I Was A Stranger and You Welcomed Me
There are countless opportunities for workers in America to love and serve our new neighbors. What is needed are open eyes, a servant heart, and the courage to engage with people who at first seem very different. The number of people on the move internationally is greater than ever before. We live in the age […]
Bringing Light Into the Darkness/ Casting Off Fear and Ritual
Operation Mobilization is known for its history as a fruitful sending agency, a cross-cultural training ground where workers learn to love and serve outside their own cultural contexts. An emerging and growing aspect of OM’s work is investing in national workers, indigenous mission workers who are discipled and equipped to serve within the culture they […]
Hard Times, Keep Praying
This is from a series we have about different ways you can do ministry, even as things have changed. Whether you are a youth, parent, young adult, regular adult, or grandparent, we are all members of the body of Christ called to show his love to others. Persistent Prayer For many of you, you’re already […]
How the Youngest Can Make a Difference
Today we went to Zirobwe (a village) for the second time! First, I helped at the vision clinic and took notes. I kept taking notes and it was hard but Tori helped me. I also helped get glasses to my dad so he could give them out. There were a lot of people today- twice […]
God Has a Plan
As a result of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, the life of the moms we know in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala are more tumultuous than ever before. With that reality, my heart has been so heavy, and I have struggled with feeling more helpless than ever before. Friends, there is no prayer closet small […]
Treasures in Jars of Clay
For over a century, Uganda has been known as the pearl of Africa. But come with me to the village of Kasana, and we will find treasure of a different sort. These treasures are children and young people with special needs and disabilities. Their bodies are like jars of clay, and, initially, you might be overwhelmed by the […]
God Is Good
Last semester, a woman came to a Mission of Hope mobile clinic in the Dominican Republic and brought her two sons, ages 2 and 4, with her. All three of them were malnourished, but her sons were especially. What stuck out to me more than that, though, were their smiles. They had the kind of […]
The Importance of Faithful Prayer
Last month the world celebrated International Women’s Day. In light of the current challenges we thought sharing the following story from Cissie Graham Lynch, Samaritan’s Purse, of how one woman is changing her community would bring us encouragement. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, I can’t help but think about all of the women […]