Detroit-area church mourns member killed in home invasion
Members of a small, Spanish-speaking church are mourning the loss of a member killed in an early morning home invasion March 23. Julio Diaz, 37,…
Archive: Mar 2009
Christian colleges respond to financial firestorms
For 15 years. Cascade College in Portland, Ore., struggled to obtain the two things every college needs to survive: students to pay tuition and donors…
In the news: Retired no more
ALABAMA IRONDALE — Nine years after minister Wayne Kilpatrick officially retired, he’s never been busier. After his retirement from the 1,300-member Homewood church in Birmingham,…
‘Everyone has the right to clean water’
Children in Rwanda traveled to art galleries in New York recently — through the lens of photographer Esther Havens. Havens documented the drilling of a…
Australian church seeks fire relief
In the Australian city of Melbourne, “the sun and moon have had an orange tint to them, and the skies aren’t quite the azure blue…
Killing bugs for Christ: Missionaries work odd jobs
ARLINGTON, Texas — Randall Adams’ exhibit looked similar to many others at last summer’s Global Missions Conference. A laminated map pointed to where he and…
A drive to find new funding
TAXICABS AND GOATS are among the means used to support mission work as members confront budget cuts caused by the collapsing global economy. CHENNAI, India…
A day in the life of the orphanage inspector
LOUISIANA MINISTER KENNETH GRIMM makes surprise visits to orphan homes supported by Lifeline of Hope. Grimm knows what to look for to assure that donations…
New lampstands for Chennai
BAPTISMS AND SIX CHURCHES follow a campaign by U.S. and Indian Christians. CHENNAI, India — Among the 4.3 million souls who live in this city…
New Mexico congregation raises thousands to help plant church in heart of Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY — Members of the Pinares church in this Central American nation are one step closer to launching a new congregation in the heart…
