HOPE [KENYA]
Transforming Communities Together By Bill Oberlin, Global Outreach Pastor Dust. Dryness. Despair. The Turkana region (northwest Kenya, bordering South Sudan), desolate under the best of circumstances, had become nearly uninhabitable … Continue reading
The People of Turkana say, COME!
By Bill Oberlin, Pastor of Global Outreach In February 2012, Global Outreach pastors Bill Oberlin and James Misner traveled to Turkana, Kenya. Bordering South Sudan, this rugged region has recently suffered drought and a malnutrition … Continue reading
Boys Becoming Men—God’s Way
By James Misner, Pastor of Global Mobilization For many teenage boys in Kenya, December is an important month—the time of year when they go through a traditional “rite of passage” ceremony. In many … Continue reading
Out of a Far Country: The Transformation Story of How Two Prodigals Came Home
If you attend the 11:15 worship service at Wheaton Bible Church, you may have been welcomed to the West Worship Center by a pleasant, smiling Chinese couple—Leon and Angela Yuan—and … Continue reading
Heart for AIDS: Three Intersections
By James Misner, Pastor of Global Mobilization INTERSECTION #1 Miriam lay on her sofa, nervously stroking the bottle of poison with her thumbs. It was midday, and the sun mercilessly … Continue reading
