By Jon Havens the cold night lingered down the streets and in between the buildings. the streetlights shed what little light they could to illuminate seven or eight cement squares on the sidewalk. the noise of shouting and laughing and dancing broke out from the venue doors and bounced off of the cars and buses. … Continue reading carts and canes
By Chronicle Project The UN has declared the small African kingdom of Swaziland to be the worlds most HIV-infected nation with nearly 40% of its adult population carrying the virus. Experts say that within 50 years the Swazi people may become extinct unless profound change is realized. Shortly after the official declaration, Lance and Kelly, … Continue reading Dear Francis, and More
By Deana Hartman Stela came to be a part of our family in an unusual way. I did not give birth, nor was there a foster care period or hearing for an adoption. Instead, I found Stela online. I placed her biography in a shopping cart and ‘checked out’. This process took about fifteen minutes … Continue reading Global Kin
By Kari Miller I tell you the truth, he said, this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on. Luke 21:3,4 Giving out of our wealth giving out of … Continue reading A Widow’s Mite
By Annie Bower Vilanculos, Mozambique Last night the temperature dropped and I was barely warm enough in my sleeping bag, liner, and tent. As we ate breakfast, we complained about the cool temperatures. I had a wonderful morning of mending on the sewing machine and a swim across the lake and back. Jaco spent the … Continue reading Under the Tarp
By Adrienne Ashby Its the end of another semester at the university and the last paper needing to be written is on modern day slavery. I am working at the school library at the time, cataloguing and shelving books and stumble into an article on slavery in the 21st century. Mildly curious, I decide to … Continue reading God Has Some Explaining To Do
By Erin McKenna Matthew 18:1-5 “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ He called a little child and had him stand among them. “And he said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter … Continue reading The Greatest
By Kari Miller Lord Alfred Tennyson said it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Ive turned this phrase over and over in my mind and I just cant make sense of it. Maybe it might be better said that it is better to love the author of … Continue reading Time With God’s Beloved
By Briellyn Widbin We came to Buenos Aires with no plans. No expectations. Just the desire to ask the Lord each and every day what He would have us do, and where He would have us go. On our first day of ministry we ended up at a pretty big park on the other side … Continue reading Hope for the Lost Boys
By Kari Miller Several days ago, Johnson Iwondo came to the door. He greeted me with his trademark smile. I was elated to see my dear friend. I have known Johnson for 5 years and watched him go from an orphaned boy to a confident man of God. It is like watching a caterpillar become … Continue reading A Wheelchair From Above