Category Archives: Stories from the Field
An Uncommon Valor
Sacrifice. Endurance. Fortitude. The stuff heroes are made of. And they all come down to one factor: laying one’s life on the altar. In war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Read more…
Born Into a Cow’s Dish
On Christmas Eve, 1997, I lay in a pitch-black barn and listened to puppies feeding eight inches below the platform where I’d rolled out my mat. The thin Read more…
Reflections on a Landmark Year: Beyond the Numbers
I have some friends who are mathematicians. They get ridiculously, and happily, lost in numbers. They love the mental gymnastics of their special interests and equations – whether Read more…
Zephaniah, Jonah and the Whale
Zephaniah squinted, following every word as the church group studied the story of Jonah in Pokomo, his East African language. He thought of the neighboring Orma people, from Read more…
Deaf Believers Find Hope in Scripture
Did you know that today Scripture exists in over 2500 of the 6860 languages used on Earth? So much progress, and still so many wait – as many Read more…
