Grand Rapids, Michigan: Praying with Purni
Purni was born and raised in Bhutan in a family of ethnic Nepali farmers called Lhotshampas or Southerners. She was married in her late teens. […]
Purni was born and raised in Bhutan in a family of ethnic Nepali farmers called Lhotshampas or Southerners. She was married in her late teens. […]
The first time we met Hassan he said to us, “In Sha’ Allah (God willing) some day we can go back to Syria.” It was November 10, 2016, and my husband, Alex, and I had entered the address into our GPS and followed the instructions to Hassan’s family’s home in Sacramento. […]
In the summer of 2015 I heard a CBC radio story about Canadians who formed small groups to sponsor Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s. […]
Two volunteers, one a college student, the other a small business owner, accompany me on one of the church’s twenty-five-passenger buses to make a late-night trek to Sacramento International Airport. […]
In my role as executive minister of Serve Globally, people often ask me how I got into missions. I answer this question differently depending on
When doctors couldn’t heal my searing headaches, I learned to accept my pain as an integral part of my identity—and then it left. […]
Sometimes a friendship defies convention, or, at least, makes one […]
The Spirit is very much alive at CityView Church. We are clearly and utterly dependent on God’s grace. […]
When I was a little boy I was afraid of the dark. We had a scary basement with only a single light bulb hanging over the washer and dryer, leaving everything else in shadows. […]
By Melissa Forbes I adore our children who attend Audobon Covenant Church in Orlando, Florida, every single one. My heart is full of gratitude that
