by admin | Nov 5, 2013 | Ashley Carter, Community, Gardening, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Village Life
If there is a comfort food that I love it’s pasta. I think I could eat it everyday and never get tired of it. Dress it with veggies, sauce it a billion different ways, bake it, the list is endless. So naturally, my love for pasta led me to discover a simple recipe for...
by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Community, Culture, Heather Webb, Uncategorized, Values, Worldview
Whisper it from the Mountaintops…because shouting would be culturally inappropriate! Becoming a Missionary Mom Part 2 (click here for some backstory) We left the clinic in a complete daze, our eyes wide with shock and smiles of disbelief ready to burst...
by admin | Oct 27, 2013 | Academics, Appropriate Technology, Community, Michael McDaniel, Mission, Village Life
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” This Greek proverb was a phrase that kept coming to mind as the students and I worked together to install a small solar panel at h.e.a.r.t. last spring. This panel...
by admin | Oct 24, 2013 | Academics, Beliefs, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Dr. Mike Webb, Mission, Spiritual Development, Theology, Values, Village Life
Brewster, E. Thomas and Elizabeth S. Brewster. Bonding and the Missionary Task: Establishing a Sense of Belonging. Lingua House. Pasadena, CA.1982. One of the more personally challenging books I have read dealing with cross-cultural...
by admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Academics, Community, Gardening, Josh Jamison, Mission, Nutrition, Permaculture, Primitive Cooking, Village Life
Featured in the photo above is Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius), a miracle plant with true potential for the poor. The leaves of this long lived shrub are eaten as a nutritious vegetable that packs a punch of nourishment to those who consume it. Chaya leaves contain...
by admin | Oct 19, 2013 | Beliefs, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Faith Gallian, Generation Y, Village Life, Worldview
I once heard it said that the Millennia Generation, Generation Y, those born from 1984 to 2002, could be dubbed the Mosaic Generation. The persons in this generation have a special connection. This connection is due to shared similar tragedies and crises. They have...
