“For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground;I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”—Isaiah 44:3 Dear friends, One of the difficult things about our adoption experience in Russia was that the water everywhere was unfit to drink. Even in the […]
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Our 2017 annual report is available, and you will find our latest activities below.
For Love’s Sake
“…for there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” Dear friends, February is always an odd mix or snow and sunshine, frosty mornings and slowly lengthening days. So, we mix it up with looking to a groundhog to […]
The Work of Love
But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 12.31 Dear friends, The season of gift-giving has not come to an end, although we may have taken down the Christmas tree and all the decorations of the Christmas holiday season. The work of love—its gift-giving to […]
What Are We Waiting For?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Advent came filled with angels and alleluias?Wouldn’t it be perfect if we were greeted on these December morningswith a hovering of heavenly hosts tuning their harps and brushing up on their fa-la-las? Wouldn’t it be incredible if their music filled our waking hours with the promise of peace on earth […]
Pulling Up Tent Stakes
“And they came, everyone whose heart was stirred,and everyone whose spirit was willing, and brought God’s offering to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the sacred vestments.” Exodus 35:21 Dear friends, This November finds our beloved community again in a time of uncertainty and change. As the leaves change […]
One Small Kindness
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” Matthew 13:31-32 […]
Wave after Wave
“Blessed be the name of God from age to age, for wisdom and power are God’s.God changes times and seasons, deposes kings and sets up kings;God gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.God reveals deep and hidden things; God knows what is in the darkness,and light dwells with the Holy […]
Summer Feet
I tried on the summer sun,Felt good.Nice and warm—knew it would.Tried the grass beneath bare feet,Felt neat. Finally, finally felt well dressed,Nature’s clothes fit me best. —Shel Silverstein, Tryin’ on clothes Dear friends, When I was growing up, my family spent each summer in a house by a lake. The moment we arrived, my siblings and I […]
From the Garden
“The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in […]
The Owl in the Yard
“There the owl nests and lays and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow; indeed, there the hawks are gathered, each one with her mate.” —Isaiah 34:15 Dear friends, This is a bird house in my backyard, awaiting new occupants in the spring. The owl isn’t real, it’s piercing eyes and angry scowl are meant to scare […]