HELPING HANDS AND HEARTS IN HAITI

When you are friends and supporters of missionaries in other countries, sometimes God has unique opportunities for you. And if you think you know what He has in mind and how He will provide for it, you probably have another thought coming.        More...

A PRISM OF COMMUNITY

Community can have as many meanings as there are people trying to define it. A team of 121'ers who recently ventured into Guatemala experienced many facets of community before, during and after their trip.      More…

MORE THAN A MEAL

How was your Thanksgiving dinner? Did you eat too much? Once again this year, many families in South Dallas probably had that same mix of bliss and misery as they indulged on one too many forkfuls of mashed potatoes.       More…

PRAYER POINTS

Paul reminds us in Ephesians 6:18 to pray for the saints.  Prayer is a foundational part of any outreach.  As God brings these things to your mind, please take them to Him in prayer:

• Haiti

  • Blessings for Macine Joseph in her new home
  • Stamina and encouragement for the Ennis family
• Guatemala

  • God's growth for the girls who have started a small group Bible study
  • Guidance as 121 seeks God's assignments concerning Panabaj
• South Dallas

  • Families who received Thanksgiving baskets to draw near to the One who provided the food
  • Staff and volunteers of ORC as they serve families in the area daily
• Other current efforts

  • Bryan & Leslie, Heather, Deborah, and others who are serving in full-time mission work overseas
  • Partners working in India, Russia, Guatemala, and Mexico
  • La Comunidad
  • Work with international students and refugees in the metroplex
    

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Peace Child
(Paperback, Don Richardson)

In 1962, Don and Carol Richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the Sawi people of New Guinea. This is the unforgettable story of living among these headhunters and cannibals who valued treachery through fattening victims with friendship before the slaughter. God gave Don and Carol the key to the Sawi hearts via a redemptive analogy from their own mythology. The "peace child" became the secret to unlocking a value system that existed through generations over centuries, possibly millenniums, of time. This analogy became a stepping-stone by which the gospel came into the Sawi culture and started both a spiritual and social revolution from within. With an epilogue updating how the gospel impacted the Sawi, this missionary classic will inspire a new generation of readers to hear this unforgettable story and the lessons it teaches us about communicating with Christ in a meaningful way to those around us.