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Homeless to Hopeful
Peter came to work at the World Impact Thrift Store (WITS) through a job-assessment program.
A Wedding You Won’t Read About in People Magazine
These days, weddings have taken on a life of their own… This was lodged in the back of my mind as my husband Daren and I made our way to Hutchinson Correctional Facility to attend a very different kind of wedding.
Empowerment Through Urban Christian Education
I am a product of the urban church and the urban public school system. I am proud that I didn’t have to go outside of the city to get the ministry, education, mentoring, coaching, accountability, and standards of excellence I needed to become the empowered leader I am today.
Growing Excitement for Reading in Newark
To decide how they feel about a book, my students look at the cover, read the title, and—if vaguely intrigued—flip open the book to see the pictures, or lack thereof.
Ferguson and the Church
As President and CEO of World Impact, a follower of Christ, and an African-American male, I have been deeply grieved by the death of Michael Brown and the events that have followed in Ferguson, Missouri.
A Teacher and a Friend
I am a teacher: I tie shoe laces, break up and reconcile fights, plan lessons like a well-oiled machine… But at the end of the day, my biggest hope is that I am a friend.
Wichita Mobile Dental Clinic Brings Smiles
The needs of the homeless are numerous and often undocumented… Often homeless men and women go to the ER and receive minimal care or stop in a clinic where they are shuffled through so the next patient can be seen.
Racial Profiling, Thug-ology, and the Church
I know what it’s like to be racially profiled. I believe that racial profiling can systemically be dismantled. There must be increased cross-cultural training and racial competency development of officers.
Church Plant Growth in San Diego
Cuco came to the United States from Mexico to follow God’s calling on his life—teaching others about Jesus.
The Church Can Reduce Urban Violence
With all the attention on the violence in the Middle East (and this attention is justified), we may be losing sight about the violence taking place in urban centers within the United States of America.
SIAFU Leadership Homes
We are launching our Richmond leadership home in just a few months! It’s been an amazing journey as more and more pieces have fallen into place.
God Provides for Fresno Summer Staff
“Be a disciple to help make disciples” is a motto that Precious and Marisol are living by this summer.