By Jimmy McCarty Humankind was created to trust. As Adam rose from his dusty mold and looked into the eyes of the God who had just breathed life into a pile of dirt, an immediate co-existence was established. God did not agnostically energize His creation only to leave it. He gave form to that which … Continue reading Repairing Broken Trust
By Hannah Lythe For all the green that surfaces in Africa, when I think back to my nine months the only color that permeates through is amber, a dark orange that rainbows through to brown. I miss Africa’s dirt. I took every moment for granted. I don’t know if this world is ever going to … Continue reading Dirt
By Chris Telfer This is a simple story of grace. Emilio lost his wife just three days after we were able to share the Gospel with her in April. By God’s grace, she accepted and now dwells with Jesus. It changed our lives and the life of Emilio. Here is his story: Continue reading Emilio
By Scott Molgard Continued from I Aint Afraid of No Anacondas, Pt. 1 We climbed over some log jams and across some small water falls, then around a bend and before our eyes gaped a huge opening. I am not sure what I pictured this cave to be, but I think I was expecting something … Continue reading I Ain’t Afraid of No Anacondas, Pt. 2
By Amanda Petersen Amanda used to edit for Wrecked and was recently sent to Thailand to work with young prostitutes who wanted to get out of the sex trade industry. Here is one of her reflections… I sit on the corner of the Nana district, with no other feeling to describe myself than hopeless, realizing … Continue reading New Life
By Jenny Willis The more time I spend talking with the girls here in Thailand, the more evident it becomes that there is a poverty of love. I always thought lust was about meeting a physical need that wasn’t easily satisfied, but I’m beginning to see that it’s about something much deeper. It’s a lack … Continue reading Husbands and Lovers
By Timothy Weisemann Tim has been traveling on a year-long trek around the world, and his latest stop was in Thailand: The last four or five days our team has been living in a village called Ban Din and we spent two days clearing land for a future church. But what I really enjoyed was … Continue reading Ban Din Photos
By Ericka Bennett Squatter Camp – Manzini, Swaziland It was less than a mile outside the city, but the moment I stepped into the squatter camp I felt a world away from anything civilized. The stench of human waste and rotting garbage was inescapable; I began to think wed arrived at the city dump. This … Continue reading River of Life School – Gugu’s Story
By Scott Molgard Thailand. “I ain’t afraid of no anacondas,” I told myself. I have seen Crocodile Hunter (every man’s hero) and all those other crazy nature guys, so as I said, “I ain’t afraid of no anacondas,” I remembered a picture, in my Guinness Book of World Records, of the world’s largest snake being … Continue reading I Ain’t Afraid of No Anacondas, Pt. 1
By Rusty Jackson Freedom escapes him. A real life eludes him. And the prospect of death chased him to this place when he was 14 years old. Technically “this place” has no name, but it has more than 50 thousand people living and working in it. This “camp” sits just inside Thailand’s northern border. It’s … Continue reading Wado