Deacon Rob Lewis shares an update about a friend of All Souls. Two Sundays ago, Chris Morgan took communion for the first time at All Souls. He broke our COVID rule of essential participants only, so his receiving was all the more noticeable. To those of us who know Chris, it was also deeply moving. […]
Dandora COVID update
Our Kids in Dandora are Back in School! The good news in the slums of Dandora: KDS/KDSS is back in session! After almost 10 months of being away because of COVID, the children were SO excited to be back in their classes! We received a report from Kenya Children’s Fund that the first 2 weeks […]
Chick-Fil-A Wheaton’s Community Outreach during COVID-19
Ben Brittain is in the Chick-Fil-A Leadership Program and currently works in Wheaton’s Danada store. He hopes to eventually operate his own store, and become a partner in the business. Chick-Fil-A’s ownership culture is one of the keys to its success. Ben gives us some other reasons why it’s one of the fastest growing restaurants […]
Shelter-in-Place at Hawthorne House
Sara Zimmerman is a houseparent (along with her husband Doug) at Hawthorne House, a transitional housing program in Wheaton for homeless young women. Sara reflects on the significance of Shelter and Place for her family and the women at Hawthorne House. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1) Living in community has never been […]
The Holistic Gospel
Galen Dalrymple writes about his work with Medical Ambassadors International (MAI) If you’ve been on a mission trip, you probably came home challenged, rewarded, humbled, overwhelmed, and captivated by the experience. Short term trips increase our awareness of life around the world, the plight of fellow humans and the challenges they face. What we see […]
COVID19: A PCP’s perspective
Katie reminds us of what we hold high – the selflessness of doctors and nurses who do their jobs because it’s their calling. They tell us what a vocation is, and how it is a spiritual event. COVID19 is here. As a primary care doctor, I’ve been following the SARS-CoV2 virus story somewhat obsessively for […]
Pay It Forward (MLA 3)
Rob Lewis tells of one person who paid goodness forward in a donut shop. On the day the governor of Illinois issued the Corona induced shelter in place order, I met at Dunkin Donuts with someone struggling to make ends meet. He ordered coffee, and I suggested he get a half dozen donuts for his […]
Choose Life (MLA 2)
Monica Hupp shares with us how she chooses life even in the darkest times. During these uncertain times as the COVID-19 is ravaging the world I’ve asked myself three questions. Will I let this ravage my mind, will, and emotions and let it feast on my peace of mind? Will I sink so low in […]
You Are Now Entering Your Mission Field (MLA 1)
Jennifer Merck summons us to our mission field. Dorothy Esther Roush Kuhlmann — my Grandma Kuhlmann, Dottie to her friends — was born and raised on a dairy farm in Western Michigan. She moved to Chicago, but her little sisters stayed in Hastings. As I was growing up, this is where we visited Aunt Mary […]
Mission as Love in Action
There is nothing like a crisis to bring out the best and the worst in people. In the extremities of life we find out who we are. We are hearing and reading many stories of heroism and egotism in this time of pandemic. “Every society tells stories,” writes Jonathan Haidt, “and those stories involve good […]