By Missy Ward-Angalla Two years ago, I sat next to Sherry at the hospital while she was in labor. She looked into my eyes, placed her hand. over mine, and said , “Thank you, Missy. I don’t know what I would have done without you all. I had completely lost hope.” Nine months earlier Sharifah found herself in the … Continue reading
By Tina Bailey Over the past few years I have written several times about Anne. She is one of the women I have mentored over the years in the prison in Bali. Well, Anne was freed (sort of) on February 21. I say sort of, because she really is not free yet. As I write this … Continue reading
By Karen Alford The last several weeks of March were all about death and dying. I suppose it was an appropriate precursor to Easter. I’ll tell you about just one of the several cases I’ve been dealing with, the one has been the closet to my heart. Marie came to our wound care clinic about six … Continue reading
By Shane McNary The appeal of participating as a member of the group of editors working on a special Roma Ministry edition of the Central and Eastern European Association for Mission Studies’ (CEEAMS) mission journal ACTA Missiologiae was that it allows me to work with good friends who are much smarter than me! Dr. Anne-Marie Kool organized … Continue reading
By Janée Angel Many people ask Hary and I about our marriage. We are that strange existence…an American woman and a Syrian man. We are as different as night and day. I am an introvert and he is an extrovert. I am a thinker. He is a spontaneous do-er. And if those were not enough differences, we don’t even … Continue reading
The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Karen Morrow, who serves among immigrants and refugees in Ft. Worth, Texas. Learn more about and support her ministry at http://www.cbf.net/morrow. One of the greatest joys I have in working with refugee families is being a part of the celebration as they welcome a new life … Continue reading
The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Mary Van Rheenen, who serves alongside her husband Keith Holmes, as a resource coordinator for Romany people and those working with Romany throughout Europe. You can learn more about and support their ministries at http://www.cbf.net/holmes. Did you know God can work through cigarettes? I surely didn’t. … Continue reading
The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Lesley-Ann Hix Tommey, who serves alongside Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries in Hells Kitchen of New York City. You can learn more about her ministry and support her work at www.cbf.net/tommey. There’s an African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to … Continue reading
The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Laura Foushee, who serves alongside her husband, Carson, and the Japan Baptist Convention in Tokyo. You can learn more about their ministry and support their work at www.cbf.net/foushee. I met Rev. Akinori Taguchi, pastor of the first church that Carson and I served in Kanazawa, at the … Continue reading
The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Greg Smith, who serves in Fredericksburg, Va., with his wife, Sue. You can learn more about their ministries and support their work at www.cbf.net/smith. For LUCHA Ministries Immigration Legal Services, the final week of September was full indeed. Over a four-day period, I clocked 48 hours and, … Continue reading
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