Awake Chapter Five “I Knew You Would Come” As I finished writing this chapter in Awake, I was getting ready to leave on a very special trip to Guatemala. It was the first visit where I would see the Baby Rescue Program in its entirety – from start to...
I met a refugee mother at the Syrian border today whose heart is breaking for her four-month-old son, Mohammed. He’s dying. Struggling against the cancerous tumor that has appeared on the side of his face and with no hope of proper medical care, his future looks...
Today, I spent some time with several Syrian refugees fleeing the merciless slaughter that has overtaken the nation. A son who lost his father, a son who lost three brothers . . . . they are alone, facing unimaginable loss and indescribable pain . . . you can see it...
Today, I am on the ground in Jordan right on the edge of the Syrian border. This is one of the many sites along Syria’s outskirts where thousands of Syrian refugees are pouring in every day, fleeing for their lives . . . many have nothing left. All of their loved ones...
Over 17,000 Syrians have been brutally murdered, and most of the world is doing nothing about it. How many people have to die before this crisis gets our attention? How many innocent children need to suffer before we choose to act? Tomorrow, I will be traveling to...
Today I’m on the field in Guatemala working with a group of pastors from across the nation who want to make a difference on a global scale. It’s been an incredible trip already; I don’t even know where to begin. We’ve visited children at our Baby Rescue Center who...