is doing in Venezuela, click here to go to the News page.

For several years Venezuela has been immersed in one of the worst humanitarian and economic crisis in the Americas. When the Covid- 19 pandemic hit, things just got worse. Doctors have died at the highest rate in the western hemisphere due to lack of protective equipment. Since the pandemic it has been hard to keep up the information we report on this page. For a good source of information, check out the “Ask a Venezuelan” website. April 2, 2019: Major power outages since March 7 have crippled Venezuela. Feb 4, 2019: Interview with interim President Juan Guaidó Feb 2, 2019: What’s Happening in Venezuela? 1-minute explanation of latest political developments 2018: Sept 27, 2018: Maracaibo - The Human Cost of the Venezuelan Crisis June 30: Personal first-hand Report on the HEALTHCARE CRISIS in Venezuela. Click here. June 21: A 16 min. heart-wrenching video about the healthcare crisis. June 13: Challenges & Collapse. How has life changed through an economic and democratic collapse? Stories from the lives of Venezuelans. Watch this short 4 min. video. June 11, 2018: Venezuela's sky-high inflation soared to 24,571 percent in the past 12 months. See article. May 20, 2018: Nicolas Maduro was re-elected in fraudulent elections. One mother tells her story: ““Yes, he won, but we still have the same issues. The CLAPs have disappeared, we have water once a week, power comes and goes and crime still makes the rules.” Caracas Chronicles article. See also the CNN article. March 28, 2018: 1.2 million Venezuelans have fled the country in the last two years; 4 million in the last 2 decades. 30,000 Venezuelans sought asylum in the U.S. just last year. “After Syria, the next refugee crisis is in Venezuela.” (Washington Examiner) March 27, 2018: Food being used as a political weapon in Venezuela. CBS Video (5 min.) April 12, 2018: back in March, the inflation rate was 67%; the accumulated rate in the first quarter of the year is 453.7%, and between March 2017 and March 2018, the accumulated inflation is 8,878.1%. Caracas Chronicles “Marking Hyperinflation” Feb. 23, 2018: Venezuelans going to bed hungry as food crisis deepens. People are skipping meals and missing out on vital nutrients because of the persistent shortages. Click for article. Feb. 1, 2018: NPR: “The entire Venezuelan health care system is on the verge of collapse, says Francisco Valencia, head of the public health advocacy group Codevida. Some hospitals lack electricity, and more than 13,000 doctors have left Venezuela in the past four years in search of better opportunities.” Click for article.

You will have the option to designate your donation for Aid to Venezuela.