Full of More Than Food
The color explosion of autumn leaves, the last triumph of Chicago’s canopy of trees, blanketed the ground, leaving barren branches to begin their sentry duties until spring. The sight reminded Pamesha that Thanksgiving was around the corner and her family’s holiday meal was about to be as sparse as the foliage. “I was in, pretty […]
Highlighting Jesus
Eugene showed up for the meeting armed with his new — and first-ever — Bible, a gift from one of the pastors at Great is Thy Faithfulness Church. As soon as he plopped down at the table with Minister Marshall Miller, he opened the book of Scriptures and whipped out a highlighter. Eugene was ready […]
Love in Any Language
Alma spotted the church workers and exhaled, hopeful help would soon arrive. As they approached her Alma gestured with her hands, signaling to the volunteers a desire for a hug and prayers. They gladly obliged. Soon she was pointing to one of their phones. Clutching the device in her hand, Alma pounded the keys in […]
A Quiet Conversion
Steve didn’t have much to say. Isolation can do that to a person — especially when circumstances render you faceless while fellow humans rush past your curbside bed without any inkling you are there. So, when a deacon from All Nations Church of God approached the 42-year-old on the frigid streets of Chicago, Steve soaked […]
Late Bloomer Now Shares Fertile Ground
After facing a devastating loss, Patricia, a Boxes of Love volunteer, was able to find a new home in Christ and in the service of others.
Loving Outside the Box
Childhood friends C.B. and Aaron were on different paths until a Box of Love helped C.B. see how he could change his life for the better.
Power to Change Lives
With the help of committed volunteers and a PowerPacks donation, a young church in Los Angeles was able to give far greater than its means.
Book Bag Powers Up a Student’s Faith
Noah stood next to the megachurch pastors, his 13-year-old face aglow under the canopy of evening stars, as he waited to enter the baptismal waters. It was a rare moment when the adolescent wasn’t scampering or fidgeting. “He’s a little character, he runs around,” said Jackie Perez, team director for Cru® Inner City in Tampa. […]
Are We Living the Normal Christian Life?
If you were to define the basics of the Christian life and what makes a person a follower of Christ, what would you say? What attitudes and actions would characterize the lifestyle of a faithful disciple of Jesus? Most of us would focus and agree on trusting Christ for forgiveness of sins and gaining eternal […]
Serving Out of Their Poverty
Ana’s pain was like a cloak that strangled her hope and joy and gave no shelter from the chilly nights that assaulted her bones as she tried to sleep on a small parcel of pavement that was her home. But it was the loss of her children in a custody battle that pierced her soul. […]