I have a confession to make: I am a terrible journaler. I start and stop, journal off and on, and miss months or sometimes years between journal entries. Over the winter furlough I was flipping through a few of my old journals, rolling my eyes at my own lack of...

Every Christmas season we get hit with the same old statement of "don't forget what Christmas is all about," and too often we can respond with a less than enthusiastic "yes, yes we know." Jesus can become that "same old, same old" part of the season for us. He can be...

Throughout ALERT training, we are always pushing the guys to be eager and ready to serve. But why do we emphasize service so much? To answer that question we must begin by looking at our example, Jesus Christ, who said that He "came not to be served but to serve, and...

Thank you so much for your friendship, prayers and support through the years! I wanted to give you a brief report on the last quarter of training. 19 men completed the 9 months of ALERT training and graduated this past Friday. We are excited to see where God takes...

As many of you know, today is Giving Tuesday, the day set aside to give to nonprofits around the world. Especially today, we wanted to take some time to give thanks for everyone who has supported us throughout this year, whether that is by being one of the men in...

As we approach this Thanksgiving season, this is the perfect time to recenter our thinking on the grace of God that we receive on a daily basis. Both the common grace that God gives us for our daily needs, and the saving grace from our sins that we need even more than...