Costly Giving
“You sold your boat?!” I wasn’t sure that I had heard one of our TCT trainers correctly. He had said it so frankly, with not a trace of regret or sadness in his voice. It was December 2012, just a [...]
Christmas: From Crisis to Compassion
Christmas wasn’t supposed to be terrible. My husband, Chris, slipped his hand around my waist and we smiled, looking at our kids playing with their new toys on top of all the strewn wrapping. We exhaled and congratulated each other [...]
How Truth Impacts Autism
Some of Reconciled World’s partners work to teach biblical truth to churches, young people, or other Christian groups. In His Image, on the other hand, works to demonstrate the impact of biblical truth on one specific vulnerable group–students with special [...]
Wholistic Development Center Update
Sitting down with the directors of the Wholistic Development Center (WDC) I could quickly see the passion they have for discipling the staff and students they work with. In the past six months they have seen a lot of growth [...]
The Create Commission Update
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Stefan, the director of The Create Commission program a few weeks ago and interview him about his project. In the past year I have come to admire Stefan’s outlook on life and [...]
In His Image Update
In His Image has had a wonderful year. They have overcome many challenges and seen God do many unexpected things. A few weeks ago, the In His Image director shared some of the struggles and some of the joys she has experienced this [...]
TCT Nepal Update
As part of our series on program updates from the field, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tek, the director of our TCT Nepal program. It was encouraging to hear about the changes that are already taking place, even though [...]
TCT – Local Update
I have learned over the past many years of ministry that God is often at work just as much in the slow unnoticed steps of preparation as in the big publicized events. There is something that happens in those tough [...]
Ministry to the Vulnerable Through Prayer
Monique and Ricky drove their battered Dodge minivan from the western edge of Phoenix to our church in the Southeast Valley for a free fence. They saw it on Craigslist: “Free chain link fence. You take it down and haul [...]
When Love is Enough
“Heidi, please come,” Samir said in the best, broken English he could muster. “We need your help. I want to fill out a job application. I need a job. But I can’t understand this form.” Since English is something I [...]