I am pretty sure I have a problem with the idea of dependence, especially when it slams into those areas where I think I should be competent. Let’s be frank. I have some serious pride issues. Wouldn’t you know that our trip to Bolivia would put me smack dab in a place of God’s grace […]
There’s something unsettling about reading a persuasive article on reasons to cancel one’s short-term mission trip while in the middle of such a trip. Pitfalls associated with short-term missions were clearly spelled out in the article, including imposing one’s vision and ideas on a community or church without their input or participation. Should Restoration’s mission […]
On the morning of the first full day spent in Cochabamba, Bolivia, the Bible verse Isaiah 58:6 stood out to me during a time of devotions on the way to our first day of Vacation Bible School on our team’s “trufi” bus. It states: Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the […]
Equipo Bolivia – our team to Cochabamba – is home! And over the next few weeks we will be giving you glimpses into our time in Bolivia. I do hope you will enjoy them! Why not take a team member out for coffee and ask them about their experiences? And look out for RestoBolivia – a […]
All shall be well And so our good Lord answered to all the questions and doubts that I might make, saying comfortingly: I make all things well, I can make all things well, I will make all things well, and I shall make all things well; and thou shall see thyself that all manner of […]
Landing in Cambodia, it was the heat that struck me first. I had read about the sub-tropical climate we’d experience, but reading about the heat and actually feeling its suffocating effects are two entirely different things. That’s just common sense, you say. But I was the little girl who confidently told her mother she knew […]
Do I pray for healing? If you’ve been a Christian for long enough, you’ve likely posed this question in your heart when you or a loved one has suffered physically, mentally, or spiritually. Sure, in the abstract everything is possible with God. But at some point, hope bleeds into delusion, doesn’t it? It’s not always […]
We all know that our church is full of some amazing people offering their time, treasure and talent many times over. But do you know who is behind the launch of our very own Restoration Immigration Legal Aid Clinic (RILA)? Check these folks out – and come on Tuesday February 16th at 7:30pm to learn […]
So, maybe you have heard that Restoration is starting a Legal Aid Ministry this Spring. Why legal aid when there are so many other issues out there? We are choosing to serve in this way because God invites us, throughout Scripture, to love, show compassion and mercy, and to do justice. Why are there dozens […]
Question: What is RILA?? Answer: Restoration Immigration Legal Aid, a ministry being launched by Restoration in March 2016. RILA’s mission is to holistically support the immigrant community in our neighborhood through providing low-cost immigration legal assistance, advocacy, and community building events. RILA’s objectives include: Creating a hospitable, comfortable and safe environment. Providing immigration […]
