Urbana 2018
On December 27, a team of 10 went to Urbana, a 5-day student missions conference sponsored by InterVarsity. It happens every three years in St. Louis (it used to be held in Urbana, IL). Julie [...]
Meet Noah and Eden Girsch
This past June, Noah (11) and Eden (10) served at the Breathe Conference for global workers. Noah and his parents, Brian and Danielle, led worship for the adults (Noah is crazy good on the [...]
VBS in Brazil
We asked our Global Partner, Phil Warkentien, to share how his church in Caruaru reached out to a rural farming community to share the gospel. “It’s an honor to share about Boa Esperança! [...]
Meet Compassion Advocate Erin Baker
I first learned about Compassion International at a Women’s Dessert Night in the fall of 2013 at ENCOUNTER. I had been invited to attend because I was a part of the MOPS Leadership Team and had [...]
What is Ramadan?
The holiest month on the Islamic calendar Ramadan began May 15 when the crescent of the new moon first became visible. Islam follows a lunar calendar, which is 11 days shorter than the solar [...]
The Season for Preparation
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” – Genesis 3:19 When I was little, our neighborhood had a committee of residents that mediated small squabbles between neighbors [...]
