By Beth Guckenberger “I’m hungry!” The cries for more food were ringing in Edgar’s ears. He heard those words from more than fifty different voices every day at the children’s home in Mexico. He was the director. He wanted to provide for all the children. But it was November—it was starting to get cold. […]
By Donovan Weber and Bill Weber Millions of people spend millions of dollars to travel the globe in the name of Christ. Through mission teams, youth groups, Sunday school classes, and life groups, churches organize short-term ventures into missions. Campus ministries, Bible colleges, seminaries, and para-church organizations form their own short-term groups. The rapid […]
By Riane Konc “The needs around the world are so significant that you should go unless you are called to stay”—that’s the message Giles and Debbie Davis always gave their youth ministry students about international mission work. Then, after 15 years of being called to stay, Giles and Debbie heard the clear call: Go. […]
By Lindsey Bell As I stared at the pregnancy test lying on the bathroom counter, I felt my heart sink as two lines appeared. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to be pregnant. Quite the opposite, in fact. I longed with all of my being to carry a child. Instead of joy, though, I […]
By Patricia Ennis I once had a minister who consistently stated, “No Bible, no breakfast!” As a certified Family and Consumer Scientist, I knew that breakfast was the most important meal of the day—failing to start the day without the proper nutrients was a sure way to set myself up for reduced productivity. I […]
