Jun 28 2010
It is one thing to give a person in need money and it is quite another thing to equip that person with a means of becoming self-sufficient. After two years in operation, Rivers of the World’s (ROW) Sewing School for Single Mothers in Tshikaji now has 49 ladies who have successfully graduated from our 12-month program.
Jun 12 2010
I will just say it out loud and publicly, Janet Baker is crazy and I just love that woman! She serves as the chair for the ministry Widow’s Mite Experience, based in Shallotte, N.C. Rivers of the World (ROW) is joining with this ministry to host an auction with the hopes of raising $1 million.
Jan 30 2010
Some of my friends in Oregon have an interesting saying. When they’re upset about something they say, “It snaps my twig.” Well, I can tell you that I have had my twig snapped! I just got a letter from one of my credit card companies informing me that due to the difficult economic times, they are going to raise my interest rates.
Jan 26 2010
How many of you were asked these wonderful questions following Christmas, “How were your holidays and what did you get?” I anxiously awaited someone asking me these questions this year because I came up with great answers.
Nov 14 2009
Please, if you see something that is wrong do not walk by, do not ignore it and do not forget about it. Instead, do something about it! For the first time in over 30 years of ministry, I had a church call me and tell me that they needed their contribution back that they had given to Rivers of the World (ROW) because their church was going through a difficult financial time. The person who called me was so embarrassed. Of course we sent the money back to them.
Jun 29 2009
Have you noticed how quickly time flies when you are serving the Lord? It is hard to believe but it has been almost two years since Rivers of the World (ROW) started building the orphanage in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo.
May 17 2009
I don’t know about you but I am pretty much a believer that when the Lord leads you down a long, dark valley it is for a reason and something is going to happen. When I was recently in Bluefields, Nicaragua my staff director, Willie Brown, took me down one of those long, narrow alleys where I met Dona Coco. She is an amazing woman who for the last 19 years has been caring for children who have no one else.
Apr 27 2009
I just love it when somebody goes to bat for me, when they step up to the plate and take a big swing! Allison Carlson, founder of An Open Chair, Inc., has set aside April, May and June to help Rivers of the World (ROW). The proceeds from the sales of all of her little chairs will help us do our ministry around the world.
Mar 30 2009
I’m sure by now you all know that I just love adventures! Recently I sent one of my men named Zaw into the jungles of Southeast Asia to attempt to dig up some coins that were buried 60 years ago during a war, which seems like another lifetime ago.
Feb 27 2009
Have you ever imagined what hope would sound like if you could hear it? I was recently in La Pita, Honduras and what I heard around me was the personification of hope. We drove way up this mountain to get to a particular village. When we arrived at the village we began distributing two of our favorite things, educational packets and knitted caps.