Do You Have Clean Running Water in your Home?
According to United Nations 783 million people do not have access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation. If you have clean running water in your home, you are blessed beyond measure. His Hands has been working in a village called Los Limones which is a very poor […]
What’s It Like to be a Good Samaritan?
This past November, advisory board members Kristi and Jane led a group to Ethiopia to visit Yezelalem Minch Children and Community Development. Have you ever been curious what it would be like to join a group and visit in person? Read the Q&A below to get a small taste of their experience! How many times […]
An Adventure of a Lifetime
The Voke team, part of the Jesus Film Project, is on a global search to find one married couple to go on the adventure of a lifetime as ambassadors for the #GoVokeTour. For three months, July 7th through October 4th, 2019, they will travel to locations in Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, California, Oregon and […]
Impacting a Little Life…One Look, One Touch, One Hug, One Day at a Time…
I had always thought every once in a while about volunteering abroad, but it wasn’t until my sister and brother in-law told me about their short yet memorable time spent volunteering with Firm Foundations Romania (FFR) that I knew it was something I had to do. Thanks to the dedicated and caring people behind FFR, […]
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 […]
Doing Everything and Nothing
From a volunteer serving with Servant Group International… Today, I did everything and nothing. That’s what keeps running through my head as I reflect back on my first day. I can’t possibly put into words what it was like – pictures, videos, things you read before you come – nothing described it the way I […]
A Family On A Mission
When May’s first daughter Rachel was born 11 years ago, May knew that she wanted to take her family on a mission trip. “With our children growing up in a society where they have everything at hand, I wanted them to know that God loves all people, not just those around them that they are […]
An Unlikely Chess Champion from Uganda
One of the great things about serving on a mission team is to see how God orchestrates things to bless and help so many people in need while at the same time showing Himself in amazing ways to those serving on the team. One of those times happened a few years ago when a team […]