There is life after grief

May 30, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

We recently lost an amazing man. Jim Byh was a missionary, father, and friend of an otherworldly caliber. God called him home at the age of 54, leaving behind his wife, 4 beautiful daughters, and an incredible legacy of a life surrendered. Millions of young people in Francophone Africa received God’s Word because of Jim’s […]

Deaf Schools in Developing Countries

October 25, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

Kennedy* enters the classroom and takes a seat in the usual place. He’s not in a hurry, because he doesn’t look forward to his religious education class. Some things are written on the board, but Kennedy only recognizes the word “son.” The teacher begins to lecture, speaking to the class and writing more things on […]

Dolce: Reflections on the sweetness of my last year with Hazel

August 2, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

My dad recently penned some reflections after mom passed away in June. How did I miss it? There were signals, yet somehow I failed to pick up on them. More than a year before her death, Hazel began talking about spending more time together—she wished I could curtail my travel and spend more time at home. We discussed this […]

Biblical rules of (audience) engagement

January 26, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

I’ve been actively engaging people in missions since boyhood. As a youngster, my parents dressed my brother and me in flowy, traditional Arabic outfits as we traveled to the local churches raising support for our middle-eastern missions. In the 70’s & 80’s, my teenage brother and I cold-called churches from a closet “call center” to see if […]

The future of fundraising: a lesson from Kickstarter

October 27, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

A co-worker asked me to explain the secret behind the success of Kickstarter using only two words. I came up with“ideational giving,” which I immediately began processing through the lens of missions and the global Church giving patterns. The missionary with a vision I recently read about the Yoars family that felt called to leave at the […]

Through Leaders

September 22, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.

This summer we convened more than 180 leaders from 46 countries around the world for a week of learning and refreshment in our commitment to Christ and spreading the Gospel. Since our last convention nearly 6 years ago, attendance more than doubled requiring monumental outlay and logistics for this event. But the investment was critical […]

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