By Michel Poirier, Missionary to French-speaking Africa So many are asking, what about Haiti? How is it? How (are) our churches? Here (is) what I hear: From Pastor M___ in Port-au-Prince: “It is not easy but God is in charge.” That’s what he tells me every week. For us in Quebec, Canada, we hear the […]
By John Chapman On a trip several years ago, my wife and I had lunch with a lady who was truly a world traveler, so I asked about her favorite trip. She immediately responded, ‘’Africa. It touched my very soul.” Years later, we planned another milestone anniversary trip and had agreed on a destination. But […]
“There’s always war in the Middle East.” Johnny Hachem was born in 1981 during the Lebanese Civil War that affected his home country and lasted nine years. But even after that war ended, armed conflicts occurred frequently in Beirut. He recalls glass having to be extracted from his skull, frequent uprisings, and continual gunfire. But […]
My husband John and I have the privilege of visiting pastors all over the world. It’s one of those “pinch myself” kind of honors we do not take lightly. When we’re abroad, we visit Americans and national pastors and in both cases, these men, these servants, work hard and serve their churches in every area, […]
by Holly Meriweather When missionaries are on furlough, they enjoy being with their families and visiting churches, but when they say, “We’re going home,” they are referring to their mission fields back in their countries of service. During a conversation with a missionary couple on furlough in the States, I apologized for “bugging” them with […]
