Cathy’s Quarterly: Faith Like a Child
God uses all sorts of people to teach us about his love and his sacrifice for us. One Sunday a little boy was visiting with his mom and grandfather. He was quiet and respectful during the service, so I was surprised to find him crying when I returned from...
Help doing the “ask”…
Malaita Village Life Part Two: Sources of Food
If you ran out of food at your house today, chances are you’d hop in your car, or walk down the street, to the nearest grocery or convenience store, pay some money and come home with enough food to feed your family. Otherwise you might order a pizza or go out to eat...
Lent, Fasting, and Praying for Your Missionaries
Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period, concluding the day before Easter. This is a time for us to draw closer to the Lord through prayer, repentance, self-denial, and honoring Jesus’ suffering and death. In a world where material and...
Back from Thailand
“You want to grab dinner?” I asked one of our fellows after teaching his first ESL class at the Community Learning Center at St. Andrew’s in Chiang Mai, Thailand. “I want to die,” he replied with a grimace in his face. “The class was that bad?” Silence followed. We walked to…