A terrible tragedy occurred today in the life of my friend, Steven Curtis Chapman. My heart in sharing this with you is to beg for your prayers on behalf of his entire family, I’m weeping for them right now. None of us could ever imaging going through something like this. I was with Steven in…

Ethiopia is a beautiful country with a rich history.  It’s the land of the Queen of Sheba.  It is also a place filled with need.  Nearly half of Ethiopia’s 78 million people live in absolute poverty.  The life expectancy is only 50 years and half of the people are illiterate.  HIV/AIDS is wreaking havoc on…

After 10 days, a massive spike in deaths will occur if aid does not reach the people in Myanmar suffering from the after-math of the storm. Cholera outbreaks are already being reported. This site has up-to-date videos on the crisis. Relief Flight Reaches Myanmar State TV Reports Cyclone Has Caused 28,458 Deaths YANGON, Myanmar (CBS)…

At Children’s HopeChest, we are so excited when we can partner with people who are filled with energy, compassion, and generosity for orphaned children.  We’ve become great friends with a group of people in Houston: Russ and Angel Weir and Sam and Wendi Henry.  They are motivated by this thought: ‘living faith can end poverty!’ …

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