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hope at last

Posted by roxanne robbins on August 22nd, 2009 | no responses

You won’t find it [Kibera] on your tourist map—or any other map. It’s a squatters’ camp, an illegal, forgotten city, and at least one third of Nairobi lives here,” explains BBC East Africa... read more »

red bag

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on August 5th, 2009 | 7 responses

A local Christian church left an empty red bag on our doorstep with a note asking for food donations. I took it inside and tossed it on the kitchen counter, mentally excusing myself from assisting because: A. It wasn’t... read more »

our corner of the world

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 13th, 2009 | 3 responses

An episode of the TV show M*A*S*H tells the story of a helicopter pilot who operated a side business selling scrap metal on the black market. He paid Korean children next to nothing to collect the metal from battlefields... read more »

the foolishness we find

Posted by winn collier on June 22nd, 2009 | 3 responses

I’m not into Christian T-shirts, but I recently saw one I’d like to own. Walking downtown in our city, I passed an elderly man with this caption across his chest: Step Back and Let Jesus Do What He Do Bad grammar... read more »

audience of one

Posted by K. T. Sim on June 15th, 2009 | no responses

As a father of three kids, I am highly interested in their words and actions. Likewise, God is concerned with the behavior of His children. He expects them to do good works in this world (Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 5:16). More... read more »

all shall be well

Posted by winn collier on June 12th, 2009 | one response

Between natural disasters leveling wide swaths of crops and inflation dramatically skyrocketing prices, even subsistence foods like rice or beans have been pushed almost out of reach for many in developing economies. In... read more »

water for the people

Posted by roxanne robbins on June 9th, 2009 | one response

Shortly after moving to Uganda, I opened my home to two AIDS orphans. The other night I took the youngsters out for dinner. On the way home I aimed the car lights on a rock quarry and said, “There are many Ugandans who... read more »

nothing but Jesus

Posted by winn collier on June 1st, 2009 | one response

Recently, my family encountered a homeless man who goes by the nickname Rev. We chatted and bought him a tuna sandwich at a sub shop. Afterward, my 4-year-old son Seth asked, “Daddy, why do I have a home and he... read more »

real food

Posted by roxanne robbins on May 28th, 2009 | no responses

Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink (Isaiah 55:1). In the May 13 ODJ article, I wrote about an African boy named Saddam who had spent 4 years of his young life on the streets of Kampala, Uganda. A few weeks ago, I took Saddam... read more »

who is my neighbor?

Posted by mike wittmer on May 26th, 2009 | 4 responses

Who is my neighbor?” is an important question for a Jew. Surrounded by enemies—Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans—for centuries, the Jews of Jesus’ day sneered at the Samaritan half-breeds who threw... read more »