The gift of love through water

The gift of love through water

Water is mentioned over 700 times in the Bible, revealing its importance since the beginning of time. Life depends on it. Doctors lecture on the importance of hydration, gardens flourish with moisture, and farmers and herders realize the urgency to supply water for...
Conflict, drought, and inflation creates severe hunger

Conflict, drought, and inflation creates severe hunger

Severe hunger is a reality across the world. This reality can be seen in numbers: More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every night according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Parents can feel hunger’s effects when they skip a meal at times so their children...
Ukraine conflict approaches its one-year mark

Ukraine conflict approaches its one-year mark

The Ukraine conflict approaches its one-year mark the end of this month and is tragically still in full steam. Tanks, missiles, and fighter jets have become the norm in certain areas of the country. What is left of some towns and villages is only about ten percent of...
A week after Turkey and Syria’s earthquakes

A week after Turkey and Syria’s earthquakes

Yesterday marked one week since deadly earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. It has been a week of heartache, death, and ruin. The weeks ahead look long and uncertain.  Heartache and ruin This tragedy is the region’s deadliest disaster in a century....
February 11 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

February 11 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

Following the deadly earthquakes on Monday, cities across Turkey and Syria are scenes of ruin. Where multi-story apartment buildings once stood lie heaps of broken concrete and twisted rebar. Rescuers spend frantic hours searching the wreckage for signs of life....
February 9 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

February 9 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

People in Turkey and Syria are experiencing their fourth night since the deadly earthquakes of Monday. Desperate family members wait, clinging to the hope that their relatives will be rescued alive from beneath the tons of rubble. But this hope is dwindling fast. As...