Fostering Change

The ultimate goal of poverty alleviation and development is the restoration of people to all that God has created them to be—priests and rulers who proclaim His glory to the world and call others to worship Him. A nearer-term goal…

The Vaccine Gap

Have you thrown away your masks? Did you get vaccinated, or have you chosen not to? Did you start attending church in person yet, or have you continued to worship online?  One of the great benefits and blessings of America is that we have choices. We have options.  We have freedom.  This is not the…

Hannington’s Faith

Kenya – Hannington, a thirteen-year-old boy with an easy smile and a confident demeanor, lives in the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi with his mother and younger brother. His mother works selling secondhand clothes and shoes at a large open-air…

Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough

*Guest blog post reprinted from the Chalmers Center and adapted from When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself, 13-14, 16, 52-54, 64 Caring for the materially poor is not an optional aspect of the Christian life, but there…

Who Watches Your Back?

Africa is an amazing and diverse land, filled with wild animals and challenging situations. As with any dangerous locale, it’s important to know who to trust and who to go to in times of need. Nature has given us all…