
Passion Meets Purpose
It was an odd intersection: The majestic beauty of the old American West, the mystique of visiting with international students and the mystery of a burgeoning faith in Jesus. Melanie
Stories from the inner city

It was an odd intersection: The majestic beauty of the old American West, the mystique of visiting with international students and the mystery of a burgeoning faith in Jesus. Melanie

It was one of those summer days in Milwaukee, the kind where the unusually mild temperature was enough to lure you outside for hours. It was so beautiful that the

Melanie Lamar might as well have been a dentist, since trying to get and keep the girls’ focus on Jesus was like pulling teeth. Sometimes it was just as painful.

Katie Bondy walked the neighborhood, flyers flapping in her hand. She handed out a few when she spotted a mother and her 7-year-old daughter sitting in a front yard, enjoying

While most 13-year-old girls like to share texts on the latest posts involving celebrities, fashion and entertainment, Jazlene Cherry gets excited about sharing the love of Jesus, a passion she

Alexa was an average teen trying to sidestep the landmines of substance abuse, violence and poverty, which were rampant in her hometown, while education was not. Somehow, through the oppressive