Each year, as we begin the Green Bean Project, we set our primary focus on the needs of the three overseas ministries, which the project assists. We do this because we want our primary focus to be on blessing those ministries. But, the Green Bean Project, and your part in it, has an amazing effect …
In Blessing I will Bless Thee – Green Bean Project 2019 It’s that time of year again! As we set out on this year’s Green Bean Project, I have prayed much about where to focus. In the past we’ve focused on the Great Commission. We’ve focused on Giving a Gift to Christ. I had a …
As 2018, grows smaller in the rearview mirror and 2019 rushes on, we rejoice at God’s amazing works! We never really know where a year might take us, but God does! A Year of Growing Last year, was a year of growing in ways we weren’t expecting. We started the year with many unexpected, time-consuming …
I remember thinking as a teenager, “It’s beautiful to give gifts to each other at Christmas, to remind each of us of the gift we have been given. But what about a gift for Christ? What do I give Him?” That thought has followed me through every Christmas since: What is my gift for Christ …
Post Theme: The Unspeakable Gift Often in our hurried culture, we hear people talking about their dread for the busyness of the Christmas season. People say they can’t wait until Christmas is over. They talk about how Christmas is just another commercialized holiday. Others dread Christmas shopping or the pressure to finish making their gifts. …
Post Theme: Fill A Sock For Christ Do you have any orphan socks? Well, don’t throw them away just yet. We’ve found a really good use for them. In fact, your orphan sock could change the world for a whole bunch of people. In 2010, I was in Kenya helping a group of school children …
Every year, the red buckets and ringing bells come out. The advertisements, the pleas, and the opportunities to give overwhelm us. Knowing where to give, how our investment will be spent, and what the goal of each project is can be confusing—daunting even. This is one reason we’re so careful about how we approach the …
Post Theme: A personal glimpse – I want to call you Mama. Flies swarmed all around me, their never-ending buzzing sending a tickling sensation across the back of my neck. The scent of warm manure and sour milk drifted in on the hot breeze that blew through the open doors and mingled with the smell …
Year in Review It’s that time of year when we step back and look at all God has done while, at the same time, looking forward to what He is about to do. Last year, was a busy year at Forbid Them Not, starting in March with the Forum on Fatherlessness. We are so grateful …
Everyone has a story. Each story consists of challenges and successes. Sometimes situations we cannot control determine our stories. At other times, our choices clearly write every line. This is one of those times. The choice we make will determine the pages that follow. Over the last few weeks, we’ve shared stories from single moms, …
