August 16, 2021
Christian church-affiliated ministries in Haiti are requesting prayer in the aftermath of a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake the struck that island nation Saturday.
July 11, 2010
Although many people have heard the term “fair-trade” coffee, they often don”t understand the term”s meaning or the issues involved in growing and selling coffee beans. Every church has a pot of coffee going on Sunday morning; here are two groups making an international difference with every cup. Trading Up “The fair-trade designation is available only to small cooperative farming ventures, and guarantees the growers and workers receive a fair wage,” says Troy Jackson, senior minister at University Christian Church (Cincinnati, Ohio). “It also requires reinvestment of some of the profits back into the community. Many of the large plantations
February 28, 2010
By John Caldwell My first experience with the National Missionary Convention was when it came to Joplin, Missouri, in 1965 while I was a student at Ozark Bible College. A few hundred people met at Memorial Hall with Woodrow Phillips, Ozark”s missions professor, serving as president. The halls were lined with displays, mostly homemade. Quite honestly, there is little else I can remember except that I felt honored to be in the presence of missionaries from all around the world whom I considered to be heroes of the faith. It would be many years before I would attend the convention
February 14, 2010
By Georgia Sharpe and Reggie Hundley This is a list of contacts for missionary agencies serving in Haiti, as well as (further down) a list of four groups from the Christian churches/churches of Christ working closely with individuals and missionaries in Haiti to provide relief for earthquake victims and their families. This list is provided to CHRISTIAN STANDARD and its readers by Georgia Sharpe and Reggie Hundley of Mission Services (www.missionservices.org). 1. Ambassadors of Christ in Haiti, Carl & Carole Vorst, 11146 Morrow Drive, St. Ann, MO 63074; Gilbert Jules 2. Central Haiti Christian Mission, Carolyn Yeggy, 278 Ihle Drive,
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John B. Penrose Jr
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David Faust
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