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Is the Next Generation Ready to carry the torch of Missions?
For the two thousand years since Jesus, generation after generation has fulfilled His command of the Great Commission. Regardless of the changing times and eras, Christianity has survived and spread on the wings of the subsequent generation. They received the torch...
What do I do if someone experiencing homelessness asks for money?
Whenever someone finds out that I work for a homeless ministry, usually the first question they ask me is, “What am I supposed to do with the homeless person asking for money on the side of the road?” You all know what I’m talking about. You’re headed home from a...
Facing the Literacy Barrier
A few years ago, a 5th grader sat in my Kids Church classroom with his head on the table. He was exceedingly frustrated with the activity that I had assigned – reading a small portion of scripture and writing a reflection in their personal journals. This...
Is missions for me?
When you hear the word “missions”, what is the first thing that you think of?Better yet, was it a third world country you just thought of? If so, which one?Kenya? Indonesia? Haiti? Growing up in church, you probably heard the well-known phrase coming...
Why don’t women in sexual exploitation just leave?
“When I first tried to leave him, I left for a few hours and went right back. It was hard. I loved him. He was my world. Watching TV didn’t feel right if he wasn’t there. Sometimes, I just thought about leaving, and then I would talk myself out of it...
How to fix homelessness in Atlanta
COMMUNITY IS WHY HOMELESSNESS NO LONGER HAS A HOLD ON MY LIFE My name is Andrew Lallerstedt. I am the director of the iAM department of Atlanta Dream Center that addresses homelessness and for over 7 years of my life, I was homeless. Early on, I would have...