A love that doesn’t make sense
“Some of you are going to go into the village, and you’re going to lock eyes with a kid who is going to change you.” Troy Mizell distinctly remembers these words, spoken by his associate pastor on their first night in Guatemala. When Troy signed up for this missions...
What victory looks like to a refugee
“Hunger is not victory … A flooded tent is not victory.” These words are from our partner in Syria who has seen hundreds of refugees forced to flee from ISIS. Although the Arab and Kurdish military declared victory as they drove ISIS out of Raqqa last month, there is...
Don’t forget to pray for persecuted Christians today
Today is an important date on the church calendar — the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. People all over the world are taking time to remember and pray for oppressed Christians around the world. It’s important to remember persecuted Christians...
Bibles help persecuted Christians stay the course
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. — Romans 15:4, ESV The pungent aroma of incense floated around the temple. Cymbals clanged and voices...
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.