The women were wailing. The men were chanting. The children were jumping. The atmosphere was powered not by the brisk unreliability of Nigerian electricity, but by a divine grid of charged airwaves. Sweat beads hugged the temple of the lead pastor as the dialectical serenade of Christian tongues pierced the chambers of the auditorium. Power. The voices in prayer, all speaking in unknown tongues, carried the thousands standing in the suspense, filled with anticipation of the e

My father once told us.... gathered around him in our routine family meetings, that the truest measure of honor is how one protects and reveres a person in their absence. He was preparing for yet another journey to Nigeria, and even in a world where technology had advanced, his physical presence remained the irreplaceable catalyst for progress. Every meeting, every negotiation, every logistical detail carried a different weight when he stepped into the room. He looked into th

Rebekah groaned. “Must you pack the entire world Beth? We are traveling to Abuja for one week. One. This sabbatical is supposed to help us off load a full year of training and field work. We are meant to be letting go and releasing, not overpacking. Not. Overpacking. Beth.” Beth rolled her eyes, a mischievous grin already stretching across her face.“ Listen Bek, we survived a brutal year. This paid sabbatical ordered by Secretary Tham himself could not have come fast enough.”

Jordyn kept her cell phone mounted. She continued on her drive, ever conscientious of the silent hum of the Rivian Automotive Van 245867C she was assigned for her delivery route. The cozy interior of the van provided a decent amount of room for her 8.5-hour delivery shift. She stretched her neck and back, smiling- wishing that Amazon would provide seats with built-in massage functions. Tough luck J, you know dang well Amazon aint doing that. She chuckled to herself as her cel

Alec Weissgerber President Trump signed an Executive Order designating cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations early on in his presidency. With this designation, the United States is able to freeze any financial assets that the cartels have or are subject to, which will severely limit their operations. This inhibits their ability to conduct operations in Mexico, the United States, and internationally. In addition to that, any organizations that potentially support the car

The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) , founded in 1981, stands at the sacred intersection of faith and public life. Its founders knew the Church’s witness was never meant to stay behind sanctuary walls but to speak God’s truth into every sphere of society. The IRD exists from the conviction that historic, biblical Christianity holds enduring wisdom about freedom, human dignity, and moral responsibility; truths rooted not in opinion but in the character of God Himsel

Oya! COME OUT NA CAR! COME OUT! COME OUT! COME OUT! The shrieks coming from the mouths of the gentlemen with poorly positioned face masks reverberated across the travel bus… Yet the AK-17 firearms they carried quickly shifted both power and authority back over to these four men. The passengers began to scurry out of the bus… frantically stepping over one another… pressing their bodies as far away from the bandits as possible. These bandits had been targeting select routes to

I am sorry, Mr. Evans...but we do not have the results of your fecal stool sample. But we do need you to report back first thing in the morning with the next sample. Please recall the procedure involved: you will need to save your defecation and store it in a cool environment for 24 hours. We will run your stool analysis in time to determine whether or not your belief that you have a parasite is founded on medical testing. Mr. Evans scratched his head. Another stool sample? H

Note from Faith: Hello everyone, it is an honor to share an excerpt from one of our supporting partner organizations called Helping Survivors. I strongly encourage you to review their website and page. The information is applicable, palatable and inviting for all of appropriate and consensual age to learn for growth. When we learn and practice how to communicate even the uncomfortable, we become emboldened and confident. This is the season where we truly break out of our comf

Cielè rolled over in bed, releasing a delightful yawn and stretched her limbs. Enjoying the satisfying feeling of her tendons and muscles...