Home again!
Our team has made it back safe and sound! Their trip home was uneventful, and they arrived in Wheeling around 1:30am on Wednesday morning. Thank you for your faithful prayers. ...
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Leading God’s Way: What the Bible Says About Christian Leadership
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....
Mission for the Dragging or Discouraged Older Men
Many older men face the temptation to coast, withdraw, or become discouraged by past sins and failures. This article encourages older men to remember that retirement does not end their mission, failure does not place them beyond Christ’s redemption, and younger men still need their wisdom, presence, and example. Because God is rich in mercy and plentiful in redemption, older men can continue serving with renewed purpose....
Mission for Men: How Young Men Find God-Given Purpose
Every godly man needs a mission. For young men facing a future full of possibilities, finding that mission begins with God's glory, honest reflection, wise counsel, and a willingness to faithfully pursue worthwhile work....
A Tenacious Faith: Don’t Let Go
Jacob’s wrestling match in Genesis 32 gives us a vivid picture of persistent faith. Genuine faith does not expect everything instantly; it keeps praying, pressing on, and holding fast to God....
What Do You Remember in the Night: The battle for your thoughts when the house gets quiet
When the house is quiet and the lights are off, our minds often replay every fear, disappointment, conversation, unanswered question, and failure. In Psalm 119:55, the psalmist teaches us a better way: “I remember your name in the night, O LORD.” This post reflects on how God’s Word helps us stop listening to ourselves and start preaching truth to ourselves in the night....
The Wide Place of Obedience: Why God’s Word does not confine us, but sets us free
Psalm 119:45 says, “I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.” That may sound surprising in a world that often sees God’s commands as restrictive. But the psalmist teaches us that obedience is not bondage. God’s Word gives direction, anchors the soul, and leads His people into true freedom. This post reflects on the wide place of obedience and why God’s truth sets us free, even when life feels pressured and confined....
Let’s Get to It, FBC: Learning to Meditate on Scripture
Biblical meditation is not complicated or mystical. It is intentional thinking about God and His Word with the goal of personal application, prayer, confession, and heart-level conviction....
Come, Lord Jesus
When we talk about the end of the world, some people get excited about charts and timelines while others feel afraid and would rather avoid the subject altogether. But Scripture does not point us to fear or speculation. It points us to encouragement, endurance, and prayer. In Luke 18:1–8, Jesus tells His disciples a parable so they would always pray and not lose heart. This post reflects on how the return of Christ changes how we live today, why a broken world teaches us to long for His coming, and why believers should keep praying, “Come, Lord Jesus.”...
Jesus Sees You in the Crowd
In Luke 7:11–17, Jesus meets a funeral procession outside the town of Nain. Everyone sees the funeral, but Jesus sees the grieving widow. She has already lost her husband, and now she has lost her only son. Yet on the hardest day of her life, Jesus sees her, has compassion on her, speaks comfort to her, and interrupts her sorrow with life. This post reminds us that Jesus does not look away from the hurting. He sees, He cares, He comes near, and He is able to get in the way of our sorrow too....
No Grumbling!
Complaining comes naturally—but Scripture points us to a better way. Discover how God's power enables believers to replace grumbling with gratitude and become lights in a dark world....
Drawing to a close...
On Sunday, our team traveled to the BMDMI Good Shepherd Children's home, near to the Mission Home. They had the priviledge of visiting with the children, and then attending a worship service with them. The children's home presently houses 97 children, and they are expecting five or six more to arrive this week. If you are interested in learning more about this outreach, pl...
Keep ReadingLast day in Maraita
This is our hard-working medical team. They saw 97 patients on Wednesday (half day of clinic on the day they arrived), 579 patients on Thursday, 400 patients on Friday, and 150 patients on Saturday. That is a grand total of 1,226 patients in less than four days! (Plus one more; story below!) This is the pharmacy team who fulfilled any perscriptions for all of the pati...
Keep ReadingAnother busy day!
The second full day in Maraita for our team began bright and early (before 5am!), and was another hot and busy one. So busy, in fact, that they ended the clinic early because all of the patients had been seen! The pharmacy ran very low on supplies, and the clothing closet is almost empty. Our team had the priviledge of leading two ladies to Christ while they were waiting...
Keep ReadingFull & Busy Day!
Our team had a very busy and successful day on Thursday, their first full day in Maraita. Running on little sleep (due to leaky roofs, barking dogs, fighting dogs, mooing cows, and roosters!), our team was up bright and early for breakfast and devotions. After that, their busy day began! The people came, and long lines formed to get into the clinics all day. Before seei...
Keep ReadingLong Journey to a Little Village
Our team left FBC in the wee morning hours on Tuesday, and traveled to the airport to begin their journey to Maraita, Honduras. Their early flight from Pittsburgh took them to Atlanta, where they had a brief layover--made a bit longer by a delay for replacement parts on the plane after they were already boarded. Eventually, they were in the air, and arrived in Tegu...
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Listen to every session from our 2016 Women's Conference with Courtney Reissig....
Keep ReadingHome, sweet home
They're home! Our team has arrived safe and sound on the ground in Pittsburgh. FBC, thank you so much for your diligence in prayer for our Nepal team. Your prayers are powerful, important, and much appreciated! Thank you for sending and supporting our shepherds across the globe for His glory. Their work has been good, and their time well-spent. Please continu...
Keep ReadingGlad to be back on US soil!
Our team has made it back to the USA! They landed in Philadelphia just a few minutes ago, and are "so glad to be back on home turf." Their long flight was smooth and uneventful--praise the Lord! They have a few hours in Philadelphia now, and will be flying into Pittsburgh later this afternoon. Please pray today for: -safety and endurance through the last few hours of t...
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It is with full and happy hearts that our team is beginning their journey back toward Wheeling today. Although they are excited and "very ready" to return home, they were also sad to tell their hosts goodbye. Our team enjoyed a pancake breakfast with them in their home this morning, and then spent time having devotions, singing, and praying together. Please continue to pra...
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