Posted by Sunday, August 25, 2019 marks the two year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas. Most anniversaries are something we celebrate. So do we celebrate this occasion as a momentous one or mourn for those who have lost everything and have started completely over. The answer to this is both. We celebrate what God has done…Read more »
Posted by We met with Pastor Issac in his small home for breakfast to start the day. He shared about a displaced peoples camp that he visited a few weeks before, about the difficulties facing the people – the flood washing away their homes and all their possessions and ruining their farm fields. He shared about their…Read more »
Posted by My friend Roberto, a Brazilian Free Church missionary living in Beira, Mozambique messaged me last week with a sense of despair following his trip to a remote areas. He wrote, “The women (pictured above) lost everything. That boy was dragged by the current some km down the river, and was saved by a pile of branches…Read more »
Posted by I am unabashedly in love. This love is something I never realized was out there for me. Do I love my kids? Absolutely! They are loving and caring adults now and have a compassion for others that amazes me. Grandchildren? Oh Yeah! Watching them grow in their relationships with God has been one of the…Read more »
Posted by Pastor Mark woke up yesterday to the devastating effects of the F-3 tornado that ripped a 1500 foot wide swath through Jefferson City, MO. “As I spent the day in the neighborhood, I kept hearing amazing stories of God’s protection. One woman and her seven year old grandson walked unscathed from their home (pictured above)…Read more »
Posted by The wind and the rain just wouldn’t stop. As Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira, Mozambique, it brought with it torrential rains, as much as 24″, and 100+ mph winds. The result was catastrophic flooding and wind damage impacting more than 2 million people and affecting 90% of the buildings in Beira. In the Buzi…Read more »
Posted by We have no frame of reference for her story, no way of relating to what Amina* shares. She tells us about needing a man’s permission to flee a war zone with her own children, and how hard that was since her husband had previously left without them. She tries to explain why it is better…Read more »
