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
By Caleb Mynatt Moving to a new place is hard. Integrating into a new culture is harder. Doing both at the same time feels almost impossible; but it’s what thousands of international immigrants and refugees do every year in the United States. For some, it’s exciting. For some, it’s frightening. For others, cultural insecurity and … Continue reading
By Melody Harrell “We are intimately linked in this harvest work. Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts me, the One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts my Father, who sent me. Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God’s messenger. Accepting someone’s help is as good as … Continue reading
Over the next weeks and months, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be sharing reflections from our CBF field personnel serving around the world. These are stories of impact and outreach, Gospel-sharing and relationship building, long-term presence and abundant love. The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Rick and Lita Sample, who serve in … Continue reading
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
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