
Sowing (and sewing) the Gospel in Africa
LODWAR, Kenya — Women in Kenya’s drought-stricken, impoverished Turkana region need Jesus. They also need a means to support themselves. Sarah Amani helps them find…
LODWAR, Kenya — Women in Kenya’s drought-stricken, impoverished Turkana region need Jesus. They also need a means to support themselves. Sarah Amani helps them find…
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…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The journey to the moment the dean draped the velvet-rimmed master’s hoods over the women’s shoulders took a long time: 15 years,…
HUCKABAY, Texas — Texans, as you probably know, take great pride in their state — and in knowing where stuff is in their state. But…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Over four decades, the inmates of the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women have counted on Glenda Tate. Tate, 73, began volunteering…
Easter Sunday 1995 was a beautiful day for Roy and Jeanie Willmon. Blue sky. Temperatures in the 70s. Their daughter, Carla, home for the weekend.…
I knew Clyde Thompson’s story would die with him if someone didn’t step up to tell it. Labeled as “the meanest man in Texas,” Clyde…
Since his first visit to a Dallas County jail in 1971, Buck Griffith has spent his life taking the Gospel behind bars. A minister for…
YORK, Neb.— ‘A lot of us come here thinking there is no God,” said LaToya Ross. The 35-year-old is serving a 50- to 70-year sentence for…
LINCOLN, Neb. — Bill Hance was a reluctant convert to prison ministry. The soft-spoken 80-year-old sits at a table outside his small office in an annex…