A camp of a different culture
Swimming. Hiking. Hot dogs. These words often are associated with summer camp. Kids & Culture Camp is different. For four weeks each summer, children ages…
International
A psalm of ‘our dwelling place’
SOPOT, Poland — During the 51 days church members were trapped in the meeting place of the Mariupol Church of Christ, Sasha Chekalenko stood in…
Together again
The third time was a charm for a mission team from Churches of Christ in Ohio. The group had to scuttle plans to travel to…
‘This is our Exodus’
WARSAW, Poland — Yura Taran is thankful for all the years he abused drugs. It was another life ago, before he became a Christian and…
‘We would sing louder than the shelling’
SOPOT, Poland — “Keep praying, Sasha!” Huddled in a hallway as bombs reduced their Ukrainian city to rubble, members of the Mariupol Church of Christ…
Around the World: Post-pandemic visitors and hugs, seaside refugees, burning idols and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
On a long, uncertain journey, a hotel of hope
PABIANICE, Poland — Joyful squeals reached an ear-shattering pitch as Ukrainian children ran across the common room of the Piemont Hotel. They finally had space…
Third Culture Kids find a place to belong
OKLAHOMA CITY — Alex Cash didn’t fit in anywhere. Cash, 22, primarily grew up in Uganda, where his parents were missionaries. He traveled back…
In Europe, border crossings and blessings abound
SIRET, Romania — Border crossings bother me. It all started in 2004 when I was traveling from Guatemala to El Salvador. The border guard grilled…
Missouri congregation sponsors food for suffering Christians in Afghanistan
Last November, a special contribution on “Orphan Sunday” at the Rolla Church of Christ in Missouri included an anonymous donation of wadded-up $20 bills totaling…
