‘Shabby chic’ French castle welcomes missionaries for rest and restoration
PARIS — Sherry Pogue bought a castle to serve the Lord. It’s a small castle, the American Christian emphasizes. In 2016, Pogue and her late…
International
‘A lifetime commitment’
Arlin Hendrix is celebrating 50 years as a missionary to France. Hendrix, 78, and his wife, Judy, moved to Lyon, about 250 miles southeast of…
A dream for Christian higher education in Europe
LA CHAPELLE AU RIBOUL, FRANCE — When nuns listed a vacant Catholic girls’ school for sale in this sleepy French village in 2017, American Jerry…
Did Jesus come to bring division?
SINGAPORE — A single Bible verse can ruin a perfectly good sermon. A few months back, minister Mit Vikraman invited me to this bustling, business-minded…
Bricks and blessings
SINGAPORE — What was supposed to be a surprise going-away party for Dave Hogan turned out to be neither. He found out about the surprise.…
The gospel of Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM — Crowds of hundreds sat on the tennis courts of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. They waited, desperate to board…
Around the World: A youth camp in Cambodia, an orphan care ministry in Zambia and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
In secular France, Christians work to bring new life to old monastery
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — At the northern edge of this seaside port city — first settled by Greek sailors 2,600 years ago — stands the abandoned Betheline monastery.…
Bonjour! How an Algerian immigrant couple found their calling in France
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — A stained-glass chapel — a symbol of institutional religion — anchors one end of the Betheline. At the other end, friends and…
Love in many languages
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — God and Google can bring people together in any language. Melanie van der Vorst, a social worker from the Netherlands, speaks Dutch,…
