Texas Woman Welcomes Refugees by Loving Their Children

Texas Woman Welcomes Refugees by Loving Their Children

Late Monday mornings, the foyer of Kingdom Manifesters International Ministries sounds like the United Nations. Children from all over – all over the world, not just all over their neighborhood – stream into the building. They laugh and talk, and many carry books....
When You See Life from Wrong Side of the Fence

When You See Life from Wrong Side of the Fence

I shoved my passport through the chain-link fence and shouted, “Permesso di soggiorno, permesso di soggiorno.” My two sons and I had arrived in Italy on the previous Friday morning to begin our sojourn as missionaries; Debbie, my wife, would arrive in a few weeks....
4 Truths About Muslim, Mexican Discrimination in U.S.

4 Truths About Muslim, Mexican Discrimination in U.S.

Emotions run high and reasonable discourse runs low when the subjects of the travel ban or immigration come up. But whether you protest or praise particular policies, one thing is undebatable: both Muslims and Mexicans/Latinos face blatant discrimination in Trump’s...
Ripping Apart Families: How Did Our Nation Get Here?

Ripping Apart Families: How Did Our Nation Get Here?

I traveled internationally with my sons on two separate occasions several years ago. I was “estadounidense” (“American”) and gave little to no thought to whether I was able to travel alone with the kids. We were U.S. citizens, which is to say, we were somewhat...