By Shelah Acker Grace is the head of the social work department at Refuge and Hope in Kampala, Uganda. She is also a counselor. Grace teaches a peer counseling class…
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By Laura Foushee For over six hours, we sat on picnic blankets and wandered around a large park outside of the city as our children hunted for insects and frogs,…
By CBF field personnel Kirk I had my plan. Pack the night before. Load the car at 6. Begin the 10-hour drive north at 11. The plan worked—for a few hours. At…
By Michelle Norman, CBF field personnel in Barcelona, Spain Recently, Matt and I participated in the European Baptist Federation Council meeting in Albania. Prior to the meeting, we had the…
By Matt Norman One of my favorite moments this summer came after someone heard about Mosaic and wanted to know more. She asked me what it was, and I explained…
By Janée Angel CBF field personnel in Antwerp, Belgium Our daily engagement is with the Middle Eastern world inside the Belgian context. Our streets are filled with headscarves and the…
By Michelle Norman, CBF field personnel It was a particularly warm June evening as our team gathered for the inauguration of Espai Arrels (“Place of Roots”). Surrounded by concrete in…
By Mike I always begin by asking, “What crises are affecting your community?” The hundred leaders from different religious backgrounds begin answering. From their overlapping answers, they quickly discern that…
By Casey Ramirez, CBF field personnel Have you ever made 400 dumplings? I’m guessing you haven’t. I hadn’t either, until this year’s Chinese New Year (春节 – Spring Festival). We…
By Rick Sample, CBF field personnel About 15 years ago, we knew a young Afghan woman names Zakia. In fact, we hosted a baby shower when she had her first…