My tendency is always to plan things out for myself which means sometimes I miss what God might have in store. I am a planner. It’s not that I get enjoyment from planning things, but it eases my stress. Not too long ago, I had my life planned out, almost every detail...
I started the week at a wonderful preaching conference put on by Mercer University and McAfee School of Theology, a gathering of over a hundred moderate and progressive pastors who lead some amazing churches. I run a non-profit youth and children’s camp, so what am I...
Yesterday, we shared ( read more here) that we celebrated our 100,000th camper milestone by awarding Alfarouk Majid the ‘PASSPORT Camper For Life’ certificate. Today, we want to share this amazing young man’s story which providentially paralleled our mission...
The crowd roared, staffers threw confetti and glitter, and PASSPORT’s Vice President Colleen Burroughs beamed with excitement as Alfarouk Majid walked across the stage. Representing the 99,999 campers who had come before him in the 23 years of Passport’s...
Jesus’s family had to flee when he was a young boy. They ran away from home and found refuge in Egypt. He knew what it meant to be an immigrant. Maybe that is why Jesus challenges his followers to look outside ourselves for those around us, for those who might be in...
