*Guest blog post reprinted from the Chalmers Center article “Why Bother with the Local Church?” Adapted from Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn’t the American Dream. Originally posted May 2019. If you’ve read or heard much from the Chalmers Center…
When I walked inside the gates, the first thing that struck me was the smell. Last fall, I had the opportunity to visit one of the community training sessions in Kampala, Uganda. The days before the training, I sat in…
Although situated on the crystal blue water of the beautiful Caribbean, Haiti’s story reads like that of a country drowning in a humanitarian tsunami. **Here’s our 2024 UPDATE on the Haiti Crisis A series of devastating blows In July 2021,…
You cannot give what you do not have. Growing up in poverty, I was always in constant need of things, from school fees, a bed of my own, shoes that fit, and clothes that other children in society did not…
Kenya – The sun beat down on the wood and clay framework of Nancy’s home as she walked home from school. With her bare feet burning on the hot sand, Nancy raced her younger siblings the last bit of their…
Uganda – Living in extreme poverty makes life hard and causes overwhelming anxiety in a person’s heart. Especially when you’re a child, and you have no control over your family’s future. With four children and not enough income to send…
Zambia – Under the shining sun, a group of children raced across the street and toward the lake. Bangweulu, which means “where the water meets the sky,” is one of the world’s great wetland systems. Situated in the upper Congo…
On the day after Valentine’s Day, love is still in the air for many. But for others, love may seem elusive or bring up a mixture of strong emotions. As followers of Christ, we know that God loves us,…
Among the mysteries of the Bible, few are more challenging to wrestle with than the duality of Christ’s nature. Both fully God and fully man. While it’s certainly true that there are complexities that we struggle to explain regarding this…
One of our most challenging goals in working with the extreme poor is helping the vulnerable provide for themselves and attain financial freedom. Raising incomes can involve many facets, including psychological hurdles. There are cases where individuals are unable to…
I once, maybe I still do, considered myself a romantic. Before my wife and I were engaged, I loved writing her romantic letters. I would spend hours crafting the perfect sentence or thinking about what part of her personality I loved…
This morning I came across an article in the Wall Street Journal about the widening gap between rich and poor countries as a result of the pandemic. I thought it was interesting they tracked remittances as a measure of impact.…