God changes the ‘other’ into ‘brother’
FRANKFURT, Germany — They burned books here. On May 10, 1933, a group of National Socialist students marched into Römerberg Square, right in front of Frankfurt…
Mexico
Around the World: Families open their homes — and their Bibles
FEATURED IMAGE (above): A family in the western Honduran town of Ocotepeque studies God’s Word with members of a small team from Doors Slammed Open Ministries.…
This is what short-term mission trips are really all about
In 1977, my father, mother, brother, sister and I lived in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., near the Virginia state line. I was 9 years old. Dad…
At the border, a prayer for ‘forgotten people’
REYNOSA, Mexico — Virginia Chaves knows what people think of her. “We have a bad reputation,” says the 51-year-old Mexico City native, who worked for…
Safe but shaken
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Mexico's Puebla state has claimed more than 200 lives and toppled buildings from the city of San Juan Raboso to Mexico…
At the border, a crisis of faith
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November 2014 issue of The Christian Chronicle. McALLEN, Texas — “Shoes!” A woman yelled the word, emphatically,…
