You’ve been hearing about the war in Ukraine for over a year now. And because we’re so far removed from the situation, it’s easy to become desensitized to the stories we read. Our feelings of outrage are calming. The overwhelming urge to help Ukrainians...
As morning dawns on Aleppo, a historic city in northern Syria, people step out into the brisk spring air. In the city center, shops and markets are opening for the day, and you can hear pedestrians chatting in Arabic. But venture outside the city center, and...
“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” — Romans 12:4-5 (ESV) Changing the world starts with just one person … but what if...
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. That means it’s time to rally behind women fighting for basic human rights … to rally behind women fighting for survival. All around the globe, women living in poverty are in desperate need of help and hope....
“He performs wonder that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” – Job 5:9 (NIV) When we take a step back and look at everything going on in the world, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by how many needs there are. Ukraine and Russia have been at war...
Today, Feb. 24, 2023, marks the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Eight million refugees have fled to neighboring countries in just one year … and those who remain have experienced unspeakable horrors. I’ve met and spoken with...