Today was a day of rest for the team (Ross, AJ, and Lucas) from the heavy week of ministering the Gospel. Most of slept through the morning and early afternoon. At 3:30 all of us left to visit a man celebrating the one year anniversary of the passing of his mother. There was close to [...]
Team is healthy and doing well as the week comes to a close. Team 1 (Brad, Chris, Jonathon, and Jacob) will be departing for the US on Friday evening. Team 2 will be staying until July 15 with Dr. Sukrit Roy of Christ Mission Ashram. Over the past 4 days the teams have been on [...]
Team members partnered with missionaries from Christ Mission Ashram today in multiple outings across Kolkata. The morning started in a local village that houses one of the many ministry posts of CMA. The team spent time with local children, some orphans, and some in ‘day care’ in order to connect and get a glimpse of [...]
The time traveling through the streets of Calcutta proved invaluable for each person. Perspectives were certainly different from each member of the team but no one is far from consistently recognizing the spiritual needs of the people of India.
Written by Jonathan Dodson, Acts 29 Pastor – Austin, Texas The suffering of the Haiti tragedy is immense and heart-breaking, and brings to mind so many questions. Those who claim Christian faith are often the first to question or be questioned in times like these. In a stimulating BBC Magazine article entitled, “Why Does God [...]
Churches Helping Churches was created to address the immediate and long-term needs of churches when disaster befalls a country, region, city, or people in the spirit of Galatians 6:10—“…let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Our help complements the initial waves of humanitarian aid that [...]