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BIG CHANGES IN LITTLE HEARTS “YOU ARE PRETTY; I AM HANDSOME” : BRYAN’S STORY

By Nick Hawkins / June 22, 2016

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BIG CHANGES IN LITTLE HEARTS “YOU ARE PRETTY; I AM HANDSOME” : BRYAN’S STORY

This weeks blog post is from our missionary in Costa Rica, Amy Speake. God has really been doing great things...

By Nick Hawkins / June 15, 2016

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I WILL NOT FEAR

Today's blog post comes from Jessica Carter, our missionary in La Carpio, Costa Rica: In my mind I still go...

By Nick Hawkins / June 8, 2016

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THE POSTMASTER

Today's blog is written by CFCI Missionary, Kristen Lynch : Yesterday, I took a huge box full of newsletters to the post...

By Nick Hawkins / May 18, 2016

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LIGHT IN DARK PLACES

Stepping out of the airport in El Salvador is a slap in the face. The humidity soaks into your air-conditioned...

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AT HOME AND ABROAD

This article was originally published in The Lookout. You can view the article here. Dr. Chip Anderson moved to Costa...

By Nick Hawkins / April 28, 2016

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THANK YOU FOR MY FAILURE

This week we hear from one of our short-term missionaries, Andrea, who went with us to Argentina: Well hello there....

By Nick Hawkins / April 20, 2016

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HEAVENLY SYMPHONY

Like those flash mob scenes in a mall or a library, where everyone is going about their daily business, unsuspecting...

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DON’T MISS IT

Today's blog post is from one of our recently-accepted long-term missionaries, Kristen Lynch, who will be going with us to...

By Nick Hawkins / April 6, 2016

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HE DRAWS US IN

John chapter 6 is a miracle highway, and the people are drawn to the wonders of Jesus. This passage, to...

By Nick Hawkins / March 29, 2016

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PLEASE TAKE THE CHILD

What would it take for you to give your children away? Or, what would it take for you to be...

By Nick Hawkins / March 22, 2016

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INFLUENCE WINS

“Right here,” they said, showing him the corner of the property. “This is where a boy was killed.” The wall...

By Nick Hawkins / March 16, 2016

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LOVE, SEWING, ART & THE LIGHT

“Poverty keeps you a prisoner,” Damaris told us. We were sitting in CFCI’s building in Pavas, a large and multi-purpose...

By Nick Hawkins / March 9, 2016

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THE PERFECT STORM

I hated the fact that I worried that day. I hated the fact that I clutched my expensive, prized equipment...

By Nick Hawkins / March 2, 2016

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IT ALL STARTED WITH THE GIFT OF A BIBLE

“When you gave me this Bible, I was going to put it away in its plastic wrapping and keep it...

By Nick Hawkins / February 17, 2016

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AMONG THE SMILES AND THANK YOU’S

I spent three years at university essentially answering the question, ‘Why are some people rich and others poor?’ A degree...

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TO STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, AND INTO THE HEART OF GOD

Place is important. Where you physically are in this world determines much of your life and experiences. Where you are...

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BIG CHANGES IN LITTLE HEARTS

Amy Speake, our missionary in Costa Rica shares this touching story in a recent update: Paula is a girl who...

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RENAMING FOR THE LORD

Being a writer, I am particularly sensitive to the power of our words. In just the third verse of the...

By Nick Hawkins / January 20, 2016

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MY CFCI STORY: SCOTT AND ANN WERLEIN

God radically changed the lives of Scott and Ann Werlein both in Costa Rica, and the United States following their...

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I’M NOT GOING TO RENOUNCE MY ETERNITY

'I could sign and go quietly. I could stay with my land and my home,' thought Casto to himself. 'But...