Throughout much of the world women are seen as property of their husbands. Abuse is far too common. Even in churches, there is often the basic belief that women have no real value or role in God’s kingdom. They are [...]
I spent the past two weeks in India eating curry, exploring, and talking with our program leaders. During my time there I made several observations. Many of them revolved around the realization that I wasn’t seeing very many women. On [...]
As ministries wrestle with the ideas surrounding this question I am pleased to share with you a writing from my friend and ministry colleague who works at a center for the differently-abled in India. “Your child has a disability.” These [...]
It’s that time of the year again…holiday season! The In His Image program is excitedly preparing for Christmas with their students. Practice for the annual Christmas program has started and as you walk down the hall, carols can be heard coming [...]
Seated on the ground on rough carpets under a thatched roof, we survey the battered and lined faces in front of us. These are society’s rejects, the lost, the dispossessed, the broken. Yet they are all precious. Made in God’s [...]
Our TCT village leaders have been doing exciting things lately. They have been busy engaging their communities and showing God’s love to the vulnerable around them. Here are a few of our favorite stories that were recently received from one [...]
Today, October 11th, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child, “To recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.” Why do we celebrate girls? In many cultures, daughters are not seen as being [...]
This year, we accepted four students at the school who are from the same ethnic minority area where there are no known Christians. This area is a stronghold of animism and is resistant to the Gospel and even to development [...]
One of the key topics in our sixth TCT training module is encouraging people to get out of debt. Almost everyone has large amounts of debt, and the interest they pay on this debt plays a significant role in keeping [...]
In one year, two major storms hit the areas where we work. Many of the churches’ projects (their Acts of Love) were damaged or destroyed—houses, bridges and roads. It was heartbreaking to see all their efforts ruined. Yet God had [...]
