The profoundness and simplicity of the Word of God One of the beautiful things about the Word of God is its "profoundness" on the one hand, and its "simplicity" on the other. That is, we behold truths of a substantial nature, and yet God teaches us that those truths are beautifully applicable to "real life" issues, be they personal, familial, vocational, or ecclesiologica...
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September 2016 Ministry Report September marks the beginning of the school year, returning back to ministry, and planning for the next year. A few interesting things happened in our lives during this month. Fellowship with Visiting Ministers First of all, we had a family visit us from Tajikistan. A minister came to town for medical treatments for his two year old daught...
Keep Reading October 2016 Know the Truth and Preach the Truth Children of Believers "Children of believers" is a category of people who do not always understand their personal belief and regeneration well. They are full of knowing the Truth (if their parents filled them with it), but their faith means the same to them as their family tradition. The belief of their parents does not al...
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November 2016 UCLA Fall Retreat Stillness. Not a word commonly used to describe a typical UCLA college experience, but for one weekend, we as a Cru community gathered for just that. It was the Saturday of our annual Fall Retreat, and in the midst of an October heat wave, our staff and students were grateful for cooler mountain temperatures and a respite from the rush of ...
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September 2016 Ministry Update South East Asia Summit On October 4-7, we were blessed to take part in hosting this year's TMAI Summit in the Philippines. Representatives from the TMAI training centers in the Asian Pacific region, along with TMS graduates in the area, all met in Manila to strategize on how to best train up men in our region to handle God's Word. Our frie...
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Manila Mission Trip Reflections from Tina Carns In October, I joined Tim on my first trip to Asia. Basically, all I knew about Manila was that the city is crowded and that the people are delightful. Both turned out to be true. But what I didn't realize was how crowded and how delightful. The size of the Philippines is the same size as the state of Arizona only with 102 mi...
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Bridging the Gap in Homelessness in Hollywood Answered Prayer Praise God with us for three residents who recently exited our program to better things--two into independent housing and one into the Army! Praise God with us for faithful volunteers who see our needs and joyfully meet those needs with their talents and time! Prayer Requests Pray with us that God w...
Keep Reading University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Campus Outreach The sound of clamor and chaos grew louder and louder with each step I took up the brick stairs of Janss Hill. Though weary from the heat of the Southern California Indian summer, what awaited me at the summit was a sight to behold. Thousands upon thousands of UCLA students, stretching far as the eye could see, en...
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Hurricane Update Thank you to everyone who took part in last week's one-day hurricane sale! We managed to sell and ship 170 Abort73 shirts just before we had to evacuate. After five nights in Atlanta, we returned yesterday to find our home/office mostly intact. We are very thankful! Of course, we did have to throw out a fridge and freezer full of foodwhich has been a stru...
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Literacy Consultant for the Sinasina Language Group Dear caring and sharing prayer partners,It's with deep gratitude that I send my thanks to you who have continued to pray for me, and some of you for many, many years. I'm indeed grateful too for those of you who have supported me financially. Of course, your correspondence is a blessing, even when I'm slow at times with ...
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