This story is from a village in Burkina Faso with heavy involvement in witchcraft. Despite that, one church saw the need for a better school in the community and decided to do something about it. Not displaying [...]
When I was 12, a tornado leveled my small town, destroying many homes and our school, killing 29 people, and injuring about 350. It was a long time ago, and I rarely think about that day. But as I reread [...]
Well, it has finally happened. My daughter has reached the level in math—at the advanced age of 11—where there’s nothing more I can do to help her. Recently she was struggling with her homework and showed it to me. “Mom, [...]
Recently we’ve been amazed at the way some churches in the Philippines are reaching out in love to their neighbors and experiencing God’s transforming power. We wanted to share two of our favorites with you. A Reputation Restored Sometimes the [...]
January 24 is the International Day of Education. Full disclosure: some of these international-days-of can seem pretty obscure (Talk Like a Pirate, anyone?), but I have some skin in the game on this one. I’ve got three littles in school, [...]
For many believers around the world, December is the season of increased persecution. As I’ve prayed for my brothers and sisters, I was reminded of a testimony I heard recently of one church who is overcoming persecution with love. I [...]
This month’s prayer blog is a video. We invite you to set aside a few minutes during this busy month to thank God for creating us in His image and to pray for vulnerable people in the light of [...]
We recently checked in with some of our TCT partner churches in DRC and heard many encouraging stories about how God is using them in their communities. Many stories included their efforts to steward natural resources. These churches learned from [...]
Where I live, in the United States, November means “Thanksgiving.” Although, technically, Thanksgiving is a one day public holiday, in typical American style we blow it up and stretch it out to epic proportions. We spend the whole month visiting [...]
A Church in India saw the need of a young widow in their community and decided to come alongside her and show her God's love. Not displaying correctly? Watch the full video here: https://vimeo.com/277299829
