Tornadoes are the most violent storms in nature. Almost 1200 tornadoes strike every year across the United States. Winds can reach more than 200 miles per hour, and they can destroy a neighborhood in seconds, leaving behind loss and chaos. Every year, thousands hold their breath as they watch 15 to 20 of these deadly... Continue Reading →
10 Things Missionaries Won’t Tell You
I recently read a blog post introduced to me by one of our Kentucky missionaries that was written in July of 2014 by Adam Mosley. After working with missionaries for most of my ministry, I know that what Adam has written is so true. If you’ve not served as a missionary, you might not know... Continue Reading →
Kentucky Missionary Honored
Arlene Miller, one of our Kentucky missionaries, was honored this week at the National WMU Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH. During the Sunday evening session Arlene was presented with the Dellanna West O’Brien Award for Women’s Leadership Development. Arlene has served as a Mission Service Corps funded (self-funded) missionary through the North American Mission Board... Continue Reading →
You are meant for so much more!
All of us have had adversity in our lives. All of us have likely asked why such adversity comes our way, but have you ever asked why blessings come your way. It is one thing to ask “why” when bad things happen, but it is another thing to ask “why” when good things happen. The... Continue Reading →
Iraqi believers: ‘Do churches in America know what is being done to us?’
In the spring of 2014, an organized militia set out to create a form of Islamic government known as a caliphate in the Middle East. As spring turned to summer, this Islamic State (ISIS) destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Syrian Christians, Iraqi believers, Yazidis, and various sects of Shia Muslims. Over a million were... Continue Reading →