by admin | Dec 12, 2013 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Michael McDaniel, Mission, Values, Village Life
A visitor to h.e.a.r.t. pumps water through the new Chlorination Injection System. A socially conscious person might be labeled a “people person.” Some schools are known as “people oriented.” Some companies “put people first.” And there are organizations like New Life...
by admin | Dec 8, 2013 | Community, Community Driven, Generation Y, Spiritual Development, Student, Values, Village Life
Bek, pictured above in pink with her Fall 2013 classmates, is living a story of redemption. Have you ever felt like you needed a do-over? Today’s blogger, Bek Guess, needed exactly that. Below is her powerful testimony of how God continued to pursue her even...
by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Beliefs, Community, Heather Webb, Uncategorized, Values
Pictured above is the post-it note that my 7 year old niece wrote the day I called home. Becoming a Missionary Mom, Part 3 They were the calls that changed our family. I had just found out I was pregnant after trying for 9 years. Our families and close friends had...
by admin | Dec 1, 2013 | Academics, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Gardening, Mission, Phil Murphy, Sustainable Agriculture, Theology, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Many years ago I heard about a pastor that was giving lots of advice to parents and newly married couples. From my perspective as a young married person and parent, I found some of his advice very strange. As it turned out, the pastor was neither a parent nor married....
by admin | Nov 23, 2013 | Ashley Carter, Community, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Growing up, I hated to hear that dinner was going to be leftovers. I mean, yuck. I wanted something hot, fresh and new not a buffet of things I didn’t eat that much of the first time around. And I know I’m not alone in these thoughts. But maybe it’s because we’ve had...
by admin | Nov 11, 2013 | Andrew Hillmer, Fermentation, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Values, Village Life
Sauerkraut is salted, fermented cabbage. It originated as a way of preserving cabbage through the winter, and continues to be loved today for its delightful, pickle-like taste. Sauerkraut may be the easiest fermented vegetable to make. It has just two ingredients:...
