What have I lived? And what have I learned? Those are powerful questions to ask as we flow in and out of encounters of various kinds. For 12 years, I worked as a 1st grade teacher, a speaker, a tutor and a professional care giver for the elderly ~ all at the same time! What did I learn? As a care giver, I learned that with each case, I was actually walking into people’s lives. Though I'd never met them before, I instantly become privy to the most intimate details of their

Random Encounters Part 1 - Philippians 4:13 I treasure moments walking alongside God’s global servants, serving them and all the while looking for opportunities to share the gospel. While in East Asia, a land where only a small percent of the people are Christians, I noticed the strangest thing as I passed by a couple in a shopping area. At least I thought I saw a Bible reference printed her dress! I stopped and exclaimed to my son, “Wait! Did you see that! Did her dress h

“Why do airports seem like home to me?” This is a typical question asked by a “Third Culture Kid”. TCKs certainly have a story to tell to the nations. These photos represent TCKs of a few of the different nationalities serving the Lord alongside their parents. Besides living in areas that may be hostile to the Gospel, their lives are filled with changing languages as they change time zones. They’ve grown accustomed to a diversity of culture, customs, and currency. This one-y

To meet the One in A Million Mom, we’ll need to go to Turkey. Over 76 million people live in Turkey. Of those, there are only 0.03.% evangelical Christians. This dear lady falls into that 0.03%. Her name is Fatma. I don’t know many of the details of her testimony, all I know is that she called on the name of the Lord and she became a Christ follower. Because of that decision, her husband divorced her; her two sons abandoned her. For protection, she moved away to a differen