I see you sleeping on the job Your heavy eyes dream of fertile valleys and buckets of gold Your eyes dream of days gone by You do not perceive the world around you You
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Tag: missions
A Different Call
Our church and local university maintained a partnership with missionaries to the Ngäbe people of Costa Rica and Panama for several years. We helped with five church plants and made regular trips to provide training,
Read moreTwo Girls, Two Countries, One Journey
Two girls from two countries share one incredible journey. Contrast in Two Girls Born into a middle-class American family with English as her primary language, Jessica learned of Jesus from infancy. Always an outgoing child,
Read moreHope After Hurricane Helene: Rebuilding Lives and Communities
Seven months after Hurricane Helene swept through the devastation is still obvious. Yet, so is the opportunity to serve. What Helene couldn’t erase was hope. When we have hope, we can survive storms, rebuild our
Read moreNever Will I Leave You
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV). When I was eight years old, I read Bible verses that explained God’s love, my sin, Jesus’ sacrifice, and my need to
Read moreMinding the Home Front
Most of us give minding the home front little thought. When Mom requires surgery, we camp out at the hospital and provide a few days of follow-up care. If a daughter presents her university graduate
Read moreMission Moments for Families on the Go
“What did you bring me?” How often do parents hear that question? And how do parents move children or themselves from a me first mindset to one of concern for others? Especially with schedules already
Read moreDefying Defeat
“For a poor skinny kid from Birmingham, Alabama, who felt like a zero, a nothing with no ambition, my opportunities have been amazing! By all that is logical, I should never have been born and
Read morePetrified
Petrified. Do we get stuck in the fear of failing? Does cautious anxiety strip us of blessings? Friends from America came to the African village where my husband and I serve as missionaries, bringing with
Read moreAnother Child
As missionaries living in Tanzania, my husband and I have prayed diligently for another child. Our prayers have been full of bittersweet moments, and we often felt as if the Lord forgot to answer. Then
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