Treasuring His Children: Bringing light to the dark places

The world recoiled at the repulsive news of French peacekeepers stationed in the war torn Central African Republic sexually abusing young boys in a refugee camp. One account reported that the soldiers raped starving children in exchange for giving them food. It is almost too difficult for most of us to fathom—this horrific evil perpetrated against the […]

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Child sex abuse in the CAR

I have a 5-year ache in my heart for the Central African Republic (CAR). And it only grew worse with the breaking news reports of sexual abuse of children in CAR. The reports of displaced children being sexually abused are beyond sickening. Not only because it was children who were victimized. What breaks my heart is […]

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Tribute: Spring in the Children’s Hearts

My dad received this beautiful revelatory tribute after the passing of my mom, Hazel Hoskins. This prophetic dream was given to a leading Bible teacher in a persecuted country we have worked with for many years. To protect identities, we’ve changed names and locations noted in italics below. Dear Bob, We are very sorry after learning the […]

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Mental illness to surpass healthcare costs

I love thumbing through Tweets, skimming research, statistics and findings. But some, like this one, shock and disturb me. Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) By 2030, mental illness will cost the world more than cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases combined: ow.ly/GbPPR The current and projected economic burden that disease bears globally predicts that “the largest source of those […]

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The Power of Words

How much of your day is influenced by words? Maybe your day, like mine, progresses something like this: Devotions/reading plan on YouVersion Skim headlines on a device Read/write a Tweet Email, email, email! Study/read for my doctorate Watch the news or a TV show I’m surrounded by words all day, every day. Some are important, […]

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Into Russia

Recent news reports on Russia remind me of days of the Cold War and Soviet domination.   People often ask how we “got in” there during the time of the Soviet Empire—when many were being imprisoned for simply owning a copy of God’s Word. My Dad had a vision of Satan’s attack on the children […]

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