When I was a little girl, my job at Christmas was putting out the nativity scene. I took this job very seriously and painstakingly placed the figurines in their “correct” spots. But my favorite part was putting the animals close to the manger. The sheep were there and...
Melvin and Alba Gutierrez were struggling to feed their four children. Living in an impoverished community in Guatemala, Melvin barely made enough at his construction job to provide for his family’s immediate needs. And since Alba stayed at home to care for the...
You learned many fundamental lessons as a child — treat others the way you want to be treated, always be honest, accept consequences for your actions. If you were in Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts, you were probably taught to leave every place better than you found it. At...
Here it is: Christmas Eve. Time to sit back with a mug of hot chocolate, relax in the glow of the Christmas lights, and wait for the celebrations to begin … unless, of course, you still have some last-minute shopping to do. But wait! Before you do something drastic...
One day at a time, one step at a time — this is how LaVerna Nixon describes the journey God has taken her on throughout the course of her life … a journey of faith that has led her to places she never dreamed it would.LaVerna’s partnership with World Help first began...