Author Archives: Annie W
A Cardboard Crib
The Christmas tree was lit. The angels were dressed in white and gold. And the nervous laughter of my students filled the air as they waited for their parents and friends to find their seats. As the lights dimmed, I quickly placed the hay in the cardboard manger and prompted the kids to take their … Continue reading
A Loving Home
Yesterday morning Cross International Projects Officer Fernando Marquez shared about his recent trip to Guyana. He was particularly moved by the children living at Ruimveldt Children’s Home and Care Center (RCHCC). There, he fell in love with the sweet-spirited children, who are all either infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. The disease is one of the … Continue reading
A Letter of Thanks
I hope all of you enjoyed a blessed Thanksgiving holiday. Keeping with the spirit of gratitude, I would like to share a heartwarming letter of thanks from our partner Elohim Evangelical School. Please be blessed as you read about how your help through Cross is providing a life-saving education to children from the dusty slums … Continue reading
New World, New Life
We recently received an update from our partner Teresa Susong, founder of FACES: New World Christian School on the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador. Cross International currently supports 35 of their students, who are child laborers from indigenous Quichua Indian mountain communities. New World School offers night classes so these students are able to work during … Continue reading
Which Man Are You?
“I want to share a story with you,” Pastor Carlos Vargas said yesterday on his visit with our staff. A long-time partner of Cross International, Pastor Vargas is the founder of Esperanza de Vida (“Hope for Life”), a holistic ministry bringing food, medical care, and the hope of Christ to rural, mountain communities in northeastern … Continue reading
School Brings Hope to Rural Children
It was the most remote place I’ve ever been. On my recent trip to Haiti, we traveled from the city of Les Cayes to visit students at the Cross-sponsored Calvary Baptist Church (CBC) school in rural Bainet. The journey took five hours by car—over red dirt roads, white rocky roads and seemingly impassable roads that … Continue reading
If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
Recently I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting with Jean-Gilbert Altidor, a warm-hearted husband and father of four, who is also a recent Cross International housing beneficiary living in Les Cayes, Haiti. Beneath lush banana trees and the hot Caribbean sun, I sat in front of his new home and listened as the smiling 52-year-old … Continue reading
Praise Report from Malawi!
Back in July we asked you to pray for nine-year-old Isaac, a brave little boy at Kondanani Children’s Village suffering from retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer. About a year ago Isaac had his left eye removed and we hoped that would bring lasting healing. But earlier this summer, a growth in his eye socket … Continue reading
It’s All About Jesus
This morning the entire Cross staff was able to participate in a special event halfway around the world. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, our offices in the U.S. joined our ministry partners in the Philippines for a special time of song and fellowship. Despite the 12-hour time difference or the fact we occupy … Continue reading
Women Walking in the Ways of Christ
Kathy Brooks remembers the moment her heart was bound to the women of Jubilee, Haiti. On one of her first trips to the desolate community outside of Gonaives, she was approached by an impoverished mother. The woman held a baby in her outstretched arms and in her eyes was a mixture of immense love and … Continue reading
