By Zach Hopkins I live in a very American Christian world. I have no idea about what it means to truly reach the lost, to get dirty, or to Feed My Sheep. The Great Commission is something I can recite from memory if you ask, but I had never put it to action by my … Continue reading The Poor Might Just Save the Church
By Stephanie Fisk From Cambodia. When I left the orphanage for the last time, Chantear was standing by the green gate waving good bye. As the tuk-tuk I was riding in pulled away from the center, her tears erupted. They had been building during our long, drawn out goodbye. Hugs lasting minutes followed by more … Continue reading Chantear: Loving Orphans in Cambodia
By Josh Casper My time in Calcutta was met with the usual heartbreaking scenes of poverty and injustice, but never have I known all their beautiful faces with such heartbreaking stories. They were more than stories. They were lives. They were Gods. The first ministry we plugged into was working in Mother Teresa homes. I … Continue reading Love Until It Hurts: In the slums of Calcutta
By Matt Snyder I have some pretty incredible friends. In fact, I think I underestimate them a lot of the time because I don’t expect much of myself so, naturally, I find no reason to expect too much of them. But then there are those times that I’m floored by what occurs when we’re together … Continue reading Cup of Grace
By Krystle Esch 12.05.07 From the Philippines: Today an eight year old boy named Marvin died. I never actually talked to him, I don’t really know much about him, but I don’t think I’ll ever forget him. When I first saw Marvin four days ago, he was lying limp and half naked in a hospital … Continue reading How Marvin Died
By Melissa Sandel Last summer, the junior high students from our church decided to start a revolution. Rather than succumb to a typical, lazy summer, they decided to pursue a God-sized dream. They said they wanted to change the world. That’s an ambitious goal for a group of acne-prone kids who can’t drive. They started … Continue reading A Different Kind of Christmas: Hope from Junior High kids
By Colleen Boyle During my Sophomore year in college, I studied abroad at a the University of Technology Sydney, in Sydney Australia. Australia is filled with beautiful and hospitable people. If you have never been, let me tell you why you should visit. In the heart of the red light district, just off of Kings … Continue reading Starting A Homeless Cafe: An interview with the Wayside Chapel
By Bill Shaw We had a conversation with Bill Shaw, a missionary in the Philippines, a few weeks ago about a street newspaper he wants to start to provide jobs for the homeless. We still plan on featuring that interview, but in the mean time, we wanted to share this piece that Bill wrote. There … Continue reading Three Stories from the Streets of the Philippines
By Kristyn Komarnicki Your parents dont want you, or cant raise you, or perhaps, are deceased. You live with 30 or 75 or 200 other children in one of the almost 2,000 state-run orphanages in Russia, and your days are ordered by meals, classes, and the institutional routines adhered to by everyone around you. Traumatized … Continue reading There Is No Plan B: Loving orphans in Russia
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