By Cricket Criscione-Kimbrell We were encouraged to fast before going on a mission trip, which left our team with some questions: What is a fast ? Why should we fast? Which fast should we do? How long is it good to fast? Our ministry team had focused on these queries in preparation for our upcoming … Continue reading Daniel Fast: Not Just a Diet
By Christine Young Who would have thought that God would use my desire to have a little girl to change hearts and lives? I am married to a wonderful man and we have two great boys. We thought our family was complete. Then God gave me the desire to have a little girl. My husband … Continue reading Be Careful What You Desire
By Mariah Secrest The world needs a lot of things, more than we can seem to give. But sometimes we underestimate our power to, as Sara Groves puts it, “add to the beauty.” The world needs a voice. Hungry kids need a voice to present their problem to the world. Abused teenagers need a voice … Continue reading Finding Our Voices
By Sarah Clark Recently, the disappearance of 4-year old Madeleine McCann made headlines around the word. Months later, the media is still following the investigation into her fate. The story even made the news in Kenya. About the same time that Madeleine was kidnapped another little girl was murdered. Fancys sister was also four years … Continue reading Fancy’s Sister: Rewriting tomorrow’s stories
By Katie Mumper From England. Yesterday morning, I was challenged to spend three hours in silence and solitude with God. During that time I reflected on a number of Scripture passages, taking time to truly meditate on each of them. But the most rewarding part of this time was when I sat and just listened … Continue reading A Solitary Experience
By Stephanie Fisk “I am thankful that I experienced the communist regime (Khmer Rouge). Without those 4 years of extreme hardship and suffering, I wouldn’t be the person I am today.” -Pastor Keat Pastor Keat was 17 years old when he had to flee Phnom Penh with his parents, brothers and grandmother. His family threw … Continue reading Thanks to the Communists
By Christine Young Today, western culture disgusted me. I went to Tysons Corners, an upscale mall in Washington D.C. With limited time given to each person to live out this life and limited resources to use to the best of our ability western civilization created the MALL – the ultimate trap for us to waste … Continue reading Poverty of the Mall
By Tisha Lynne Speelman Click on the images to enlarge You see the distress we are in, how Jerusalem lays waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach. -Nehemiah 2:17 Many of our cities are literally crying out … Continue reading See the Distress We Are In
By Brian Alonzo I was twenty-one, I think. How did you feel as you watched me scrape my knees? What did you think as I cried out for help? When did you move as my life began to fall? I was twenty-one, Right? You must remember. It was the night at the hockey game. I … Continue reading Twenty-One
By Cameron Cary From Cambodia. Though in many ways still underdeveloped, Phnom Penh is a bustling city with many opportunities to experience the history, sight-see, shop, and enjoy the culture. Cars, tuk tuks, and motos alike crowd the dirty streets, with no sense of traffic direction and a constant honking of horns. On a day … Continue reading Beggars at the Feast