By Cameron Cary From Cambodia. Though in many ways still underdeveloped, Phnom Penh is a bustling city with many opportunities to experience the history, sight-see, shop, and enjoy the culture. Cars, tuk tuks, and motos alike crowd the dirty streets, with no sense of traffic direction and a constant honking of horns. On a day … Continue reading Beggars at the Feast
By Stephanie Fisk “I am thankful that I experienced the communist regime (Khmer Rouge). Without those 4 years of extreme hardship and suffering, I wouldn’t be the person I am today.” -Pastor Keat Pastor Keat was 17 years old when he had to flee Phnom Penh with his parents, brothers and grandmother. His family threw … Continue reading Thanks to the Communists
By Christine Young Today, western culture disgusted me. I went to Tysons Corners, an upscale mall in Washington D.C. With limited time given to each person to live out this life and limited resources to use to the best of our ability western civilization created the MALL – the ultimate trap for us to waste … Continue reading Poverty of the Mall
By Tisha Lynne Speelman Click on the images to enlarge You see the distress we are in, how Jerusalem lays waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach. -Nehemiah 2:17 Many of our cities are literally crying out … Continue reading See the Distress We Are In
By Brian Alonzo I was twenty-one, I think. How did you feel as you watched me scrape my knees? What did you think as I cried out for help? When did you move as my life began to fall? I was twenty-one, Right? You must remember. It was the night at the hockey game. I … Continue reading Twenty-One
By Jeff Goins, Editor Thanks to our friends at the following websites for publishing some form of this article: Relevant Magazine / Burnside Writers Collective / Evangelicals for Social Action / ProdigalSon Magazine . I’ve since refined and expanded some thoughts, making it more personal. Enjoy: The first time I think I was ever fascinated … Continue reading Leaving Home: Why we need a pilgrimage
By Doug Jackson Continued from Missionary to Marine My two months in the Philippines were just the beginning with God. Since then, He’s led me to all parts of the world where I’ve met an equally diverse mix of people as well. My time in missions has solidified His calling in my life. There’s no … Continue reading Missionary to Marine, Pt. 2
By Matt Kok faces. The pictures in this collage are simple. They are pictures of faces the faces of the kids and teens I worked with on a First Nations (Native American) Reserve in Northern Ontario. Many of these photos were taken by the kids themselves. Every once in a while they would ask to … Continue reading The Faces of First Nations
By Narelle Tout Aboriginal Youth Breathe Together Jordan Come Forth The Road You Choose Click on the above images to enlarge Aboriginal Youth The one titled “Aboriginal Youth” is simply because I really love the aboriginal people. I think that they are so very beautiful, and I love to draw them – especially in chalk … Continue reading Faith on Canvas
By Mark Zimmerman Continued from Back to Jerusalem By June of 2006, I had walked in the front door of Building Hope in the City – www.buildinghopeinthecity.org – a ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church at West 30th and Lorain in Clevelands Ohio City neighborhood. There are many inner city ministries in Cleveland. Certainly lots of … Continue reading Back to Jerusalem, Pt. 2