Three weeks ago, unusually heavy rains began inundating the Ubangi River, in a region of central Africa where Reachglobal has had long term influence. And the rains have not stopped, so the flooding is spreading. Over 40,000 people are now displaced, 14,000 homes destroyed, many more standing but uninhabitable. Worse, lost crops and flooded fields…Read more »
2 Years After Hurricane Harvey
Sunday, August 25, 2019 marked the two year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas. Most anniversaries are something we celebrate. So do we celebrate this anniversary joyfully for those who were impacted and have adjusted to the ‘new normal’ the follows tragedy, or mourn for those who lost everything and are still stuck trying to recover?…Read more »
Witnessing the Birth of a Church
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 »
“It’s a field waiting for laborers.”
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 »
Love With Complete Abandon
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 »
For good
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 »
Cyclone Idai
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 »