Georgia mobile grocer delivers good food and nutrition education for a healthier community beyond the southwest corner of the state By Jennifer Colosimo A few years ago, Tiffany Terrell attended a conference in Atlanta on the senior hunger crisis. She listened to the ways various organizations were attempting to alleviate the problem around the country … Continue reading
By Caleb Mynatt For citizens of most of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the crisis that has encompassed our lives over the past year. But for citizens of Venezuela, the pandemic is just one crisis of many that Venezuelans have had to navigate and survive. One group hit particularly hard in Venezuela are … Continue reading
By Cindy Ruble The women’s advocacy center with whom I partner in Asia has seen a 58 percent increase in their hotline calls regarding domestic violence, adult sexual assault, child sexual abuse and relationship issues since the pandemic began. Hotline calls from outside our region more than doubled as the center’s online presence increased on … Continue reading
By Jenny Jenkins Answering the call to build a clinic in a remote community in the mountains of Haiti has a set of unique challenges. As we prayed about and started this project, it came about only because of a community that was willing to put the sweat equity into this project, to see a … Continue reading
Since 1985, the Network on Ministry in Specialized Settings (“COMISS”) has observed the last week of October as Spiritual Care Week – a time when we celebrate the sacred work of chaplains and pastoral counselors. This year’s Spiritual Care Week theme is “Collaborative Healthcare: Chaplains Complete the Picture.” Sometimes a picture is more informative and revealing than words. Often … Continue reading
Each year the COMISS Network promotes Spiritual Care Week. It is an occasion to recognize the different disciplines who offer spiritual care to persons. The theme for 2019 is Cultivating Space. Throughout this week you will hear from CBF endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors as they focus on this theme. Below is Part 4. Learn more about … Continue reading
The following post is from one of CBF’s newly approved field personnel, Bill Peeler. He and his wife, Noy, will serve in Cambodia. Visit their field personnel page to support their ministry. Our National Partners Pastor Han is a rice farmer. We’ve known him since 2008. His home is open to all and becomes the … Continue reading
The following post is from one of CBF’s newly approved field personnel, Bill Peeler. He and his wife, Noy, will serve in Cambodia. Visit their field personnel page to support their ministry. It’s time to sit back a while and start thinking about how to put this adventure down in writing. Noy and I just got … Continue reading
The following is an update from CBF field personnel Nancy and Steve James who minister in Haiti. The Jameses are personnel co-commissioned by both CBF and American Baptist Churches USA. The Ebenezer Cholera Treatment Center had experienced a very low mortality rate, unusual for a small rural community health center that had heretofore been inexperienced … Continue reading
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