Meet The Kiwanukas
In November of last year I had the privilege of traveling to Uganda to meet Fred and Judith Kiwanuka. They hosted me at Divine Holistic Ministries (DHM) in Jinja, which they founded ten years ago.
Read MoreIn November of last year I had the privilege of traveling to Uganda to meet Fred and Judith Kiwanuka. They hosted me at Divine Holistic Ministries (DHM) in Jinja, which they founded ten years ago.
Read MoreWhen Gabriella learned of the plight of the poor in Africa and how Jesus has called us to give to those in need, her 7-year-old heart was moved to action. She made the choice to empty her life's savings and mailed it to Heaven’s Family as an act of love for Jesus and obedience to His Word. She didn't realize how much her gift was about to change a life!
Read MoreMy heart broke as I learned of how Rebecca (not her real name) suffered in silence for so many years. But she was not the only one.
Read MoreI have just returned from my first trip to Africa as director of the Victims of Sexual Violence Ministry. I was fortunate enough to visit the Women of Wellness (WoW) Center, in Goma, DR Congo, for the graduation ceremony of quite a few talented and truly special young women. This place is filled with treasures of inestimable worth; beautiful women who have overcome great hardship, poverty and oftentimes tragedy. But they never cease to inspire me with their tenacity as they face each new day with thankfulness.
Read MoreThe Victims of Sexual Violence Ministry works in many poor nations around the world to help those who have been sexually exploited and abused, but this kind of tragic victimization also happens right here in the US and other developed nations. So when the Lord recently opened a door for a partnership to be forged between the VOSV Ministry of Heaven's Family and the organization of longtime friend Julie Rigsby—right here in my native Texas—it immediately felt like the Lord's leading.
Read More“A bruised reed he will not break,” God promised in Isaiah 42:3. Certainly it is a wondrous thing to see the life of a wounded person (particularly a vulnerable woman or child) spring back into wholeness and vitality, and we’ve witnessed many such miracles this past year.
Read MoreThis past fall, thanks to contributors with giving hearts, the Victims of Sexual Violence Ministry raised $1,500 for school supplies for 155 students attending Cindi's Hope Academy campuses in Nairobi and Naivasha, Kenya.
Read MoreI’d already seen photos of Angel and knew she had a survivor’s story. When I finally met her in Goma of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I was deeply moved.
Read MoreWhat would lure women from the lush mountains of Nepal to an arid, desolate Persian Gulf nation over 1,000 miles away? Money.
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