Articles for tag: Ghana

November 1, 2021

Laura McKillip Wood

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Serving God in the Second Half

By Laura McKillip Wood Amy and Terry Ruff visited a friend soon after arriving in Ghana. During that visit, the Ruffs struck up a conversation with another guest. As they got to know one another, the man told the Ruffs, “You need to meet my friend, Solomon*.” He gave Solomon’s phone number to Amy and Terry, and they called him to set up a meeting. Solomon told the couple where to drive and said he would wait for them by the side of the road. After driving several hours, the Ruffs repeatedly thought they had reached the rendezvous site, but

May 12, 2016

Christian Standard

One Girl Sends Help to Children Around the World

By Jennifer Johnson Kendall Kemerly was only 8 years old when her dad, Jason, told her about a little girl raising money for water wells in Africa. “I realized I could do that, too,” she says. “I decided to ask for money that Christmas to buy cows for needy people in other countries.” Today Kendall is 13, and Kendi”s Cows has raised enough money to give several cows to children in India. Although cows are considered sacred there and are not slaughtered for meat, their fresh milk gives vital nutrients to children with HIV and AIDS. “These kids need the

November 17, 2010

Christian Standard

The World at Our Doorstep

By Greg Swinney I sat expectantly in the worship service as the song leader read loud and clear, “May the nations be glad and sing for joy” (Psalm 67:4). My friend seated next to me must have noticed the puzzled look on my face. “How can the nations be glad, Rich?” I asked. “How can they be glad if we don”t tell them?” I felt deep regret over my negligence in reaching out to those of other nations. They are searching for truth and grace, but I”ve been preoccupied and distracted. I have good excuses. At least I thought I

October 30, 2010

Christian Standard

Container Transformed into Command Center

By Jennifer Taylor In our June 27 issue, we shared news about the KORE Foundation and its work providing resources and vocational training as sustainable alternatives to poverty for the chronically poor in other countries. One of the ministry”s “kore” projects is recycling metal shipping containers entering the Jacksonville, Florida, ports and stocking them with supplies so recipients can begin welding, sewing, or farming businesses. Later this year, KORE will send a stocked crate to the Christian Missionary Fellowship work in Kenya. But before the container makes the voyage, it”s helping another ministry here in the States””and it”s been housing

October 26, 2008

Christian Standard

Water

By Greg Taylor Each paragraph of this article marks the death of another person from a preventable waterborne disease. We are willing to vote, fight, and sacrifice in order to drill and have all the oil we need. Are we prepared to vote, fight, and sacrifice so that this sentence doesn”t represent another person dying because he didn”t have the most basic physical resource in life? God created it, hovered over it, destroyed life with it, parted it, lapped it up with fire, walked on it, and drank it at a well. And he gave it to us to drink.

September 3, 2006

Christian Standard

The Adventure of a Lifetime

By Buddy Howard As long as I can remember I wanted to be a lawyer. The prestige, the income, and the occasional opportunity to help people were the major motivating factors in my chosen career goal. Not having grown up in a Christian environment, I thought each of those factors was worthy. So, like many others in my generation, I worked hard to achieve my goals. From the Classroom to the Courtroom As planned, in 1990, I graduated near the top of my class from the University of Kentucky with a business administration”“finance degree. I was awarded a scholarship to

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