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The Scary, Arduous, Incredible, Adventurous Life Of A Missionary

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239SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Giovanni carried my camera bag so that the weight did not rest on my degenerated disc. My tripod was slung around my shoulder as I trudged along the muddy tribal footpath. I followed Giovanni’s footprints so that it was easier to recognize the harder mud against the soft, sinking mud. Sam walked behind me,…

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Time Is To Me A Strange Thing

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193SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” ~King David September has arrived in Manila, Philippines, and I am already hearing Christmas tunes around the city. Which mean time is flying. Which means my daughter will be born within 12 weeks. Wow! Time does…

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Walk The Line

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64SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Original blog from Elias Popa, Within Reach Global intern: The Seasoned Explorer » Walk The Line. After almost 11 hours ride, we finally made it to the tiny village on the top of the mountains near Vietnam. If the car ride didn’t make us uncomfortable, the intense heat and humidity did. Surrounded by tropical forests, banana trees,…

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A Crippled Hero

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64SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List He is an unlikely hero brimming with unassuming nobility. But the reality is, if you were to walk past him on a crowded Chinese sidewalk, you might not recognize it. You would notice him, no doubt, as he hobbled past you with shriveled leg, his body suspended in mid step by a pair of…

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