World Tragedies Fail to Keep Attention of the West

Those of us north of the equator and in the western hemisphere tend to “chase the ambulance” after a disaster. But we soon switch our attention as the media draw us elsewhere. On Jan. 18, Mt. Nyiragongo—on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Congo: Baptists Send Aid to this ‘Hot Spot’

I often seem to be flying into places when others are flying out! There are just so many trouble spots in the world, frequently called “hot spots,” and yet we see, hear and read little of them. Those of us who have the privilege of traveling also have the...