Prayer Focus: Child Abuse
As a mother, one of the most difficult issues for me to delve into is child abuse. I shy away from reading news or books about it. And, to tell you the truth, when I was assigned this blog topic, [...]
God is Able
2017 has been a tough year for me in many ways. Perhaps you’ve felt it too. Some days it seems that the bad news never stops coming, and that the darkness of politics, social divides, violence, fear, and hatred will [...]
Prayer: Domestic Violence
Physical violence is rampant, but there are other abuses that wives face. It is painful to watch the sheer contempt and disdain that many men show for their wives, the way they demean and degrade them with their words.
Partnering with Churches: What Does That Really Mean?
Reconciled World is a community of programs that apply biblical truth to brokenness in a wide range of circumstances. We have all committed to the principle of partnering with churches, but that doesn’t mean we all do it perfectly or identically. We are all at different places on the journey. But we are all striving for the same goal–that the church would take its rightful place at the center of God’s transformational plan.
Pray: Refugees
My earliest memory of being aware of refugees even existing simply involves sitting in a living room with a family I couldn’t talk to (because we didn’t speak the same language), and being served my first cup of Turkish coffee [...]
Digging a Well in Marare Uganda
Water. It is what the people of Marare, Uganda treasure above all else. Though the people of Marare are of different tribes and religions, water is what brings them together. Decades ago, the community was assisted to have a protected [...]
Stories from Uganda
Last week, Anna blogged about the complexity of generational poverty and the need for prayer. The truth is, we see Him answer these prayers every day. We are so excited about what God is doing amongst those who are experiencing poverty—bringing [...]
Happy 2017!
Happy New Year from Reconciled World! In October, we announced that Reconciled World’s theme, which we believe we heard from the Lord, is Be still, and know that I (the Lord) am God. Now, here it is January 2017—a shiny [...]
Pursuing God’s Ways
Reconciled World’s seventh core principle is “Pursuing God’s Ways.” There’s one main difficulty, as I see it, with this principle—God said, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways” (Isaiah 55:8). His ways are not [...]
Mobilizing Local Resources
We teach churches and individuals to use what God has given them to serve others. It’s super easy to read that sentence and move on. Honestly, I’ve read it--I’ve written it--about a hundred times. Can we just take a moment [...]