The myriad of blessings I’ve experienced since I became a Special Needs Buddy are priceless.

“The name of God was nothing more than a concept to me...The concept that a god was real just didn’t make any sense. ...

On January 1, Nate Farrow began a new season of ministry on our staff. His new title is now Young Adult and Pastoral Care Minister. We’re so excited for Nate to now be able to use his gifts and...

Introducing Our Sixth Special Missions Project: Mobilizing The Church For Great Commission Strategy

We want to know God and serve Him, but no one in our tribe knows how to study and teach the Word of God. I want to be that man!

I recently had an interesting opportunity with a mover in our city. To provide some context, my family and I live and work in a city in Turkey and have intentionally planted our lives among Turkish...

My name is Anjli and I am in the 11th grade. For the last ten years I have lived in a girls’ home here in Pakistan where I am loved and supported.

Sharif explained that he had been thinking a lot about the gospel stories and everything we had discussed throughout the previous months. He knew that following Jesus could potentially cost him...

At four months pregnant, Brett went in for her normal checkup to find out if her baby was a boy or a girl. She found out—a girl—but she found out something else too. “We found out that she had...

Gathering together to know our Father deeper, being consistent in fellowship, and discussing the gospel with the lost are all acts of obedience and worship to God.

My kids and I first visited Brook Hills on a Sunday morning in 2015. I was roughly 48 hours into officially being a single mom and our world was spinning on its axis, to say the least. I nervously...

Human Trafficking is a huge global, national, and local crisis. It’s the second largest criminal enterprise in the world with an estimated 25 million individuals trafficked worldwide. It’s even...

When Rosa* first visited the pregnancy center where I volunteer, she was accompanied by her husband. He spoke only a little English, she none at all. She stood somewhat behind him as he and I...

“Things don’t always go the way we plan, but the risk is worth it, even with our physical lives,” Dave said. “We always want to be wise, but sometimes things don’t make sense. Knowing He’s...

After traveling this past summer to a mountain village in Southeast Asia, Courtney Talley said one thing is crystal clear — God wants the people there to know Him. And He will send rain and disrupt...

What would it look like to not only free your kids to go to the other side of the globe but also encourage them to do so? And what could it cost?

The dreams started when she was 12. ...

Across the city, decorations are going up and Birmingham is coming alive because it is “the most wonderful time of the year.” We will soon celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas, two of our...

There are approximately 153 million orphaned children in the world. That’s an unfathomable number. Yet even this number does not begin to cover the depth of the orphan crisis. This number excludes...

We aren’t to be any less intentional, driven, or excited about ministry because we are in our homeland.

My husband, Rusty, and I often traveled together on mission, but once we started having babies, that had to change. We would take turns going on short-term trips while the other stayed behind and...

I have seen God move in some amazing ways through prayer, but when I began volunteering in children’s ministry on Wednesday nights, I saw God working in a fresh, exciting way through an emphasis...

Even after a year, this constant encouragement has continued. When it feels like my world is falling apart, they remind me that God never changes. His grace is constant, His love is consistent, and...

We moved to Birmingham in 2013 as we began a new phase of our lives and quickly landed at Brook Hills as our church home. Though the Lord provided biblical community through different avenues in...