Phoenix in August
Phoenix in August. One hundred and seventeen degrees. The block and a half walk home from school feels like a trek across the Sahara desert. There is not enough Gatorade in the world. My three and five year olds have [...]
The Discipline of Love
My husband is an Olympics junky. He counts the days until the Olympics, cries during the medal ceremonies, and, for the past two weeks, has been constantly updating me on medal counts and trivia from Sochi. It’s the stories that [...]
Priscilla’s Story
“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.” Luke 10:30 There are so many ways that people get [...]
How the poorest love their neighbors
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” – Luke 6:38 Apply God’s [...]
What I learned from my refugee neighbors
I’ll never forget last summer when an old man came to my front door in the blazing heat of the desert, face sweating and hands shaking. He desperately asked if he could pull our weeds for some money, and I [...]
Christmas in Asia
Merry Christmas! It always catches me off guard how busy the holidays can get. There is always so much travelling, shopping, cooking, and visiting to pack in to the weeks surrounding Christmas Day. My husband and I had one of [...]
Building Roads
Life in a developing country can look a lot different than life in the west. Even more so when comparing rural areas. Take for example the seemingly small task of going to the market. Most people merely hop in a [...]
From Chaos to Beauty
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 [...]
TCT Update: Serving the Vulnerable
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 [...]
The Drunken Pastor
Putting your faith in Jesus Christ should have a profound impact on every decision, behavior, and aspect of your life. However, this was not true for one pastor we worked with. Though he had accepted Christ, he had not surrendered [...]