Stories

Moving the Mission Forward
What a journey through 2020 we’ve had! I’m so grateful for all who tuned in to our monthly Zoom partner calls as we dove deeper into The 5 Phases. In our December call, General Superintendent Wayne Schmidt and I shared more about the vision of our global Wesleyan...

I Raise My Ebenezer
On March 16, 2020, I got a message from a pastor of one of my partnering churches that read, “Hey, Alex! Due to Covid-19, we are going to have to postpone you coming to our church. We are going to online services now, and we aren’t really sure what the future holds.”...

How Long Does It Take?
It has taken ten years to get to this day — this day of baptism, dying to the old self and saying hello to the new. . . . I met Nan* at an exercise class and found out that she was an English teacher. When some high school students vistaed from Texas, they asked if I...
“I witnessed hearts that had come alive. Now in the darkness, there was light. Joy and faith were being formed in these young people. They were being made new in the hope of Christ.”