Second-year Charis Bible College students are preparing for their annual missions trip this year. Reflecting on a past missions trip to Europe, Amos Casa—a second-year Charis student from Italy—heard an instructor say, If you don’t feel qualified, you’ll be a great...
People kept commenting on my eyes, recalled second-year Charis Bible College Colorado student Laurie Wegner. At first, I thought it was just because I was pasty white with green eyes. But then a man told me that he could see God in my eyes and that it was beautiful....
It was the last night in Ecuador for the Charis Bible College missions team and they were ministering at a church, praying for the sick. A young man who was a church worship team member asked for prayer because he suffered from pain in his knees and calves. Brian, one...
The goal of Charis is to produce ministers who will succeed. They are not in the business of sending out just anyone. Charis knows that unprepared ministers can quickly get burned out and quit. Success in your calling requires patience, diligence, and renewal by the...
An AWM Healing Story After a severe case of sciatica left him incapacitated for months, Terry Hull received his healing through a simple revelation of God’s true nature. But things would play out differently when his daughter Hannah received a diagnosis of...
An AWM Healing Story The Gerthes, now in their seventies, have faced significant challenges on their road to ministry in Germany, but because of their experience and faith in God, they are running the race the Lord has set before them.
If you are following after Christ, the number one challenge you will encounter is not sickness and disease. It’s persecution: All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12 How should you respond when you’re persecuted? Probably not...
All this talk of destiny and calling in Christian circles can leave you feeling dizzy about where you are in life. Sure, life shouldn’t be about what makes you feel good all the time. The Gospel is the Good News and not necessarily the “feel-good news.” But if you’re...
My poor Bible has seen better days. It’s been read, highlighted, written in, taped, and re-taped. The cover is missing. Pages are ripped. Whole sections have fallen out of it. But I can’t make myself throw it away! I’m not generally a sentimental person. I don’t...
I come from a long line of negative thinkers. My grandmother lived with depression and dealt with fear on a daily basis. My mother was overly critical and cynical about most situations. And while I don’t consider myself to be in their league, I’ve definitely been a...
I grew up in a religious home, and sickness was just punishment for doing something wrong. I remember telling my dad about my back problems, and his response was, ‘What did you do to cause it? Cassaundra Siegersma had been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, sleep...
My husband and I are in the middle of a big decision right now—a decision that could literally change our lives. Although things would change for the better, this decision also has some serious risks attached to it. We don’t know what to do. We need to hear God’s...
