Out of Debt
Each training within the TCT program focuses on one main theme. In year three, one of the topics is money management. One of the key topics throughout this training is encouraging people to get out of debt. Almost everyone from [...]
The Power of Prayer and Fasting
“So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.” Ezra 8:23 In one TCT community, the church decided that they wanted to build stable homes for everyone in the community. They did a survey of [...]
How the Church in Asia is Being Generous
One of Acts of love that churches in Asia do to show God’s love to their communities is helping with funerals. This is a tough time for the family of the deceased person, not only have they lost their loved [...]
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 [...]
The Miraculous Harvest
Debt is a big problem for subsistence farmers in the Majority World. Once the food and money from harvest runs out, they borrow money to make ends meet. When harvest comes again, they must pay off those loans, plus interest. As the years pass, they must borrow more and more simply to survive.
Those Who Inspire Us: TCT Partners in Southeast Asia
How do you reach an unreached people group? There’s lots of deep thinkers creating deep thoughts on the topic. But what happens when the people that are reaching out to the unreached people group haven’t had the opportunity of training [...]
The Role of the Community
We all want to help people. We all want to make a positive impact in someone else’s life, especially if that person is hurting physically, emotionally, or spiritually. The danger is that sometimes this desire to help others can manifest [...]
A Vulnerable Teen Finds New Life
As we focus on the topic of vulnerable children this month, my thoughts turn to the ministry of the Wholistic Development Center (WDC). Students at WDC come from a variety of backgrounds, with many of the same struggles faced by [...]
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 [...]