by Donald Marsden, Associate Director Yassir Eric was born into a resolutely religious Muslim family in Sudan. As a young man he hated all Christians and always said... read more →
by Rita Johnson, Associate Director "Have mercy on me, O God. Have mercy on me. For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings... read more →
by Kristin Huffman, Associate Director “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we... read more →
by Rita Johnson, Associate Director I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away. —1 Kings 19:10b + 14b Unlike Elijah in this... read more →
by Nancy Von Schimmelmann, Mission Advocate From that moment in Gethsemane—for three agonizing, eternal days, through the morning of Easter—they waited, holed up in a room, not knowing... read more →
Dear friends, I’m grateful for the personal details recorded by the Apostle John about what he heard in the upper room hours before Jesus journeyed to the cross.... read more →
by Donald Marsden, Associate Director God’s word tells us, “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a real blessing” (Psalm 127:3 GNT). But during the coronavirus... read more →
by Donald Marsden, Associate Director About 40 years ago, after graduating from college, I entered into a mission internship as a youth worker serving in the German Evangelische... read more →
Dear friends, During this coronavirus season, we can think of many reasons to be afraid—becoming sick myself, enduring isolation, dealing with financial woes, anxious that the medical resources... read more →
Dear friends, I read in the papers yesterday about the death toll from COVID-19 in Italy now exceeding China’s tally. And there are reports today of a possible... read more →