By Harold Hand Continued from: First Steps: Strawberry Chocolate and Broken Glass As we clap for Derrick, Baby Josh leans in and starts to reach for Joshuas candy. Baby Josh is five months old. The other kids call him Baby Josh so as not to confuse him with the older Joshua, although it usually runs … Continue reading First Steps: Strawberry Chocolate and Broken Glass, Pt. 2
By Francisco Donoso Part One In the late 1980 s to the early 1990s and up until today, people are once again becoming less interested in fitting a specific social category where one is judged according to what he/she wears and becoming more interested in the world around them similar to the 19th century. There … Continue reading Fair Trade and Ethical Buying within the Clothing Industry
By Carole Turner When I was 19 years old God called me to orphans. At the time, it manifested in the form of the pro-life movement. I was an active, vocal, involved participant in Operation Rescue, and I spent years trying to reach women outside of abortion clinics. I was also arrested three times due … Continue reading The Plight of Orphans in Africa
By Erin Almand I first saw her in a filthy purple dress and tattered Big-Bird sneakers, standing on the perimeter of the group. Her matted hair was braided and her little mouth was locked stubbornly around her thumb. She refused to play ball. She didnt want to sing or dance. But when we began a … Continue reading Learning to Love in the Dominican
By Leah Anderson Strip me open; run me dry. I’m scared and prideful, but I have to die. Break my heart; kill my pride. Consume my being till I cannot hide. Tame my tongue and take control Of my mind, my heart, my soul. Drive in deep Your Holy presence, And fill me in with … Continue reading Poem: Through the Desert
By Eric Hanson Continued from The Great Bike Adventure: To the Grand Canyon and Back, Pt. 2 That night we crashed at our campsite without ever starting a fire or doing anything else. We slept a good 12 hours before we got back on our bikes to begin our journey back to Phoenix. The next … Continue reading The Great Bike Adventure: To the Grand Canyon and Back, Pt. 2
By Erin Wilson Swaziland: The Manzini Dump The health care system is sketchy at best. But for the mentally ill, for those with terrible brokenness there is nothing. The country of Swaziland has no psychiatrists. One psychologist. For nearly one million people suffering under the crushing grief that comes with an HIV rate of more … Continue reading Poem: The Dump in Manzini
By Jamie Finch I could hear the drums. At first I thought my mind and body had decided to team up and play a trick on me to pay me back for all the hell I had put them through that day. The climb had been an exhausting experience, to say the least, and not … Continue reading The Drums of Africa
By Karen Swank I am sitting on a park bench in Chicago with Lino, who I have brought to the “big city” to get a closer look at full time community life in missions at Jesus People USA with me. It’s an hour or so before we have to catch the train home, and we’ve … Continue reading Beggars and Thieves: Trying to love like Jesus
By Eric Hanson Earlier this year, we talked with a few missionaries who were so passionate about social justice issues that they put together a biking trip to the Grand Canyon to raise awareness for human trafficking. This is the story of that bike ride: After returning home from the World Race, I enjoyed grabbing … Continue reading The Great Bike Adventure: To the Grand Canyon and Back