Dennis sent the following update from Haiti: It’s been a very eventful two days. After we arrived on Saturday (after a 3:00 am wake up call), we got settled in the team house (very comfortable) and immediately drove about 30 minutes to the community, where we met the leaders and set up the drilling rig. …
On May 22, Joplin, Missouri, was hit with an EF-5 tornado, the strongest tornado classification. Officials have said this tornado is the deadliest single tornado in decades. Over 100 people were killed, and hundreds have been injured. Still more people are missing, their loved ones hoping and praying for the best—and, as time goes on, …
Great news came from Haiti last week as Crossroads received a report from World Relief that the first of four wells was completed and dedicated March 29. The well was drilled in Lilavois, Port-au-Prince and is the first of two wells being dug in that area. More great news is that water quality tests revealed …
On March 11, Japan was hit with the largest earthquake in the country’s history spawning a tsunami that sent a surging wall of water through Northern Japan–killing thousands and dislocating nearly 500,000 people. And that was just the beginning. The impact on the Fukushima nuclear reactors continues to produce a wake of radiation and fear …
There is very exciting news regarding the $54,000 that people generously gave to provide clean water for Haiti. On average it costs about $6000 to drill a new well. It’s an even more urgent need because over 1400 Haitians have died and 60,000 have been sickened by the recent Cholera outbreak.
World Aids Day is December 1. Sometimes it’s hard to make room in our hearts and minds for yet another globe-sized need. And there are plenty of needs in the world. In this past year we have seen the 3rd largest natural disaster in the past 100 years—the Haiti earthquake. In addition there’s been extreme flooding …
We just finished a 3-part series at Crossroads called Better Way. This was a journey of exploration and action. As a church, we asked the question: What does God expect of us? The question is inspired by Micah 6:8 as well as the book we gave out—Richard Stearns’, The Hole in Our Gospel. He has …
Be part of a unique opportunity to go deep into the interior of China and experience life with a charming group of post-high school Chinese students. This will be a week of sharing ideas and relationship across cultures. Help students build their oral English skills while you experience life in China through this vibrant connection. …