Nature was changing. The end of summer was near; you could feel it in the air. The sun was slipping away a bit earlier, and evenings were beginning to stretch longer. Leaves were turning into a palette of yellows, browns and oranges; and the wind ...

In college, I felt “called” to teach in a specific city in SE Asia. After graduation, I was hired for a teaching position in this city, where I eventually met and married my husband. Everything was lining up according to plan. I had obeyed and fol...

Single-focused and crystal clear on both his objective and the obstacles, Nehemiah undertook the monumental task of rebuilding Jerusalem’s wall. From the time he heard the devastating news of the condition of Jerusalem while serving as Artaxerxes’...

In our first five years on the field, we faced several discouragements that almost sent me packing and headed back to the States. Our sending church changed its mission focus and decided to stop financially supporting us. The country we live in ch...