Monthly Archives: August 2015

Just this week I got back from a trip to Sweden and Ukraine. This was a trip meeting with leaders, board members and partners regarding ServeNow’s ministry and future. One of the most exciting things about to begin this fall is the opening of a bakery in Ukraine for young women at risk of trafficking/prostitution.Continue reading “From Trafficking to Training”

Ukraine is the largest country in Europe with a population of over 45 million. In 1991 Ukraine declared its independence but recently Russia moved to reclaim Crimea. There continues to be conflict on the Eastern side of Ukraine and close to 1 million people have been displaced. To read about how ServeNow is responding toContinue reading “Ukraine”

Ezekiel 37:1-3: “The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of theContinue reading “Can These Bones Live?”

I think “waiting on the Lord” is one of the single hardest aspects of the Christian life. Lately, I have been really battling my impatience and frustration over plans seemingly not working out or taking forever to work out! I have been complaining even to the Lord that it so often seems like his timingContinue reading “Waiting on the Lord”

I think the greatest need within the “church” world is a “recapturing” of or awakening to the “fear of the Lord.” There are so many things I could point to that actually grieves my heart and I believe grieves the Holy Spirit and reveals our desperate need for this reality. For example, I just finishedContinue reading “The Fear of the Lord”

In 2008 Cyclone Nargis devastated a country (Myanmar/Burma) that up to that point I had never heard of before. It was the worst natural disaster in Myanmar’s history. When I heard about this cyclone my heart felt like it was being “slammed” and “overwhelmed” with a compassion I have rarely felt before. I began toContinue reading “Floods: A Cry from Myanmar”