By Nell Green They are all around us. They come from places other than the United States. They talk differently. They dress differently. They eat differently. They go to school with our children. They are our doctors and nurses. They are our teachers and professors. They run the grocery store on the corner. They manage … Continue reading
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Going the Second Mile
This past week, I heard a sermon on what Jesus meant when he said, “If someone asks you to go one mile, go with him two.” (Matthew 5:41) It was one of those sermons that you were compelled to take with you into your week and ask yourself, “In this situation, what does it mean … Continue reading
Surprised by Grace in 2014
By Nell Green If you research some of the online definitions of grace you come across words like favor, goodwill, love, kindness, mercy, forgiveness, charity, etc. This post has been swirling around in my mind for months. It seemed fitting to finally put it down ‘on paper’ so to speak on the final day of … Continue reading
Counting Our Blessings at Thanksgiving
1 Chronicles in the Old Testament offers this little tidbit about a man named Jabez. “Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him pain.” Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border and that your … Continue reading
Smuggling and Trafficking: Our responsibilities by Nell Green
It was a normal school day. She worked with the children who needed some help with their English. One day a child asked her if she knew what a “coyote” was. She said, “Of course…it looks sort of like a small dog but is wild.” “No, teacher,” he responded. “A coyote is a person. My … Continue reading
National Welcoming Week by Nell Green
Recently I went to an Iftar. This is the evening meal eaten during Ramadan by Muslims after the sun goes down. In Houston where 25% of the population is foreign born it is easy to become friends with someone from another faith, culture, or ethnic background. Yet very few iftars will be shared with diversity represented around the table. Not too surprising really. How diverse are those gathered around our Thanksgiving or Christmas tables? Continue reading
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Faith and Freedom
“I will help with the event, but I won’t go on the tour. I can’t handle that,” the woman told me after we had finished a short presentation about human trafficking in Houston. We are preparing with South Main Baptist Church in Houston, Texas to host an awareness event regarding trafficking. A key portion of … Continue reading
A Sister From God
In our travels and networking, I am frequently blessed by the stories I hear of how God’s people are engaging with nations around them. Stories of love and relationship that goes beyond mere friendship. They are stories of sharing life and love. At a recent gathering we heard one of these stories. The Alrida family … Continue reading
Five Challenges of Diversity
How strange it has seemed to us to live in Houston. The Houston we left 28 years ago and the Houston we call home today are two entirely different places, though they share the same geographic location. It was about this time 37 years ago that Butch and I made a drive from College Station, … Continue reading
The Houston Dash
Whew! Finally, we are here! We are back in Houston to take up our work among Internationals after a year of off field assignment. In some ways it has felt like a marathon in that it seems it took FOREVER for the transition to be complete! In other ways it felt like a dash, running … Continue reading
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