by Paige Deur | Dec 29, 2025 | Latest News, Stories
Moses grew up in deep poverty in Kenya. When his parents separated, his father—an alcoholic—kept the children, and Moses, just a child himself, became responsible for his younger siblings. With little support and no steady income, he dropped out of school in sixth...
by Rev. Rensselaer Owen (“Ren”) Broekhuizen | Dec 18, 2025 | Latest News, Stories
In the early ’70s, I used to visit the county jail. There were about a hundred men incarcerated. Times were different then, and the warden let me roam freely. One Christmas, our youth group went to local shoe stores and collected empty boxes. We wrapped them in...
by Paige Deur | Dec 15, 2025 | Latest News, Stories
Alfonso still remembers the moment that changed everything. “I was having a hard time wrestling with my guilt and shame when I saw someone had left one of the ‘invite someone to join’ cards on an empty bookshelf that inmates use to place material they are willing to...
by Doug Cupery | Dec 8, 2025 | Latest News, Stories
“We’ve made room for you.” These words were shown to my wife Hendrina and me through the actions and words of many people as we prepared for my incarceration, walked through that journey, and faced the time to come home. I didn’t deserve their grace and hospitality...
by Paige Deur | Dec 1, 2025 | Latest News, Stories
Before Lawrence encountered Christ, his life was unraveling. He grew up in a small village in Kenya, and later moved to Nairobi, where he held several jobs and started small businesses. Despite his efforts to build a stable life, he faced hardships that led him to...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2025 | Latest News, Stories
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” The Apostle Paul didn’t write these words to people who had a lot of reasons to celebrate. He wrote these words to the church in Philippi that was facing persecution. How could he say such a thing to people...
