Mission to Southeast Asia Through the Years
A photo gallery of past mission trips to Southeast Asia (to be updated soon!)...
Keep ReadingOctober 7, 2026 by Gretchen Wright
Darrin and Rick conclude pastor training. Read their updates, including hope amid devastating floods and ways to pray as they travel home....
October 5, 2026 by Gretchen Wright
Darrin and Rick have arrived and have begun their time teaching......
September 29, 2026 by Gretchen Wright
A video from 2015 shows a new audience the country of Nepal and her people....
September 22, 2026 by Darrin Wright
Waiting for God can leave us weary, especially when nothing seems to change. Through the psalmist's honest prayers and the picture of a farmer waiting for a seed to grow, this article explores how we can trust God's Word and remain faithful when His work is hidden from view....
September 22, 2026 by Jay Stoneking
The Hebrew midwives in Exodus faced a choice with life-or-death consequences. Their response shows us where to turn when the pressures of the world conflict with what God says....
September 16, 2026 by Darrin Wright
When suffering continues, our prayers often focus on escape or explanation. Psalm 119:73–80 teaches us to seek God’s comfort and mercy while also asking Him to guard our hearts, use our experience to encourage others, and make us faithful through the trial....
September 9, 2026 by Darrin Wright
When suffering makes God’s goodness difficult to see, Psalm 119:65–72 teaches us to anchor our faith in His character, His Word, and the cross. Affliction may expose our wandering, reshape our priorities, and deepen our dependence on God—even before we understand what He is accomplishing....
September 8, 2026 by Darrin Wright
When God Himself Is Your Portion: Psalm 119 asks us to look beneath our desires and consider where we expect lasting satisfaction to come from....
June 30, 2026 by Gretchen Wright
At our Father’s Day festivities, we set up a cold brew coffee station and quickly discovered that many in our church family were not entirely sure what cold brew was, how to drink it, or whether it should be trusted. Since we have some left over and plan to serve it again during our Fourth of July festivities, here is a very friendly, very unofficial cold brew primer. Learn what cold brew is, how it is different from iced coffee, where it likely began, and a few simple ways to enjoy it....
June 30, 2026 by Jay Stoneking
Esau’s decision to trade his birthright for a bowl of stew seems foolish from a distance. But his story presses a question into our own hearts: how often do we trade the lasting promises of God for temporary relief, comfort, or ease? This short devotional reminds Christians to trust God’s promises, keep praying, and resist settling for something less than His best....
October 7, 2026 by Gretchen Wright | Category: Missions | Tags: retrospective, photos, Southeast Asia
A photo gallery of past mission trips to Southeast Asia (to be updated soon!)...
Keep ReadingOctober 7, 2026 by Gretchen Wright | Category: News | Tags: Prayer for pastors, Christian hope, flood recovery, Darrin Wright, pastor training, Southeast Asia, Mission trip, FBC Wheeling
Darrin and Rick conclude pastor training. Read their updates, including hope amid devastating floods and ways to pray as they travel home....
Keep ReadingOctober 5, 2026 by Gretchen Wright | Category: News
Darrin and Rick have arrived and have begun their time teaching......
Keep ReadingSeptember 29, 2026 by Gretchen Wright | Category: News | Tags: earthquake, mission team, Nepal 2015
September 22, 2026 by Darrin Wright | Category: Devotional | Tags: Psalm 119:81-88, when God seems silent, trusting God while waiting, God's waiting room, waiting on God, unanswered prayer, hope in suffering
Waiting for God can leave us weary, especially when nothing seems to change. Through the psalmist's honest prayers and the picture of a farmer waiting for a seed to grow, this article explores how we can trust God's Word and remain faithful when His work is hidden from view....
Keep ReadingSeptember 22, 2026 by Jay Stoneking | Category: Devotional | Tags: biblical decision making Pharaoh, christian courage, obeying God, Hebrew midwives, Exodus 1, hard choices, fear of God
The Hebrew midwives in Exodus faced a choice with life-or-death consequences. Their response shows us where to turn when the pressures of the world conflict with what God says....
Keep ReadingSeptember 16, 2026 by Darrin Wright | Category: Devotional | Tags: hope in affliction, guarding your heart, God’s faithfulness, spiritual growth through trials, unanswered prayer, mercy of God, comfort from God, Christian suffering, God’s help, Psalm 119:73–80, what to pray in hardship, prayer during suffering, trusting God, sanctification
When suffering continues, our prayers often focus on escape or explanation. Psalm 119:73–80 teaches us to seek God’s comfort and mercy while also asking Him to guard our hearts, use our experience to encourage others, and make us faithful through the trial....
Keep ReadingSeptember 9, 2026 by Darrin Wright | Category: Devotional | Tags: trusting God, Suffering, God's goodness, affliction, faith during hardship, hope in suffering, spiritual growth, Psalm 119, Scripture
When suffering makes God’s goodness difficult to see, Psalm 119:65–72 teaches us to anchor our faith in His character, His Word, and the cross. Affliction may expose our wandering, reshape our priorities, and deepen our dependence on God—even before we understand what He is accomplishing....
Keep ReadingSeptember 8, 2026 by Darrin Wright | Category: Devotional
When God Himself Is Your Portion: Psalm 119 asks us to look beneath our desires and consider where we expect lasting satisfaction to come from....
Keep ReadingSeptember 1, 2026 by Jay Stoneking | Category: Devotional | Tags: Leadership, Church Leadership, Shepherding, Serving Others
What makes a great leader? Scripture gives us a picture that looks very different from the world’s usual examples. God calls Christian leaders to shepherd His people with willing, courageous, selfless care....
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