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Finding what matters most comes with testing.

Deep on the inside of heart and soul, everyone is “all in” all the time. In the mind, where decisions are made, the right calls are routine. Total buy in is never in question.

The Easter I was six, I had to make a choice: Would I listen to my older cousin or would I do what was right. I learned some important lessons that day about celebrating Easter as a fresh account of God's transforming work. By Kurt Willems

A drunk driver killed my daughter 26 years ago. The pain of her loss is as fresh today as it was then, and my journey to forgiveness is ongoing. By Velma Goertzen

The family was gathered to view Emerson’s worn-out “tent,” as Paul calls it in 2 Corinthians 5:1-2,4. And there it was. In the corner of Emerson’s casket was a sheet of red, slightly crumpled construction paper, folded in half. By Ruth Neufeldt

The new USMB Slavic Ministries Director seeks to re-connect with our Russian-speaking constituency.

The CL cover story this issue highlights two MB congregations involved in ministry to Uganda, an African nation slightly smaller than Oregon that is home to an estimated 2.7 million orphans. 

“The Lord just led us to Uganda,” says Vince Carrig, pastor of New Life Fellowship (NLF), a USMB congregation in Grant, Neb. Now New Life is making a difference in the lives of orphans in a remote part of Uganda, and it’s changing them as well.

In his heart, Oklahoma Pastor Derk Madden claims all 50 Ugandan orphans living in Calo Me Lare village as his kids. Through Project Hope Worldwide, Madden and his congregation at Discovery Bible Fellowship, a USMB church in Collinsville, Okla., provide for these children in the small village they have built.

Planting 60 new USMB churches in 10 years will require qualified personnel. 

New Hope Church in West Valley City, Utah, a two-year old church plant, has closed.

SDC churches are working together to help Lighthouse Community Church, an inner city congregation in Wichita, Kan.,  purchase a facility that perfectly suites their needs.

We enjoy personal memoirs because these stories offer readers a peak into someone's window and insights into our own lives. By Valerie Rempel 

I believe that children and youth are the church of today and that churches are wise to give these young people the opportunity to serve others. by J.L. Martin

How can God use your hands? by Mission USA director Don Morris