This post is by Chelsie “Buffy” Buffington, Student.Go summer missionary working with Karen internationals in Oakland, CA Summer 2013 “And I could hold on, I could hold on to who I am and never let You change me from the inside. And I could be safe, I could be safe here in Your arms and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Internationals Ministries
Student.Go – Words from the World 2013 – Ashleigh Bugg
This summer, college and graduate students served in 18 locations around the world through CBF’s Student.Go program. This fall, Student.Go-ers will be at work in 8 locations. This is the first in a series of blogs from these students. Ashleigh Bugg served this summer with refugee families in Fort Worth, Texas. She worked alongside CBF field personnel … Continue reading
Can you imagine?
“Can you imagine being in a place where you do not know how to communicate??” That is how my friend from South America began a short presentation she will be giving as a panelist for a breakout at this year’s CBF General Assembly. My response? Well yes actually I can! Maybe that is why I … Continue reading
Mission Immersion in China: Mark Snipes
This blog entry is one of a series of reflections from the CBFVA Mission Immersion Experience to Macau, China with Larry and Sarah Ballew. The following reflection was written by Mark Snipes, Minister to Youth and Young Adults at Central Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. The importance of partnership During CBFVA’s mission immersion experience to China, … Continue reading
There is a God!
Glenda Reece is the Interim Minister to Internationals at Forest Hills Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. With multiple congregations from different cultural backgrounds, Forest Hills is accustomed to welcoming the nations who have come to Raleigh seeking their future. Reece has a long history of involvement with Internationals in the communities where she has lived … Continue reading
Being Easter people in the interfaith environment
I sometimes preach a sermon entitled “The Four Little Candles.” The author of the original story is unknown. In it I tell the story of four little candles that were burning softly and quietly. Listening closely you can hear them speak. The first little candle is peace. Lamenting that the world no longer wants to … Continue reading
Half Christian/Half Muslim?
The following post comes from one of CBF’s field personnel, Rick Sample. You can read about Rick and Lita Sample’s ministry in the most recent edition of the fellowship! magazine. Can someone be half Christian and half Muslim? Recently, I had an interesting conversation with one of my friends who is an immigrant from a … Continue reading
Would you wear hijab for a day?
February 1st was World Hijab Day. For those of you who might not know, hijab is the head covering worn by some Muslim women. The idea was to invite women who do not hijab, both Muslim and women of other faiths, to wear the covering for one day to increase awareness and understanding. Many, perhaps … Continue reading
Where is God?
I am not weighing in on the gun debate. No matter which side of the debate you agree with, I do not personally know ANYONE that resonates with and in anyway condones what took place in New York and Connecticut. I can’t begin to do as well as others in expressing the horror, disbelief, and … Continue reading
“To the Dentist with Jesus”
Yes, that was indeed my calendar entry on a recent day. I did a double-take and couldn’t help but chuckle. But it was true! I was taking a Mexican man named Jesús to the dentist that day. Many times, we English-speakers disregard the importance of that little tilde, the “accent mark” that appears in Spanish … Continue reading