Today’s missionary blogger serves in an area of the world where Christians can be persecuted for their faith. Her identity is not given for her protection and that of her family.
Christmas season here is different. I now live in a region where there is no sign of the Christmas season (except for the handful […]
“Do you have any costumes that we might be able to use for the shepherds?” Isabelle, the head Sunday school teacher, asked me. We had just finished rehearsal on Tuesday evening, five days before my first Christmas as an adult in Africa. We had only arrived about a month before and I was in the […]
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” –– Matthew 11:28
Everyone can think of a time in their lives that has been stressful, tiring, and just plain hard. We all hit that point where we wonder whether we really can keep going. I got to that […]
“Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:9-10
The last day of school before break, I […]
Jason Chatraw discusses the different ways MAF President and CEO, John Boyd, has celebrated Christmas with his family while serving with Mission Aviation Fellowship in different parts of the world.
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That Christmas morning I was off duty. Mike listened to the radio for emergency calls. I sat across the road, adorned tree behind me, front window view before me. In the distance a towering storm moved slowly across the Amazon Jungle. Wind lashed treetops. Rain drenched leaf, ground and animal. Monolithic, powerful, and oblivious to […]