Mari Duran is a happy seventh grader who wants to be a judge when she grows up. Right now, however, she is enjoying life as an honor student, a cheerleader, a volleyball player, and a budding actress...
Christmas Joy
Christmas Joy Offering – Board of Pensions Assistance Program
Jim Irwin was looking forward to college graduation and medical school when he received news of his father’s death on a cold February day in 1962. Jim’s father, Rev. James Walter Irwin, had a fatal...
Christmas Joy Offering – Helps pastor overcome the challenges of limited hearing
Rosie, a lovable Australian labradoodle, provides more than companionship to Rev. Wendy McAninch: She also alerts her to important sounds that Wendy is unable to hear. Wendy has been gradually losing...
Christmas Joy Offering – Pan American alum found the challenge of God’s call
Monika Ruiz’s vocational aspirations paint a portrait of holistic Christian commitment. This college sophomore wants to serve as a nurse in international mission, but her dreams for the future don’t...
Christmas Joy Offering – Standing with One Another
No one should have to choose between food and medicine, but Sharon was approaching that. Battling advanced thyroid cancer since 2001, Sharon was facing the growing number of additional prescriptions and...
Christmas Joy Offering – Nurturing Seeds of Faith
When Siya Gu came to the United States from her hometown in China in 2013, she never imagined that her journey and the education she received would impact her life in so many ways. “When I first came...
Christmas Joy Offering – The Healing Spirit
Rev. Thomas “Tom” Gard and his wife Laurel believe the Board of Pensions is a godsend. This recently retired teaching elder, from Fergus Falls, Minnesota, is referring to the Shared Grant contributed...
Christmas Joy Offering – The Tradition of Living for Others
Doreen Kayla grew up in Kenya. Her childhood—unlike that of many of her classmates at Stillman College—wasn’t filled with after-school activities and family vacations. Instead, she experienced...