ORDINARY TIME The liturgical church calendar highlights the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Epiphany, and Pentecost. The times of year when these celebratory events are not in motion is …

Beloved Friends and Ministry Partners, Greetings in the name of our risen Lord, Jesus Christ! I trust you are doing well as you read this email.  It is 3:30 a.m., …

Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead South Africa Ministry in Qonce, South Africa January – March 2025 40 Daye of Lent to Resurrection Sunday Happy Easter  “ “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up …

“Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life.” —Henri Nouwen The first time I read …

Acts and Love in Action: BGsEtAl 2025April; Vol. XXV Num.8; Reboot… (Para castellano, lea más adelante…) Have you dealt with a computer that needs to reboot? It has been used …

As we have entered the second quarter of 2025 and are headed into Easter, Holy Week, and Resurrection Sunday, these Smiths have traveled from the far west coast to the east coast to begin their spring speaking events.  We are feeling the longing from being Stateside eight months with no return to the island—we had expected to visit twice by now—and we are starting to feel the pressure build as time ticks down toward our summer 2025 return.