Whenever I pray with someone and listen to their prayer about me, I am encouraged. There is truly something special about a friend or a loved one praying earnestly to the Lord about the needs that I have. My heart fills with warmth; as if someone’...

On Friday mornings in Cairo my family gathered with at least 15 other nationalities in our international community church. (Friday is often the reserved holy day in Muslim-majority countries.) The mix of backgrounds meant that at times we experien...

Growing up, I was inspired by the great global workers of the faith such as Amy Carmichael, Hudson Taylor, Jim Elliot, and others. I was stirred to reach the lost and came to value only the work of reaching those outside of the body of Christ. I d...

As someone counted down the seconds until the clock hit 2:00, we reached out and grabbed the hands of the people on either side of us. During the Revolution in our country, this human chain that stretched from the northern to southern border was o...