By Dr. Reuben Lang’at Eleven years ago my family and I left Kenya and arrived in the United States for the first time. We navigated through many culture shocks, such as the drastic change in seasons, food, and cultural norms, just to name a few. I remember when we landed in Jackson, Mississippi, airport and […]
By Samyr El-Refaie and Andrew Wood A middle-aged man in jeans and a travel-worn jacket worked his way down the aisle of the plane, checking his ticket for his seat number. As he wrestled his carry-on into an overhead compartment, a young bearded man wearing a brimless white cap looked up from the book he […]
By Pete Isenberg The pickup rumbled northward from Madang, Papua New Guinea, on the two-lane coastal road. Hours before, our group had prepared packs for a several-day outing and set out to visit a local village. Now 17 bumpy miles later, our missionary leader slowly pulled over and announced, “Here we are!” Yet I wondered, […]
By Tim Sweetman Cowering in the dark. Lying in the bed unable to get up. Desperate thoughts. Tears. Just saying the word depression can feel like we’ve been thrown into a cold, damp, dark room with little hope of escaping. That word might as well be described as dead weight walking. I’ve been there, I […]
By Gillian Marchenko A few years ago, I gave up on life. It’s hard to admit as a mom and as a Christian, but it is true. At the end of 2011 and into 2012, I stopped functioning. I found myself in bed with a debilitating depression, wrecked with pain and constantly battling with suicidal […]
