The Power of an Equipped Leader
Over 75 percent of Uganda’s population is under 30 years old. Out of 176 countries, Uganda is ranked 151 on the Corruption Perception Index. It’s a country with great needs – and great potential. In the middle of this is a woman. A woman uniquely positioned to impact change on a political level, as well […]
Looking Back: 10 Life Lessons Learned on Mission Trips
Souvenirs. Cool selfies for social media. Passport stamps. Is there more to short-term mission trips than this? Having led approximately 40 mission trips over the past 20 years, I can tell you, thankfully, the answer is a resounding yes! But you don’t have to take my word for it. I conducted a brief survey asking people who […]
From Dealing Dope to Feeding Thousands
Ken, a native New Yorker hailing from Brooklyn, brings in the food. Lots of food. Literally, tons of food that is used for two community meals and distributions for our church body offered every week, a well-stocked pantry to help an underpaid church staff cut household expenses, and regular weekly distributions for our community. New […]
A School Of Theology For Children?
Vasanthi Clement, a solicitor and advocate at the High Court of Malaysia, left the Haggai Leader Experience in April of 2016 with two goals: to reach out to the young people of her region and to open a Bible school for children.“I had no idea how I was going to do the Bible school, though […]
Emmanuel: The God of Our Mess
“Two years ago at Christmas time, I spent two weeks at my in-laws’ dairy farm in Wisconsin.” As a California girl, people kept asking me questions like, “Are you surviving? Are you ready to go home yet? Do you actually like the farming life?” And every time someone asked me one of those questions, I […]
No Longer Just News Stories
Geopolitical crises and wars have become typical news items. Following the coverage of the war in Syria, the images of casualties rattled me, but they were just news. In 2017, I joined GAiN on its first LIFE team mission to Lebanon to serve alongside a local partner working with refugees in Beirut. While there, I […]
How Education Changes Lives Now and for Generations to Come
Where communities live in poverty around the world, it is often necessary to meet people’s immediate needs in the form of food, shelter, and clothes. But the long-term goal is always restoration — equipping people to use tools that allow them meet basic human needs. At Operation Mobilization (OM) we believe one of the most […]
From Dust to Glory
The sun rose over the north Indian plains and brought life to the small villages and towns that dotted the fertile lands of the Punjab. A young mother held a newborn baby in her arms as she looked out of her open door. Extreme poverty was all around her: an open sewer ran by the […]