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On my trip to Cuba 11 years ago, I met Inez Suarez. She may be retired as a pastor, but she had not lost her passion for the gospel. When the governme...
At precisely 5:45, as the first glint of dawn light illuminated the Nicaraguan landscape, thousands of swallows came rushing down the sand dunes, past...
I just returned from debriefing the World Racers in Nicaragua. They had so many different experiences this past month. Some worked with the poorest of...
Dave Iglesias and I have been buddies since freshman year of college at Wheaton 27 years ago.Every year we get together somewhere in the world to have...
The following meditation from Buechner is profound and even disturbing. I pray that it unsettles you if you're one of those who needs to listen more c...
Buechner writes the following on the subject of what it means to become truly human. I derive great solace from his writings, particularly when I peri...
Julie Anderson had been leading short-term teams with AIM for eight years. She felt God calling her to commit to a country and a people - Swaziland. N...
Part 4 of a series on the subject of dependency in STMs. Many youth groups for whom a short-term mission trip (STM) has become a faddish part o...
Third in a series on the issue of dependency focuses on why it can backfire on your group. For the participants of the sending church, a sense of d...
Second in a series on the issue focuses on dangers to the host church. The reasons for going to a new location for a missions project are large...
