Africa

When you think of missions, what comes to mind? For me, it was always going somewhere far away and teaching the Bible in a new language to people who lived radically different lives than I did—or at…

Five months ago, I moved with my family from Ohio to East Africa. We left in the dark on an icy morning, and arrived more than 24 hours later into the blazing sun of noon in the…

I met Bo in 2011, when my wife Karen and I first visited the village of Catel in Guinea Bissau. He was charismatic and beloved by many people. I noticed that his house was the nicest in…

"I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who…

Palm trees, baobabs, vines, rivers, impressive spider webs, monkeys, and a host of other plants and wildlife cover the hills among which Freetown, Sierra Leone, is nestled. The Global Mercy floats peacefully, moored to the dock on…

The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.... They will see the glory of…