As a visitor to a small West African town my American pastor made sure to arrive on time for a a m Sunday service Inside the humble sanctuary however he found the room empty So he waited One hour Two hours Finally about p m when the local pastor arrived after his long walk there mdash followed by some choir members and a gathering of friendly town people mdash the service began ldquo in the fullness of time rdquo as my pastor said ldquo The Spirit welcomed us and God wasn rsquo t late rdquo My pastor understood the culture [... more]

Mark and Ren share two recent trafficking survivor stories and discuss the instability and dangers complicating their work in Haiti as well as their work in combating child kidnappings in two West African countries who are observing a month of child sacrifice [... more]

Rev Brian Darnell Director of Chaplaincy and Volunteer Services at Core Civic called the show to share his passion for faith based programs for inmates Our radio program is the family caregiver outreach of Standing With Hope a ministry Gracie envisioned following the amputation of her legs One of Core Civic's programs is our prosthetic limb outreach Inmates in TN prison run by Core Civic volunteer to help us recycle parts from donated used prosthetic limbs Gracie's desire was to provide quality prosthetic limbs her fellow amputees as a means of sharing the Gospel We've been doing just that since [... more]

It's a very short step from 'I don't want to live like that' to 'No one should live like that ' We need more protection for people - Nancy Valko www nancyvalko com Palliative and Hospice care continue to confuse so many caregivers While some programs offer amazing and beneficial services to families others seem to be detrimental Involving the Govt seems to give a stamp of approval of something but is it what it says it is How can we know Nancy Valko called HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on Sirius XM's Family Talk Channel to discuss this Transcript of [... more]

With a rampant drug culture and the disintegration of the family more and more grandparents find themselves caregiving parenting and struggling with enabling as well as their own marriages and health Norma and her husband are a family in crisis We discussed that while there's no solution there is a path But it's not going to easy Transcript Peter Norma in Indiana Norma Good morning Norma How you feeling Norma Not very well this morning Peter Not too well Norma No What I have a problem with is I have two grandchildren that I'm taking care of due to their [... more]