Just nine months after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, the country is facing another deadly challenge. In the last week, more than 250 people have died from a deadly outbreak of cholera and more than 3,300 have been infected. Haitian and global health authorities fear that the highly-contagious waterborne disease could spread to the more… read more
Turning Haiti’s Mourning into Gladness
This week, Cross staff met with Haitian mission partner Gladys Mecklembourg, who runs the ogetherness in Christ orphanage , to learn how her ministry is coping with the earthquake crisis. Cross supplies the orphanage with weekly deliveries of rice, beans, oil, and other food, and has provided addition funds to help Gladys meet emergency needs.… read more
Prayers Needed After Tropical Storm Ketsana
We reached out to several of our ministry partners in the Philippines and Vietnam over the last few days to see if they were OK after the devastating floods caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana. So far, we’ve only heard back from one of them — please continue to pray. On Saturday (Sept. 26), Tropical Storm… read more
Kayaking for Orphans: Mission Accomplished
He did it! A round of applause, and a dry set of clothes, is in order for Mark Towery. Five weeks and 1,000 miles after setting out to circumnavigate Vancouver Island in a sea kayak, the waterlogged adventurer paddled into Roche Harbor last Friday. Mark’s trip through the cold and sometimes-harrowing British Columbian waters has… read more
Cross on Hugh Hewitt Show today
Please keep Tom Lewis, from our radio team, in your prayers today. He will be representing our ministry on the Hugh Hewitt Show tonight. The renowned conservative radio talk show host and author, Hugh Hewitt, invited us on his show to help us raise money for African AIDS orphans. His show is nationally syndicated on… read more