Counting the Cost # 4

Great sports figures spend hours daily in practice.                                                                                           Great dancers spend hours daily in the studio. Honor students spend hours doing research and study. And we Christians…………....

Counting the Cost # 3

In ministry gatherings, much is heard or spoken of “sacrifice.” Leaving one’s home country. Leaving family and friends. Leaving the home church. Leaving grown children or grandchildren behind. Leaving the comforts of America. Leaving shopping malls and coffee shops...

Counting the Cost # 2

The negatives: Early mornings. Long days. Late nights. Odd eating hours. Dirt roads. Unknown languages. Odd insects. Strange noises. Experiences of Impact Teams in foreign countries. The positives: Laughing children. Gospel messages. Conversions. Reconciliations....

Counting the Cost # 1

We have just ended our first ever Regional Baptist Women’s Conference. One Hundred Twenty-Three women attended with an additional 12 that cooked all meals, carried water, washed dishes and watched children. During the week we discovered that women from our farthest...