By Steve Clark I still remember a lot of that pledge I learned when I was a boy and was part of the Royal Ambassadors in our church. Recently, Annette and I were invited to meet a real, live ambassador to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun, from Myanmar. He came to Louisville to … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester The gospel is about bringing people together in unity, not uniformity. Were its ultimate goal the flattening of human diversity, then the Tower of Babel narrative wouldn’t still stand today as a parable of God’s appreciation for (and insistence upon) the differences that make His creation special. But, for all its wonder, … Continue reading
Por Grayson Hester El Evangelio trata de unir a las personas en la unidad, no en la uniformidad. Si su objetivo último fuera aplanar la diversidad humana, la narración de la Torre de Babel no seguiría siendo hoy una parábola del aprecio (y la insistencia) de Dios por las diferencias que hacen especial a su … Continue reading
By Maha Boulos, CBF field personnel, Lebanon As tensions rise in the Middle East, CBF field personnel in the region continue to serve as vessels of God’s transformation. Chaouki and Maha Boulos minister in Lebanon and the Middle East through evangelism, leadership training and refugee aid. Chaouki and Maha are safe and in the midst … Continue reading
By Laura Foushee, CBF field personnel “Would you rather have someone do your laundry for a year or cook all your meals for a year?” The classic youth group game, “Would You Rather,” was played in both English and Japanese for the first time by many of our church members last month after a bilingual … Continue reading
By Kim & Marc Wyatt, CBF Global Missions Field Personnel, Raleigh, North Carolina We celebrated a momentous occasion in early August. Gathering with a diaspora of Ukrainian Christians we met up in Shelter 7 at Falls Lake State Park just north of Raleigh, N.C. It was a beautiful morning, cool and not as humid as … Continue reading
By Stella Perrin, CBF Field Personnel I met Mara very soon after moving to Larnaca, Cyprus in October. Mara at that time was a regular volunteer at Oasis, the center run by All4Aid where I am based, and I knew immediately by her kind eyes and smile that I would like her. Although quiet, she … Continue reading
By Lynn Hutchinson Thirty-two years ago, I came to Portugal with my husband and young children to study language before going to work in a Portuguese-speaking country in Africa for five years. After that, we returned to French-speaking countries where we ministered for more than 20 years. When my husband and I recently returned to … Continue reading
By Rick Sample, CBF field personnel It gets cold here in northern California, especially in the winter months. While visiting with an Afghan refugee family, I learned that all three of their children did not have any warm winter coats. The older two kids had to go to school every day with very light jackets … Continue reading
By Tina Boyles Bailey I have now been living in my new home of Austria for over seven months. Every day, I feel myself more and more grounded, but still missing my former home in Bali as well. My roots grow deep, and parts of my heart are in many places around the world. The … Continue reading