David and Krista meet Israel and Rosario. In early 2008, we decided to improve our Spanish-speaking skills and searched for local immigrants with whom we

Poem I open your letter thanking me for my financial and prayer support. I did neither. Your weeklong trip to Haiti changed your life. Your

A reflection on Mark 1:4-15 The Gospel of Mark doesn’t begin with stories of Jesus’ birth. There are no angels or shepherds or wise men

Too much 'missions tourism' is based on what will benefit us rather than what will help them. "They’re turning my people into beggars." It was

“My whole life is a lie,” she sobbed in Spanish on her hospital bed. “I came here for a better life and have found nothing but disappointments.” María’s latest setback was an unexpected bout with appendicitis; I was visiting her as a volunteer chaplain …

Poetry This is mercy: to have a friend who remembers you not for the ways you have failed but for the beauty in your hands.

The Epistle to the Hebrews offers a different way of dreaming about Jesus. Hebrews is a book for dreamers. As we all know, there are

A village of people help a mother raise her children in a new land. It’s five o’clock in the morning, dark, mostly quiet except for

When I knew “Ellen,” she was smart, attractive and couldn’t keep a paying job. She found meaning by volunteering for nonprofits, including a classical music organization where I worked. She accepted concert tickets as pay for ushering on “good” days, when she wasn’t hiding in her apartment arguing with her “visitors” …

Adult sessions Tuesday evening, June 30 “Gathered in God’s Spirit” (Acts 2:1-11; John 20:19b-21a) Juana F. Nuñez (Juanita) works as a certified part-time chaplain with

Wednesday, July 1 All delegates are encouraged to be present for the opening session. Leaders will be introduced and delegates will get acquainted with each

Three women will lead their final song and tell their final story to the children and preschoolers gathered at Convention 2009 in Columbus, Ohio …