By Brother Eugene I spent nearly all of 2003 traveling throughout China, learning the language, doing research, and sharing the Gospel. I remember one night in particular during the summer of that year that taught me more than I was prepared to learn. I had been traveling alone for nearly two weeks, bouncing from city … Continue reading Kindred Outcasts: Feeling at home in China
By Jeanette Wheeler We may be wealthy in America, but we need to see our own poverty of spirit. Identifying with the poor is not only part of the faith that Jesus gave to us; it is a sacramental part of our sanctification. In other words, walking with Jesus requires walking with the poor. So, … Continue reading In the Dumps of Nicaragua: Encountering the poor
By Ericka Bennett From my journal during my time in India. Note: Asha is Hindi for “hope.” I found Hope today. There, in the middle of the leper colony. It was the most unexpected discovery I knew when I looked into her big brown eyes, innocent and inviting, full of joy despite her circumstances, and … Continue reading Hope in a Leper Colony
By Jeff Goins, Editor Continued from Finding Calcutta After climbing over a waist-high, cement barricade that read “DEATH” in spray paint, navigating through some overgrown vines and shrubbery, and stumbling down a worn path that would have sent you head-first into the river if you took just one wrong step, we came upon an abode … Continue reading Finding Calcutta: My first brush with the poor, Pt. 2
By Tom Davis Each Sunday, millions of Christians in America gather to worship the God who commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves. We belt out praises to the God who tells us that pure and undefiled religion is caring for widows and orphans in their distress. We kneel in pious prayer before the … Continue reading Why Do Christians Suck?
By Jeff Goins, Editor Paul and I drove to downtown Nashville, found an overpriced parking garage, prayed, and took our backpack full of apples and assorted energy bars to the riverside. Immediately, we saw a man sitting on the bench. We approached him and offered him an apple. He declined, saying that he didn’t have … Continue reading Finding Calcutta: My first brush with the poor
By Kari Miller Continued from Innocence Lost: Effects of the war in Uganda Paul came back for the burial of her family members and she clung to him. She was devastated and terrified that she and her daughter could end up in the ground next to them. The stress of wondering whether you would be … Continue reading Innocence Lost (Pt. 2)
By Kari Miller A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families -Psalm 68:5-6 Joyce grew up in the quiet peacefulness of village life. She loved her parents and they loved her, always taking good care of her. She learned to cook traditional … Continue reading Innocence Lost: Effects of the war in Uganda
By Hannah Lythe Kari Miller left for Kampala, Uganda in May 2007 hoping to love the poor. She encountered Dorcas Widows Ministry and found a way to love. She has since become incredibly involved in the ministry, starting a school sponsorship program within the ministry, allowing Uganda widows to earn an income through a beaded … Continue reading Caring for Widows: An Interview with Kari Miller (Part 2)
By Hannah Lythe Kari Miller left for Kampala, Uganda in May 2007 hoping to love the poor. She encountered Dorcas Widows Ministry and found a way to love. She has since become incredibly involved in the ministry, starting a school sponsorship program within the ministry, allowing Uganda widows to earn an income through a beaded … Continue reading Caring for Widows: An Interview with Kari Miller (Part 1)