By Christine Young Continued from Be Careful What You Desire The first day upon entering the orphanage, my heart was racing. I was so excited to see what God had in store for our team. When I walked into the room of the orphanage I heard that still small voice saying I do not want … Continue reading Be Careful What You Desire, Pt. 2
By Matt Snyder There are a lot of days that I eat my own words, that what I write and what I say comes back to haunt me. I talk about living lives of love, about being Jesus’ hands and feet to the world around me, basically I paint myself and some others as “super-Christians” … Continue reading I Turned Down Jesus
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 Myanmar (previously Burma) has been under attack since the seventies – by their own government. And it’s not getting any better. Imagine the Mexico/USA frontier; move it to Asia and place it between Myanmar and Thailand. Compared to Myanmar, Thailand appears to be a wealthy country. Just like Mexicans, people from Myanmar … Continue reading Burma Struggles to Breathe
By Karen Swank who am i that You should choose this hour and this place appointed just for me the least trustworthy of all, it seems smallest in might quickest to nurse imagined wounds most prone to dwell in darkness refusing the balm You offer in abundance who am i all around me i see … Continue reading Unlikely Vessel: Chosen by God
By Karen Swank I woke this morning the first time around 3:30 a.m. I had left the window above my bed open; the room was deliciously cold, and my pillows and covers luxuriously soft. One of the things I love about waking at that hour is that it somehow makes rising at five seem like … Continue reading Awake at 3am: Musings in the morning