By Adam McLane It started with a touch. While exploring a neighborhood, the pastor of a local church lead me into the yard of a very nice home. Rather, what was once a very nice home. The concrete home had crumbled during the quake. The outside walls fell first, then the second story partially collapses [...]
By Carole Turner I heard about the supposed pact that Haiti made with the devil from Twitter when it lit up a firestorm of tweets about Pat Robertson’s remarks blaming the earthquake that has devastated Port-au-Prince on this pact. I first thought, “What the crap?” I also thought, “Dang Pat, hush! You’re doing so much [...]
By Joel Malm John is fluent in Thai, he grew up in Thailand. He understands the language and the culture. John is currently starting a church in Peru. To do this he has to learn Spanish. It isn’t coming easily. I am fluent in Spanish. I grew up in Guatemala. I understand the language and [...]
By Andrea Wendel Today was an adventure of finding Justine. Justine was found, originally, by Ryan Stewart. He has several blogs about groups who have found Justine since then. Today, was our turn. Today, God continued to carry out His persistent love for His daughter. Justine is a beautiful woman who has lost her left [...]
By Caroline Crawford She’s an elderly woman, probably in her mid-sixties. The sun has made its mark on her face, with lines encircling her brown-hazed eyes. She’s a follower of Islam, careful to read her Koran and pray the regular five times a day. And she is a woman seeking truth. Just 24 hours before [...]
By Andi Wendel From Guatemala: This young lady is mentally handicapped. Her name is Ilsa. She is 26 years old. She lives in an orphanage that resembles hell. She sees in the spiritual realm. There is a battle raging in and around her. We were there only to clean the grounds yesterday. But I could [...]
By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures in Missions Dori Beach used to work in a women’s rescue shelter. She tells the story of a pregnant 15 year-old named Janice. Janice is representative of so many who are caught in the whirlpool of generational habits. She’s a victim of incest who has raised many of her [...]
By Jeff Goins, Editor Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) We’re on a mission from God. (Elwood Blues) In the strictest sense of the word, the very first “missionary” mentioned in the Bible is [...]
By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures in Missions Here’s a really good question for youth pastors: “How can you equip your students with practical tools so they can spiritually nourish themselves, grow and reproduce?” After all, those are the basic functions of any living thing. And your kids can’t be dependent on you forever. With [...]
By Nate Chaplin We have all heard the quotes from the gospels about clothing the naked, taking in the stranger, visiting the prisoners, caring for the sick, giving water to the thirsty, and feeding the hungry. And we are so quick to make this checklist of things we need to do as Christians when we see [...]
