Leadership With Vision
Read how the biblical story of Jonathan centers on a vision implementation with practical applications for leaders. When my wife and I celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversary, I pondered what gift to give to her on such a momentous occasion. This idea came to me: I would give her less of me! I would go on
Read MoreLet’s Travel the World!
Your Global Citizen Pretend Passport Do you have a passport? I bet you do! Passports are little booklets that allow us to travel from one country to another. They are stamped each time you enter or exit a new country to keep track of who is going where and when. The color of your passport
Read MoreEmbracing God’s Heart for Immigrants and Refugees
By Joseph Kidder and Boubakar Sanou Several years ago, my [Joseph’s] brother and his family came to the United States from Iraq as refugees. I contacted the pastor of the Adventist church near where my brother and family settled. The pastor went to visit them, along with two church members. The purpose of the visit
Read MoreThe Jesus Method in Action: A Martinican Woman in Madagascar
Based on an interview by Oscar Osindo, Associate Director, IWM For many, the opportunity to explore a culture different from their own means a two-week summer vacation spent eating local food, exploring tourist attractions and moving from one Airbnb to another. For Flavie Palin Claver, professor at Adventist University Zurcher, Madagascar, it meant a lot
Read More8 Tips for Dealing With the Financial Crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to many countries being placed on lockdown in order to stop the spread of the virus. This has caused repercussions in the world’s economies and, according to the World Bank forecasts, the global economy will shrink by 5.2% this year (https://www.worldbank.org/). World leaders are very much concerned, as are economists
Read MoreFrom Third Culture Kid to GC President: Life Lessons for Missionary Families
Listening to the IWM podcast episode entitled “From Missionary Kid to GC President,” I was encouraged and inspired by the personal testimony and experiences shared by Pastor Ted Wilson. Like me, Pastor Wilson was a third culture kid, growing up and living in several countries. Pastor Wilson shared insightful stories from his childhood and adulthood,
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