‘The home gave me my faith’
WICHITA, KAN. — At just 5 years old, Shirley Baldridge Porch understood hardship. She spent the first years of her life playing on a dirt floor. …
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Mount Dora Christian Academy names York University’s Samuel Smith as next president
Samuel Smith, president of York University in Nebraska, will become the eighth president of Mount Dora Christian Academy and Children’s Home in Florida, the academy…
Tipton Children’s Home celebrates 100 years
TIPTON, Okla. — The road to Tipton is narrow, straight and flat, cutting through emerald green fields of hard red winter wheat. The forlorn little…
Around the World: Washing toys, Brazil’s new normal, ‘Houses for Healing’ and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
In a Mexican resort city, Christians care for homeless ‘angels’
COZUMEL, Mexico — Scott Eller steered a rented Nissan March through this bustling Caribbean city as his wife, Andrea, talked about their "home away from…
‘The God who sees me’
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Bernadette clutched the gate of Neema Village, a finely manicured campus on a hillside overlooking East Africa’s majestic Rift Valley, and cried…
A message for the hurting: ‘God’s eyes are upon you’
ARUSHA, Tanzania — We wouldn’t be stopping for ice cream. I was doing a ride-along with Dorris Fortson and Ana Kimambo of Neema Village, a…
In Indonesia, hope comes in degrees
GUNUNGSITOLI, Indonesia — She dug sand out of a riverbed and sold it to construction workers to pay for her school uniform. Selin Samselinar’s story…
Out-of-this-world fellowship in out-of-the-way Texas town
HUCKABAY, Texas — Texans, as you probably know, take great pride in their state — and in knowing where stuff is in their state. But…
Editorial: The challenge now — care for the children
When The Christian Chronicle’s Editorial Board meets each month, we bring very different perspectives to the virtual table. We are all Christians but very different…
