Tag: missions

What Does It Mean To Be Called?

One of the things that Stephanie and I love about our new church home is the intense emphasis on national and international missions. The Summit Church has a vision to plant 1,000 churches in the next 40 years — most of them in un-reached countries around the world. That’s right: one thousand churches One vehicle… Continue reading What Does It Mean To Be Called?

Child Labor In Uzbekistan

I just came across yet another article about child labor in Uzbekistan*. Here’s how it starts: Despite signing two international treaties and adopting domestic legislation prohibiting the use of child labor, Uzbekistan continued to rely on a “state-orchestrated mass mobilization of children to bring in the 2008 cotton harvest,” a new report has found. By… Continue reading Child Labor In Uzbekistan

Perspective from a friend

My good friend Tricia and her husband just moved to Thailand with hopes of seeing children come to know Christ. It’s especially interesting for me to read about their adventures because a couple of years ago I was with Tricia in Central Asia for a year and we learned a lot from each other as… Continue reading Perspective from a friend