By Jenny Willis and Jeff Goins She was sitting in front of the Banamex, wrapped in a dirty rag of a dress with another rag covering her mouth. She looked up at us as we passed, but it didnt seemto register in her mind. We were just more faces in an endless sea of passersby … Continue reading The Nameless Woman
By Kari Miller I have been thinking lately about how God tends to show himself among the places we would never expect him to be. Those places that we find dirty, dark and void of goodness. I had an interesting experience this last fall in a homeless shelter in one of the darkest places of … Continue reading Minneapolis, the Homeless, and Me
By Stephanie Fisk The simple life is not always easy. But it is liberating. Simplicity ushers in true joy that can be found only in life itself. For when life is all you have, you begin to see value in each day, in each conversation, in each word that is spoken… and more importantly, the … Continue reading Taste and See
By Kari Miller As Rebecca and I traveled the dusty bumpy road out to her village, I asked her why she had chosen to spend her life caring for orphans. She became very animated when I asked her this question, turned around in her seat and began another one of her lifes journeys. She was … Continue reading Mercy in Zambia: Story of widows and orphans in Africa
By Jimmy McCarty Have you seen my towel? Are you finished with the clothesline? Are you going into town any time soon? Are you going to finish that? Organized pandemonium characterizes the community living we have been a part of the last several weeks. We are fifty individuals living as one, eating as one and … Continue reading Not So Personal Space
By Scott Molgard There are words which always seem to chafe me. As a visual thinker, certain words bring up images that were burned into my brain a long time ago. Recently, a new word has gotten under my skin. The first word is “Christian,” and the most recent word is “missionary.” I remember my … Continue reading Missionaries?
By Jenny Willis Nestled deep in Palenque, Mexico is the thriving little church of Centro Cristiano Maranatha. Built in formerly Zapatista-controlled territory, it serves a small community of Chol believers. The Chol are an indigenous tribe native to these southern parts of Mexico. The Maya’s main territory was here in Palenque until 600 AD when … Continue reading A Seeking Church
By Jeff Goins, Editor Four days. Thats how long it took. Things can clear up pretty quickly in the back of a pickup truck, when you have nothing but the wind and your own self-doubt to wrestle with. The team of young, passionate missionaries had only been in the small southern Mexican town of Palenque … Continue reading Simple Message, Profound Move
By James Gilbert Where do we find joy? In the quiet moments of peace and tranquility, sitting untouched by the world? Lounging on the beach of an exotic island, drink in hand and body relaxed? Or in the AIDS stricken ghettos of Africa? Or the labor camps of Poland during World War II? Her name … Continue reading Surprised by Joy
By Heather Mason Heather did an experiment by pretending to be homeless for a day and see how people would treat her differently. Here is what she found: I believe that the homeless are some of the most caring people in America… Yesterday I spent a day as a homeless person. I was scared going … Continue reading Homeless for a Day