When God Speaks
One of the lessons I learned early in my ministry life was that whenever I had a prompting from the Holy Spirit, I would follow it right away. Many people I’ve counseled over the years struggle with knowing what the…
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Someone’s Child Needs My Help
I recently watched a video featuring a family from a very poor community in Africa. The mother and father were desperate: their baby was sick, and there was nothing they could do to help their child get well. They were…
What’s Most Important: Running Water, a Toilet, or a Cell Phone?
Have you heard that more people in the world have access to a cell phone than to a toilet? Or piped water? Or electricity? Looking at Africa, about 65% of Africans live in communities with an electricity grid, and only…
Respond To The Calling, God Will Provide
I met my wife on a holiday after final university exams. A year later we got married and had our first daughter Chloe. I had decided to do my photography on a personal basis by then, and to also develop…
Why are Poor Countries Poor?
Have you ever wondered why some countries seem so incredibly poor and dirty, while others don’t? Maybe you’ve wondered: “Are ‘poor countries’ poor because they don’t have natural resources?”
Why I Serve on an International Ministry Board
I’ve been asked a few times why I serve on the board of a ministry that helps people in far away countries when there is so much poverty and injustice right where I live. So close, that I can literally…
Doing Short Term Missions Wisely
“Short-term mission trips carry potential for much good and harm. Wise engagement is critical, especially when we hope to benefit children.” -Christian Alliance for Orphans I read this quote and it took me by surprise. The goal of ALL mission trips…
Bright Hope, a Holistic Ministry
People, especially the poor, want healing and to be released from physical suffering from hunger or disease, but they also want to know about how to have a relationship with God.
On the Ground in Bolivia: Salvation and Llama Pizza
When you visit a country for the first time, there are always a lot of “firsts”—like your first time eating llama meat on pizza, or your first time seeing the Andes Mountains
Sacrificial Giving the Way God Desires
Paul tells about the people in the Macedonian church who even though they were tested by many troubles and were very poor, gave not only what they could afford but far more. They gave sacrificially and generously to help other…