Jimmy hadn rsquo t allowed the reality of social unrest danger and discomfort to keep him from traveling to one of the poorest countries in the world to encourage ministry couples The steady stream of text messages to our team back home revealed the challenges he encountered ldquo Okay boys activate the prayer line We rsquo ve gone ten miles in the last two hours Car has overheated a dozen times rdquo Transportation setbacks meant that he arrived just before midnight to preach to those who rsquo d waited for five hours Later we received a text with a different [... more]

When Anita passed away in her sleep on her ninetieth birthday the quietness of her departure reflected the quietness of her life A widow she had been devoted to her children and grandchildren and to being a friend to younger women in church Anita wasn rsquo t particularly remarkable in talent or achievement But her deep faith in God inspired those who knew her ldquo When I don rsquo t know what to do about a problem rdquo a friend of mine said ldquo I don rsquo t think about the words of a famous preacher or author I think [... more]