As new retirees, my wife and I have felt a call to missions in Brazil, which is her home country. Earlier this year, we left for a nine-month stint in Hortolandia, Sao Paulo. The Lord led us in May to a small, fledgling church that...
For many years I was a faithful member at The Fellowship. It was there I heard the gospel preached repeatedly and after searching and studying the Bible, I believed in Jesus as my Lord and Savior and surrendered my life to Him. Making...
For years I have struggled with debilitating illnesses like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. I was raised in a denomination that does not focus on a relationship with the Lord or on His Word, the Holy Bible. At a time in my life when I...
I read in a Christian magazine: “If we are not flexible to bend, God will force us to bend, according to His will and purpose, because of His love for us.” Looking back, I see the truth of that statement in my...
My wife, our 3-year-old son and I migrated to the United States (New York) in late 2016. I had spent most of my childhood and work life in the Middle East, so the move was a bag of mixed emotions. There was anxiety as we did not know what...
A little over a year ago, our 21-year-old daughter started dating a young man. It was a bit of a whirlwind relationship and did not start off on the best of terms. But since she was of age, we really had no say and let her make her...
When the Lord used my brokenness to start a small ministry in Katy, I had no idea how much He would grow this ministry. He used me to start Castimonia on June 12, 2010, at The Fellowship. In the beginning, there were three of us...
As a single mom with four children working two nursing jobs to make ends meet, I was stretched beyond capacity! Recently divorced, I was struggling to establish a sense of normalcy for my children while dealing with a grieving heart. ...
For several years, I have been employed to take care of a woman who became seriously disabled when she had a stroke. Her husband takes over the duties at night, and on weekends another caregiver comes in. A few weeks ago, my lady had...
It was a typical morning a couple of weeks ago with no warning of the challenge to come. On my schedule that day was a 9:00 am meeting of a Christian charitable organization. I give a ride to the meetings to three elderly ladies in...
