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“Play With Me, Mommy”

Every day — usually many times a day — I hear those four precious little words from our 3-year-old, Tobias. “Play with me, Mommy!” He loves, and often demands, the

A team from Peace Campaign gathers at one of their weekly events. Colton Vincent, pictured in the far back center, is in a dark green shirt. Marc Henkel, in the front, second from the right, is wearing the light blue T-shirt.

Spirited Stand for Peace

Marc Henkel and the group from the Peace Campaign were camped out at the corner armed with water, snacks and gospel literature just as they had been every Friday night

(Photo by Patrick Schneider / Unsplash)

In the Meantime …

As a child, I had to walk 10 to 20 minutes to get to school. In sunshine or rain, sleet or snow, and we had all of that weather. When

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From Trial to Triumph

Dafne arrived at the just-opened South Central S.A.Y. Yes!® after-school center, gripping a stapled, dog-eared booklet. Dafne’s public school teacher assigned her the color-coded book, the first in a series

Photo by Aaron Burden/Freely Photos.

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

Photo by Keira Burton / Pexels.

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