Dear Friends- As some of you know, a close friend of mine from college, age 28, was killed in a car accident this week. She was a wife, mother, and missionary in Ethiopia. She and her husband have two adopted Ethiopian babies. This entire situation is tragic, and has rocked my close knit college community. I…
Category: Missions
Tragedy…
Today I learned that a friend was killed in a car accident. Its been a long time since I’ve seen this friend. She is from my hometown, and we were sorority sisters in college. We actually went through the entire rush process side by side. That was many years ago. My friend went on to…
To Infinity…. and Beyond!!
The Frontline Global Impact coordinators team is reading A.W. Tozer’s “The Attributes of God.” Chapter one is about God’s infinitude. As I was reading today, I was particularly struck by a statement Tozer makes about salvation: “The Church will come out of her doldrums when we find out that salvation is not a light bulb…
Heaven’s Church… what will it look like?
My friend Matt passed along an interesting Washington Post story about a church in Springfield, VA welcoming and embracing Christian traditions from around the world. The article seems fair, although I have never attended a service at the Word of Life Assembly of God church. What i do appreciate is that Washington, DC is a place where worship…
Postcards from the Field… a collection of missions stories from AnnieLaurie
I have had the amazing privilege to serve on five missions trips since 2003. These opportunities have come my way through the Global Impact ministry of Frontline, a church of McLean Bible Church just outside of Washington, DC. A few years ago, I compiled a collection of stories from my experiences in Guatemala, Brazil, and Argentina for a newsletter produced by…
Who is the most challenging name on your Christmas List?
Mine is my step-dad. J.D. Parkinson. Servant of the people. Wants for nothing. Never complains. Biggest joy in life is McDonald’s coffee and a trip to Wal Mart. What do you get a man like this? You get him a Llama. For a closer look at the llama’s available for purchase, click here or here.
Unexpected Global Lessons…
My friend and fellow Global Impact coordinator, Rob Newton, today shared the following article with me from Christianity Today relative to short term mission trips in the 21st century. I found the article to be very relevant and thought provoking so I posted it article in its entirety below. Would love to receive comments from others interested…
Greatest Invention of all time
I-tunes. Music is a catagory on the blog that I have neglected since the recent upstart. I wont wax poetic about the soundtrack of my life, at least not yet… but for today I cannot resist to share some of the most treasured jewels of our musical culture that I recently discovered on I-tunes this…
Life, Interrupted…
Have you ever had an unexpected opportunity interrupt you? How do you respond? Life is easy, and happy. You are content and feeling pretty good about things in general. Work is good. The commute is manageable. Weekly schedules are somewhat predictable. The lady at your usual Starbucks knows your order. Why screw this up? Suddenly you…
Turkey Outreach – feeding 70,000 Thanksgiving Dinner in Metro-Washington, DC
For the past 5 years, I have volunteered to serve in the annual Adopt-a-Turkey ‘Turkey Outreach” at my church. This event is like none other. Hundreds of volunteers show up to the church parking lot around 6:00 am the Saturday before Thanksgiving to set up four long assembly lines and unload food from massive Safeway…
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