A few years ago, I read The Hole in Our Gospel by World Vision CEO Richard Stearns. My tears flowed for weeks every time I thought of the widespread suffering and pain in our world. That book tore me apart. I needed it, but it hurt. My prayers became fervent:…
It’s been one year since I returned from my trip to India with the As Our Own team. A whole year. It feels like a lifetime ago. Maybe a better way to describe the feeling is that the experience turned my insides out, making me a different person who longs…
Last night I had the privilege of attending the Global:Church Forum at Park Community Church in Chicago. Here’s how GCF explains it: “A gathering allowing the western church to hear afresh what God is doing in the Global South and East and find out how ministry is done within the…
Who is Avishi? That was the question of the day at the Allstate Chicago 13.1 where As Our Own’s Team Chicago ran in Avishi’s honor. It’s hard to miss more than 100 runners and supporters donning As Our Own racing jerseys! And Avishi’s name was written everywhere. Arms and legs…
What I saw was real. I wish it wasn’t. But there is no escaping the truth now; I’ve seen it and it is forever imprinted on my heart. It’s been four weeks since I returned from India. The travel fog has lifted, and my work life has returned to its…
Talking about wild cows in the road may be cliché when it comes to travel commentary. But clichés become clichés because (mostly) they are true: I really did see cows in the road while I was in India, in a large city, and that’s not the norm where I live. And…
In less than eight hours I leave India. [sigh.] Of course I miss the Hubster, and I am so happy to get home to him. But my heart longs to stay, to spend time with the daughters in this incredible family I’ve come to know and love. I thought I…
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