We finally did it! Our family just sponsored a child, and we couldn't be more excited! It's something that we've wanted to do for a long time. The only reason we haven't done it sooner is because we just wanted to be very prayerful and intentional about who we...
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the joys and challenges of working with refugees, part one
[serialposts]As an eleven year-old dreamer in Dumas, a small town in the Texas panhandle, I attended mission classes at our local Baptist church and wondered if God would call me to be a missionary to Africa. The thought thrilled and terrified me at the same time. But...
the #haiti diaries 2012 [a @helponenow trip]
Since my last mission trip to Haiti, I couldn't wait to get back. That was August 2010, just eight months after the earthquakes that shattered an already struggling nation. I've even made it down to the other side of the island, but my heart ached to be just across...
how to ensure your efforts land you in the right place
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufiUt0xAibE&w=590] [serialposts]Trajectory. This word has buzzed around in my head all week. tra·jec·to·ry [truh-jek-tuh-ree] noun, plural -ries. 1. the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight....
fight #poverty with @fivetalents [november 1-7]
In The Unlikely Missionary: From Pew-Warmer to Poverty-Fighter you hear the...
to the ends of the earth
[serialposts]I'm standing in a remote village in Haiti on the shore of the...
the unlikely missionary [a new book by @bibledude]
I blame it on the 'WP Word Count' plugin that I installed. It tells me how...
how haiti changed my life
The current challenge before me is to explain that in one post. Don't think I...
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