Michal Mantel leads a faith-based global humanitarian organization that has provided over 6 million people access to safe water. We sat down with the CEO to discuss how the pandemic has affected their work and his new book, “Thirsting for Living Water.” Subscribe or Livestream CBF’s podcast shares stories from across the Fellowship and innovative … Continue reading
by Andrew Nash It is always hard to take on a new role as a senior pastor in your 20s, but there is an added degree of difficulty when doing so during a global pandemic. There’s even more of a challenge doing so in Flint, Mich., site of a water crisis that has had lasting … Continue reading
By Caleb Mynatt As a winter storm wreaked havoc on the United States in mid-February, much of the infrastructure in parts of the South found itself put to the test. And although many places that were hit hard have managed to recover, the citizens of Jackson, Mississippi, still find themselves reeling from the effects of … Continue reading
By Holly Strother-Waller I watched Emma’s body come up out of the Jacuzzi-looking portable baptismal. The pandemic forced the church to get creative for our baptisms throughout the last year. Water splashed on to Worship center floor as she got out of the pool of water to get dried off. The water continued to ripple … Continue reading
By Christian McIvor A few weeks ago, my wife, our two daughters (ages 5 and 1-1/2), and I were fortunate to be able to spend a very long Thanksgiving weekend together in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Our trip gave us some much-needed time intentionally spent together as a family. My wife … Continue reading
The following post comes from CBF partner church, First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN, TEXAS– This past Advent season, the congregation of First Baptist Church of Austin challenged themselves to “spend less, in order to give more.” In the generous spirit of a community that serves in love and compassion, First Austin members participated … Continue reading
The following post is from UNC student, Lauren Hovis, who served with CBF field personnel Sam and Melody Harrell last summer. Learn how you can serve in this month’s edition of the fellowship! magazine. When I stepped off the plane in Nairobi, Kenya, I had no idea I would be embarking on one of the … Continue reading
Check out this story about Dave Harding, a football player at Duke University and son of CBF field personnel David and Merrie Harding. Dave and members of the Duke football team are headed to Africa to build a well. Duke football players on a mission, in Ethiopia: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/30/3207312/duke-football-players-on-mission.html Continue reading
On Thursday we traveled about an hour and a half from Langano to the larger city of Awasa. We had lunch with the Röschlis, a Swiss couple. Mrs. Röschli shared their story with us. Their journey began when Mr. Röschli lost his job in Switzerland, and they decided to move their family to Israel. While … Continue reading
Lake Langano, Ethiopia I’m not sure if we’ve already established this in previous posts, but it is the rainy season here in Ethiopia. This means that sometimes even the most well-laid plans get washed away with sudden showers, as was the case this morning when heavy rains kept us from going out early as planned. … Continue reading