Unraveling Unhealthy Dependency
What We Can Learn from a Mizo Missionary Sent to Cambodia
Written by Sairengpuia Sailo When in Cambodia, I (Jean Johnson) had the opportunity to meet and interact with Sairengpuia Sailo. He was a missionary sent out from Mizoram, Northeast India as a missionary to Cambodia. Mizoram is known for their locally...
Making The Shift From Patron To Friend
By Dan Carl with Five Stones Global
I recently received a phone call from a young man I’ve known for many years. The conversation went something like this…
Overcoming Unhealthy Dependency
By Rev. Josphat G. Charagu
In one way or another, we all find ourselves depending on others. There is a saying which states that, “No man is an island”. This means that we all need each other.
Orphans and Widows Part 3: Widows and Orphans: Rethinking Orphan Care
By Jean Johnson
From Western-Style Residential Care
In past years, residential care has been the Western answer to the orphan crisis in lower income countries.
The Lowest Ebb
By Robert Reese
Report on a Trip to Zimbabwe, July 4-15, 2015
Orphans and Widows Part 2: Assumptions about Orphanages in Mission
By Jean Johnson
On May 10, 2015, I wrote a blog entitled, Orphans and Widows – Reverse Orphans. Today, we will talk about assumptions relating to orphanages in missions. I asked a colleague to write up his thoughts on orphanages.
Orphans & Widows, Part 1: Reverse Orphans
By Jean Johnson
There is an organization in Cambodia that serves the purpose of encouraging kids to leave orphanages and go back to their families. I refer to this unique phenomenon as “reverse orphans”—orphans being healthily restored to their families.
Does A Holistic Gospel Include Suffering?
By Jean Johnson
Fairly soon after Jesus gave the invitation, “Come, follow me,” he told those who followed him: “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me” (Matthew 5:11). When people volunteered to follow Jesus,