By CJ Speelman Parea is a Greek Word that basically means “circle of close friends.” When we chose that name for our community, we wanted it to embody who we were, not just to ourselves as a group of people, but also those who we encounter as we minister in Old Town Victorville. It speaks … Continue reading My House is Empty, Pt. 1
By Seren Frost This week Wrecked had the privilege of interviewing Seren Frost about the organization she is starting called LACES. Seren returned to the United States in August of 2006 from volunteering and participating in a discipleship training program for six months with Mercy Ships, and since returning her heart has continued to long … Continue reading LACES – Interviewing the Founder
By Mallorie Miller From Swaziland… It was as if, for a moment, the world stopped spinning. I moved out to the hallway and slid down the wall to the floor. I knew that this was one of those moments that changes people that I was changing but I couldn’t feel anything. I couldn’t think. I … Continue reading When Silence Falls
By Sarae Martin This part of my story began exactly two years ago as I wallowed in nausea and a fog of apathy while I was in my first trimester of my fourth pregnancy. I remember lying on the couch feeling very miserable and telling my husband, Acey, to just go get something permanent done … Continue reading Birth Control, Life Control
By Jimmy McCarty As part of The Fund for Theological Educations 2007 Conference on Excellence in Ministry I was able to visit Adalberto United Methodist Church today. Adalberto UMC is a storefront, mostly Hispanic church located in the city of Chicago. It has become famous for the actions of two of its members; Elvira Arellano … Continue reading The Rebirth of Sanctuary
By Chad Mast On the morning of the 26th of December 2004, over 200,000 people lost their lives to a tsunami that hit many different islands in Southeast Asia. I remember the day vividly, getting up while on vacation in Hawaii and seeing the devastation on the television. I remember my heart going out to … Continue reading When You Pass Through the Waters
By Kari Miller Poverty and suffering from a distance are tolerable. It is easy to walk away from it and believe that things are not really as bad as they look on TV. However, it is quite another when the underweight snot nosed child stares up at you, clings to your skirt and asks you … Continue reading At Home with the Widows of Uganda
By Scott Molgard From Swaziland, Africa: Gary’s son Tyler kept telling us about the crazy lion (the black maned male lion is the Swazi royal symbol, representing King Mswati III) that was living in an enclosure about a football field away from where we ate. He said if we shake the fence the lion would … Continue reading Crazy Lion, Foolish Men