One decision can revive the forgotten
Emeregilda woke to the sun streaming through the cracks in her makeshift home. It was mid-April, and the heat was already unbearable. By noon, the temperature in her arid Guatemalan village would reach over 90 degrees. She stepped outside and peered into the water...
From the field | Using water to reverse poverty
It’s been nearly two years since a massive earthquake devastated Nepal, killing more than 8,000 people and destroying countless villages. This week, I met some of the families affected by this tragedy. Their lives were turned upside down in a matter of minutes. Their...
Washed by the Water
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The [Samaritan] woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is...
Light in the midst of darkness
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” — Psalm 46:10 The year 2016 has been anything but still. It seemed like everywhere we turned, violence was erupting, rage was the tone of our dialogue, or terror...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.