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Celebrating True Freedom

We will never forget our arrival back in the United States after our first year of living in Central Asia. We landed in New York and hurried off the plane, eager to re-enter our home country and see our friends and family. At that time, the walls of the entry hall of Kennedy Airport were covered with the Bill of Rights. Honestly, we could have kissed them and the ground we walked on. It was such a relief to be back in a FREE country—a country where our basic human rights are guaranteed. Not a perfect ... Read more

Heart for the World

Elizabeth Schenkel
6/28/2017 · Comments

Terror and Terrorism: Reflections of a Survivor

Seven people died and almost 50 were wounded in yet another terrorist attack in the U.K. this week. This is the second assault on British civilians by Islamist radicals in the past two weeks and the fourth in the past year. Citizens of the United Kingdom could rightfully feel under siege, wondering when and where the next blow may fall. As our hearts go out to the victims and their families, how many of us are haunted by the possibility that this could happen to us? In wondering that, we are playing out exactly the ... Read more

Following Jesus

Elizabeth Schenkel
6/9/2017 · Comments

Resurrection Hope

During a time when everyone who could was moving into the capital city, Makhmud and Ruthina decided to move out of that city to a remote village. In doing so they left behind the comforts of modern life. Their electricity was off more than on. They had to carry all their water for drinking, cooking, washing and flushing up four flights of stairs to their little apartment. The apartment was cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Why would they make this kind of move… a move that cost them so much? ... Read more

Heart for the World

Elizabeth Schenkel
4/10/2017 · Comments

Christmas 2016

We were celebrating our eighth Christmas in the former Soviet republic we then called home. That year Erick decided he wanted to throw a Christmas party for about 40 people, mostly not believers, whom he knew through his work in education and development. Most people in our adopted country were curious about our American holidays and traditions and so Christmas presented us with a great opportunity to talk about Jesus. We decided to host the party at our favorite restaurant. Our apartment wasn’t large enough for that many people and I was frankly relieved not ... Read more

Heart for the World

Elizabeth Schenkel
12/19/2016 · Comments

Giving Thanks 2016

Our Uzbek neighbors were intrigued by almost every aspect of our Thanksgiving celebration when we invited them to come to our home and share the traditional meal with us. They had never eaten turkey before… it was expensive and considered a delicacy. They had therefore never partaken of turkey gravy. The cranberry sauce that we had brought in our suitcases was brand new to them. And of course, they were not familiar with the distinctives of our national history that inspired the holiday. But the aspect of our meal that surprised them at Thanksgiving (and ... Read more

Heart for the World

Elizabeth Schenkel
11/16/2016 · Comments

Pagan Beliefs Give Way to Truth

“At first I was hesitant to show the 'JESUS' film to my fellow tribesman...because of their pagan beliefs,” stated Pastor Timcha, an indigenous leader in a Southeast Asian nation. He continued, "But I was amazed to see the people stay until the end of the showing. There were 157 viewers, and 50 [people from his tribe] responded to the gospel message and prayed to accept Jesus into their lives. Pastor Timcha mobilized “JESUS” film showings in two other locations and witnessed his people responding to the message about Jesus ... Read more

Heart for the World

Elizabeth Schenkel
7/18/2016 · Comments

First of All Pray

Paul says, “First of all…pray!” Pray with supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings. That is some rich prayer. Not just a simple saying grace over the burgers but getting on our knees and spending significant time in prayer.And for whom are we meant to pray? For all people! Not just for our families but for our neighbors, for those who might be perceived as enemies, for people in the red states and in the blue states. “All people” is pretty all-inclusive! And we are urged to pray for “kings and all ... Read more

Freedom

Elizabeth Schenkel
7/4/2016 · Comments

Showers of Praise

Church leaders in a city in South America thought people in the barrios did not want to hear the gospel, so they felt quite surprised at the number of people who attended one film showing. Unfortunately it started to rain, so residents began to leave for home. The leaders began to pray for the rain to stop and people to return. To their great delight God answered their prayer as people came back with umbrellas and plastic to shield themselves from the rain. The film resumed playing. "We praised the Lord for the way He was ... Read more

Heart for the World

Elizabeth Schenkel
6/8/2016 · Comments

"Magdalena" and a European Clothing Shop

Following a “Magdalena: Released From Shame” showing in Europe, one of the trained volunteers started a Bible study group for approximately 10 women who had accepted Christ during the showing. The volunteer owned a secondhand clothing store, so she offered for the women to meet at the shop after closing. A woman who lived near the clothing store observed the group of women coming and going from the shop. Curious, she approached the owner and asked: “What are you doing here every week with the other ladies? I noticed you have been meeting and ... Read more

Heart for the World

Elizabeth Schenkel
5/9/2016 · Comments

Walking in New Life With Christ

Ivan was hard to talk to but I loved stealing glimpses of him during worship. He was always seated on the aisle because of his wheelchair; his mother stood next to him. While she sang, Ivan would grin and wave his hands in his wildly enthusiastic way. Ivan was born with cerebral palsy in our Central Asian country, a place where people with special needs were routinely shunted away into institutions and neglected. He did not have the benefit of the kinds of physical therapy that one would expect in the United States. But he ... Read more

Reaching the Nations

Elizabeth Schenkel
4/15/2016 · Comments

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Celebrating True Freedom

Terror and Terrorism: Reflections of a Survivor

Resurrection Hope

Christmas 2016

Giving Thanks 2016

Pagan Beliefs Give Way to Truth

First of All Pray

Showers of Praise

"Magdalena" and a European Clothing Shop

Walking in New Life With Christ