After six of the last eight plus weeks being either in southern Africa or in Eastern Europe, my body’s internal clock has pretty much gone haywire. For the whole week that I have been home my body has insisted on transitioning from deep sleep to wide awake at anywhere from 2:15 am to 3:35 am. Driving to the ITMI office at our normal starting time mentally feels like I’m arriving in the mid-afternoon, due to my work day starting 5-6 hours before.
Why a Church in “Gangland” Moved Their Pews Outside
He was one of several bystanders who hovered near the courtyard gate of an old church building. Across the street behind him, “Welcome to Gangland” sarcastically welcomed all to the area where no one really wants to go. He wanted to go in, but remained outside, uncertain whether he should enter – or could enter.
Three Ways Bread of Life’s Bartimeusz Division is Empowering Nationals
MANN, Worldwide has donated the bus and the engineering to customize it to be a mobile clinic. Thanks to the Nungessers’ work with Poznan International Church, there are doctors of all nationalities lining up to donate their expertise. All Bread of Life has to provide is the equipment to outfit the mobile clinic. The mobile clinic will be able to travel all over Europe, offering new sight to the poorest of the poor.
People Are the New Mutual Funds: A New Way to Invest
Moldova Slightly larger than Maryland in size, landlocked Moldova is squeezed between Romania and Ukraine near the Black Sea. Moldova was part of Romania between the world wars, then was incorporated into the Soviet Union after WWII. It is now one of the poorest nations in Europe. With 21% of the population below the poverty […]
Poland to the World
This article was originally published in the February 2013 edition of ITMI Monthly. It had taken him years of studying and hard work, an international move from America to Poznan, Poland and many sacrifices, but he was finally about to taste the reward. Bruno was in his last weeks of medical school at Poznan University in […]
Ten Unexpected Ways to Serve the Poor
Sometimes, we forget that serving the poor really is about more than just sending funds. Bread of Life Ivory Coast shares about a supporter’s recent trip to Ivory Coast. From the examples set by him and Bread of Life, we see 10 out-of-the-box ways to serve and bless the poor.
Please Find My Son
Besides our regular meetings with the homeless and needy people twice a week, there is more counseling and helping work that we try to do. Thus, one of the highlighted events that took place in December was helping Vladamir find his son. Vladimir is one of the unfortunate men that became homeless when his home burned, because of a gas leak. The mayor promised to helped him, but that never happened.
A Big “Thank You!” from a Little Church
The church has already been using their resources to serve the needy in their city. They recently used their courtyard to give their community a “children’s day,” where families could come and enjoy activities together.
Serving the Poor for 10 Years and Counting
This article originally appeared in the October 1, 2011 edition of ITMI Monthly. One frigid Polish winter during post Communist rule, I fell sick. I couldn’t get out of bed for two days, and didn’t make it to work. Even though I followed protocol for the situation, when I returned, my job had been […]
When Regifting is Great: Gifts from an Unexpected Source
The Gift that Keeps on Giving Normally we think of the USA as the prime provider of the necessary needs for missions. American resources are still key to seeing God’s kingdom advance worldwide. But Bread of Life is taking the investments made by so many American ITMI supporters and turning it into a gift that […]
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