February is missions month at our church. Every year our pastoral team chooses a focus country and a project in that country for special attention and fund-raising. The decision of which country and project to sponsor is made many months in advance of the upcoming February. Thus the decision to choose ISRAEL as the February… Continue reading February’s focus on ISRAEL
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Passport Through Darkness (review)
Passport through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances by Kimberly L. Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Kimberly L. Smith and her husband Milton are introduced to the horrors of human trafficking almost by chance, when their missionary activity in Spain leads them to an orphanage in Portugal. There they come… Continue reading Passport Through Darkness (review)
Miracles: Coincidence or Divine Intervention? (review)
Miracles: Coincidence or Divine Intervention? by John Murray Cpd My rating: 5 of 5 stars After he had written a memoir about his childhood, John Murray’s wife asked him, “When are you going to write about your experiences in Eastern Europe?” Miracles: Coincidence or Divine Intervention? is that book. In it Murray tells many fascinating… Continue reading Miracles: Coincidence or Divine Intervention? (review)
Appointment in Jerusalem (review)
Appointment In Jerusalem by Lydia Prince My rating: 5 of 5 stars In December of 1926 Lydia Christensen was a successful 36-year-old Domestic Arts teacher in the city of Korsor Denmark. However, just before Christmas when her longtime friend and colleague Soren asked her to marry him, she couldn't answer "yes." She was fond of… Continue reading Appointment in Jerusalem (review)
