Season of Impact

This fall has been a powerful reminder of God’s faithfulness and the importance of coming alongside those who serve on the front lines of ministry and missions.

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic – September 2025

In September, Hydrate traveled to the Dominican Republic, where we partnered with Daystar Baptist Missions and their missionaries serving in the San Pedro, DR region. The purpose of our visit was to take a look at ministry environments in which these women lead day in and day out. Sitting down face to face and learning more of who these women are from the inside. Not only listening but experiencing first hand the blessings and some of the challenges was helpful for us as we continue to look for ways to support and encourage missionaries on the field. Throughout the week, we led women’s gatherings, leadership training session, and multiple times of prayer and encouragement for ministry leaders who pour themselves out daily for others.

One highlight of the week was hosting a Girls Night. There was plenty of laughter, food, crafts, and a sweet time of prayer and worship.

Our desire is to return to the Dominican Republic with a team to host a 3 Day Missionary Retreat for women serving from all over the region. This is under much prayer and will require funding and people willing to go and minister to missionaries.

Girls Night Out was such a sweet time of connection and fellowship.

Allison Hale was a wonderful host for the week and helped us connect with missionaries serving through Daystar Baptist Missions.

Recording a podcast with new friends at Deeply Rooted.

We had the opportunity to speak and encourage leadership at Las Palmas School.

Peru – October 2025 🇵🇪

In October, Hydrate Global continued the journey south to Pucallpa, Peru, where we took a team and joined with missionaries serving in some of the most remote regions of the country.

We helped host a 3-Day Missionary Care and Renewal Retreat— a space intentionally designed to refresh, refuel, and restore those serving cross-culturally in the trenches of ministry. During the retreat we taught sessions, cooked breakfast, assisted with activities and crafts. Donor support provided a few sweet surprises for the ladies at the retreat as a tangible way for them to feel seen and valued. Some of our most favorite moments were small group sessions when we were given the opportunity to speak and pray with women one on one. Listening and learning more of their day to day challenges brings to light the importance of personally connecting and praying for them daily. In our small groups we formed "prayer triplets" which consists of three women leading and serving in different geographical locations. It has been so sweet to stay connected through technology with our partners to share ministry joys and prayer concerns. This is such a simple, yet impactful way to stay continually connected with our sweet missionary friends and to support one another in everyday life.

Retreat Group Photo

My prayer triplet. Both ladies live and minister on the Amazon River. Emma (on left) is from Ireland and (Jadison on right ) is from Georgia-US. It amazes me how God uses them amidst some of their daily challenges of raising young families while serving in different cultures.

One of Hydrate Global Ministries supporters not only prays continually for the ministry, she also offered her talents by personally painting and hand writing cards to each missionary at the retreat. They were so surprised!

This was the amazing team that God put together many months prior to traveling to Peru. Lots of planning, prep and prayer. We had such unity on the team. It was amazing how worked so well together as several of us had never met until this trip. Krista (middle) is our personal missionary connection. We joined wither her team and all worked beautifully together as the body of Christ.

Thailand -November 2025 🇹🇭

We began travel last weekend (Nov 7th) and never made it out of Atlanta due to weather delays, engine issues on the second attempt (which brought us back to Atlanta- Safely!) and of course, the government shutdown.

We have been re-grouping and praying about a return trip in 2026.

God is in control. Stay tuned!

Please pray for this team as we are willing to go and trusting the Lord for His timing!

To YOU my family friends and faithful supporters!

I truly believe that the fruitfulness of any ministry is based on the foundation of Christ and on believers willing to sacrifice and commit to the mission. Please hear MY heart...

I am so deeply grateful to those of YOU who have joined Hydrate Global Ministries in the mission that God has called us to fulfill in encouraging those leading in ministry and missions. We praise the Lord for those of you who send us encouraging messages to "keep fighting the good fight", for those of you who pray continually for the protection of this ministry and of course, those of you who are willing to support us financially. Your support has enabled us to not only GO, but we have also been able to Give and provide needed resources as a way of encouragement and support to those serving on the front lines. God continues to prove His faithfulness to this ministry by opening doors of opportunity and providing just the right people and resources at just the right time.

Again, thank YOU for praying and supporting this ministry as the Lord leads.

“Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬-‭6‬ ‭

In service to Him,

Shannon Cannon

Proverbs 11:25

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