By CBF field personnel Lita Sample When I think about each year, my resolution is about trying to improve myself; in my health, my family and the things I want to accomplish. This year, my resolution is inspired by a year of hearing Afghan refugees’ stories and my hope that what God is doing through … Continue reading
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How One North Carolina Church Creates Community for Refugees
By Jennifer Colosimo Sitting just off the main boulevard heading into Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Snyder Memorial Baptist Church has always had two things: a large military population in their congregation and the harbored connections to the military community that come with it and a heart for missions. They founded Operation Inasmuch in … Continue reading
Prayer in the Atlanta Airport
Several weeks ago, in route to Santiago, Chile to lead a spiritual formation retreat for our Chilean Baptist partners, I felt compelled to pray. All of the feelings consistent with leaving family for a week, visiting a new culture, and traveling at 35k feet for 9 hours weighed heavily on my heart; what’s more, I … Continue reading
Tax Ministry to Afghan Immigrants
The following post is from Rick Sample, one of CBF’s field personnel living and ministering among the Afghan community of northern California. Rick and Lita Sample, as well as Fran Stevenson, are featured in the March unit of CBF’s missions education resources. This month I have set up a tax return service for Afghan … Continue reading
Sharing our Lives…Ministry to Afghans
The following entry is from Lita Sample, one of CBF’s field personnel serving in the San Francisco Bay area ministering to Afghan refugee families. She and her husband Rick, as well as Fran Stevenson, are this month’s feature in CBF’s Missions Education Resources. For quite some time, our ESL class for Afghan women has been … Continue reading
Ministering Cross-culturally in California – Fran Stevenson
The following post is from Fran Stevenson, CBF affiliate serving in the San Francisco Bay area among Afghan refugees. Her ministry, as well as the ministry of Lita and Rick Sample, is the focus of this month’s missions education resources. I have been working extensively with a young family. N. & F have two small … Continue reading