by Aleah Marsden | Dec 11, 2018 | Headlines
Recently, The Exchange with Ed Stetzer featured the article Reframing the Issue of Poverty. The author, Gabriella Siefert, does an excellent job of capturing something that most of us miss regarding poverty. Westerners almost exclusively understand poverty in economic...
by Aleah Marsden | Dec 4, 2018 | General
There is much we can learn from the story of Joseph. The dangers of parental favoritism and envy, as well as, the importance of faithfulness and perseverance are all points of application we can glean from the narrative. Perhaps the most valuable thing Christians...
by Aleah Marsden | Nov 27, 2018 | Church Plant Updates
We love to see the creativity our church planters and leaders use to advance the gospel in their communities. One example is the puppet ministry in Capão da Canoa. Pastor Lindomar has a heart for children, which is good because the poor communities are filled with...
by Aleah Marsden | Nov 20, 2018 | Church Planting
Leidiane is native of Cabrobó, Brazil and is the one who connected us with the community where our most recent church plants have begun. Here, she shares about how she was burdened to reach her hometown with the Gospel. My name is Leidiane Million, and my story starts...
by Aleah Marsden | Nov 6, 2018 | General
It is has been a difficult few years for us. We weathered the economic downturn pretty well, but about the time the economy began to improve donations began to drop off for us. We spent a couple of years with declining income which left us with no choice but to stop a...
by Aleah Marsden | Oct 30, 2018 | Share Christmas
A child living in a majority world slum faces many obstacles, one of which is trying to get an education. When a family is struggling to find food, school supplies don’t seem that important. However, without the necessary supplies children who are already struggling...
by Aleah Marsden | Oct 23, 2018 | Guest Posts
As followers of Christ, we recognize serving and being His witnesses as critical parts of our spiritual journey. Yet we can lose years wandering in the search for the best ways to connect to this mission. So many opportunities exist to explore God’s call and to meet...
by Aleah Marsden | Oct 16, 2018 | Thailand
Thanks to a new partnership with a church in California, we are launching a new church planting effort in Thailand. Our leadership team has been exploring several opportunities and will be making a decision on which project to move forward with first. We are excited...
by Aleah Marsden | Sep 4, 2018 | General
Life in the kingdom of God does not function the same way life in the kingdom of this world does. Life in the kingdom is rather backward when compared to life in the world. It is for this reason that some theologians refer to the kingdom of God as the upside down...
by Aleah Marsden | Aug 28, 2018 | General
Thousands of Cambodian workers come to Thailand legally each year seeking work. These workers sign onto contracts with different companies for years at a time, most working eight hour days, seven days a week. They pay rent to live in work camp slums that provide...
