Tag: compassion

A Gratitude for Voice

November 21, 2016

Today’s post is written by Shelly Crouch. She and her husband served in Eastern Europe with The Alliance for 19 years. She recently completed her Master of Arts in Global Development and Social Justice at St. John’s University. Thanksgiving is here—a season I wait each year to embrace. I am drawn to the opportunity to […]

Poverty: A Raw Picture

November 7, 2016

Sorrow and hope collide in this glimpse into one of the poorest countries in the world. Will you take a moment and remember the children like these?

God in the Hussein Neighborhood

October 31, 2016

Two years ago, the Alliance Church of Mafraq, Jordan started a school for refugee children. They now have 147 students and a principal named Egab, meaning "hawk."

Her Future Changed

September 26, 2016

Today’s post is written by An Nguyen, a CAMA worker in Vietnam. Since 1995, CAMA Vietnam has focused on transformational community development. This includes sponsoring disadvantaged children and orphans as they pursue their schooling through high school. The project currently supports 200 children. Yen Nguyen is one of them. Yen Nguyen was born July 21, 1997 into […]

One Ebola Widow, One Neighbor, One Village

August 1, 2016

Today’s post is written by CAMA worker Stephen Albright serving in Guinea. There are zero active cases of Ebola in West Africa. Yet, there is still a chance the virus remains in the fluids of those who have somehow recovered. This disease could reappear for a survivor at any given moment—even a year after being […]