First Presbyterian Church Moorestown

Located in Moorestown, this is a nice-size home for furloughed missionaries and their families. The home offers a comfortable place to rest at an affordable rate before their next assignment. This three bedroom home located in suburban Moorestown, NJ, is 10 miles from historic Philadelphia and 2 hours from New York City. Walking distance to downtown which features restaurants and stores. It is adjacent to the church property on a deadend street.

When Helping Hurts

A review of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert is a compelling and transformative book that challenges the traditional ways we think about poverty alleviation. It emphasizes that … Read more

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Only a few works of art carry on in the minds of people from one generation to the next. The majority end up forgotten in the dust of history. The number of memorable art decreases even further as you increase the amount of time. For a painting to continue to impact people almost 400 years … Read more

Mission Evangelique Vie Abondante En Christ

I spent a week in the west of our country. I went to train a group of pastors and church leaders on evangelization. Brother There is a great need for evangelization here.This region hi be devastated by the war that this country has experienced in 2010. These servants of God promised to go to the … Read more

Spotted the missionary a mile away :)

A clever take on the visiting missionary! If you have been involved in missions, you know the feeling. And if you have been in a church with a visiting missionary, you can relate. 

Kenyan Urban Development Neglects the Poor

From Quartz: Residents of Kenya’s biggest slum Kibera started their week on a bleak note: government cranes and bulldozers demolishing homes, schools, and businesses in certain sections of the slum to make way for a new $20m dual-carriageway in the capital Nairobi. Over 30,000 dwellers were rendered homeless in the process on Monday (July 23), … Read more

Book Review: Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands

Book #2: Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change From Amazon: “In many ways, the church today has more consumers than committed participants. We see church merely as an event we attend or an organization we belong to, rather than as a calling that shapes our … Read more

Book Review: The Land Between: Finding God in Difficult Transitions

Book #3: The Land Between: Finding God in Difficult Transitions From Amazon: “The author uses the biblical story of the Israelite’s journey through Sinai desert as a metaphor for being in undesired, transitional space. After enduring generations of slavery in Egypt, the descendants of Jacob travel through the desert (the land between) toward their new … Read more

Book Reviews: 3 Favorite Books on Transition and Change

Eight years ago, we were preparing to head overseas to Africa. Life was moving fast, we were full of uncertainty and often experienced a unique mix of exhilaration, sleepless nights, and desperate prayer! We have heard some of you are in transition or you are trying to make a change at the moment. One thing … Read more

The Honest Mission Leader

Why do we do short-term mission trips? Have you been part of a trip like this? There is hope! Here are 3 reasons every teenager should do a short-term missions trip. Cultural Exposure. Most of us grow up in a bubble of our own community. A missions trip gives us the opportunity to see another … Read more

Unequal Scenes

I wanted to bring attention to this amazing project. Please explore the work of Johnny Miller. Unequal Scenes – by Johnny Miller Discrepancies in how people live are sometimes hard to see from the ground. The beauty of being able to fly is to see things from a new perspective – to see things as … Read more

How do we really compare to other families around the world

If you really want to see how people around the world live, the https://www.gapminder.org/dollar-street project is amazing. Over 30,000 photos that you can filter to see how – around the world – people’s bedrooms, kitchens, front doors, pets, toilets, toys, etc compare to yours. All the filtering is based on annual income. Imagine the world as … Read more

Three Qualities People Look For in Leaders

On March 15 1987, Dick Berg inaugurated one of the biggest scandals to ever be unleashed in Kenyan history. The American convinced the gullible Kenyan Sports Ministry officials that his firm, Berg and Associates, could help collect over Sh224 million to market the All-African Games. He claimed he had done this at the Los Angeles … Read more