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The Cross Over - Hearing, Believing, and Eternal Life

“The sixty children run to the open space where they will begin playing games. The smell of rice cooking drifts from the cooking fire. Today and every Saturday Soriano and Mae Catulay, along with the older youth, reach out to the children of their community.Read more >>

Gather Your Jars - Faith, Obedience and Filling

“Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few.” These were the words of Elisha to the widow who cried out to him to help her in her distress. Read more >>

A Hug From God

Recently I attended a youth retreat that changed my life. The pastor started to preach about the love of God and that his love is like that of a Father (many of us don't have fathers, or we haven't seen them for a long time). I haven't received any support, or affection, or “I love you,” or one word of strength or tenderness from him. Read more >>

In a Child's Eyes - Encountering the Compassion Heart of God

It’s funny the way God works sometimes. We expect him to act in mighty ways, to speak in a voice of thunder. Like Elijah, we expect to find him in the whirlwind or the earthquake. Instead, he whispers. Read more >>

God's Word - The Gift of Life

Upon receiving the boxes of newly translated T’Boli Bibles, pastor Dimes broke into a prayer of blessing and thanksgiving. A prayer that God’s Word would find fertile soil in the hearts of the T’Boli people and a prayer of thanksgiving for the provision of the Bibles in their native language. Read more >>

The Captive is Free

The story is told of a young boy in a coastal village. One day the cry went out, “Boy overboard! Boy overboard!” The people from the village rushed to the water to see who it might be. Each mother was asking in her heart, "Is it my child?" Read more >>

Hold This End

The story is told of a young boy in a coastal village. One day the cry went out, “Boy overboard! Boy overboard!” The people from the village rushed to the water to see who it might be. Each mother was asking in her heart, "Is it my child?" Read more >>

A Dress for Elana

In Guinea Bissau, West Africa, Elana is a tall slender mother of two and the second wife of her husband. It happened that she lived in the house next to the church building where I was staying. I saw her often. Read more >>

African Glimpses - That's what Jesus did for me

From the front porch of a home in Guinea Bissau I felt a fresh taste of God's incredible love for me. An old woman came down the path carrying a large dishpan of water on her head. Read more >>

Out of Darkness Into Light

God continues to call those living in darkness to come to the light. By his Spirit, he fans into flame the smoldering embers of faith. Satan has strongholds in each culture. Read more >>

Hope - The Doorway to Recovery

I had the privilege of serving in Pakistan with some friends recently. We served in the mountain top village of Bugna in the Kashmir region of Pakistan. Read more >>

Slum Survivor - A game for me … but real life for many

During our time in Hong Kong I had the privilege of participating in the Slum Survivor event. Business persons from Hong Kong were invited to participate in building their own slum house and then live in it for 24 hours. Read more >>

Bruised Reeds, Smoldering Wicks

PIRANG, The Gambia – When an Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) team began work among the Balanta people of The Gambia two years ago, they were surprised at the receptivity and spiritual hunger. Read more >>

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