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 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 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 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…
By Eddie Aldape When our Spanish classes started, we had a slow response. We started with only one student the first week, then we jumped to five and by the…
By Brooke We have had 17 university students work with us over the 12 years we have been field personnel. These students come in the summer and breathe a little…
By Jade Acker, CBF field personnel in Kampala, Uganda Amanda (not her real name) has been serving refugees with us for over five years. She’s not originally from Uganda but…
By Shelah Acker Scovia is a professional counselor who has worked at Refuge and Hope for at least the past eight years. She has worked with countless refugees and helped…