The Neighborhood Church in Littleton, Colorado is partnering with Children of Hope to serve two orphanages--in Nairobi and Kitale, Kenya from August 7 to August 20, 2014. The five member team, led by Pastor Mike Klassen will be conducting a Vacation Bible School for the children in the orphanage while they are on summer break and will look to integrate soccer into the program for the kids as well. This is the second mission trip that our congregation has done and part of our vision is to build relationships so that our church members can support the children in these orphanages. Klassen spoke to the activities and work that the team plans on contributing while at the two orphanages including conducting the VBS program,

I meet many men who tell me, "I don't sing." Many of these men are speaking from a church context and about modern worship styles and trends as this blogger details. But these same men who may stand silent in modern-day churches (and for many different reasons) are the same men who might have entire poetic passages of endearing chants and songs for their favorite sports team committed to memory as the Portland Timbers Supporter section Timbers Army has here. Why do men (in particular) struggle to perhaps worship and lift their voices in the church? Donald Miller suggests some reasons out of his personal reflections here, but regardless of whether one can connect in a traditional setting like a church

For Paul Grizzle, India is close to his heart. It was his first mission trip in 2011 at the end of his freshman year at Valor Christian High School that first got him excited about serving and loving the poor and "untouchables" of India's caste system. The recent Valor Christian High School Discovery trip to the slums of Kolkata, India and surrounding villages was the third such trip that Grizzle has undertaken and this time, he took some used equipment from the Colorado Rapids to distribute to some of the poorest of the poor in the world. You never see the same thing in India, this trip was different because I was asking bigger questions than previous trips. Instead of just

There is perhaps no larger stage for a single sport sporting event than the World Cup - the National Football League's Super Bowl ranks high on the list with a large American viewer base and the Olympic Games also have a broad global appeal, but in terms of reach - there is no comparing to an event like the World Cup where, literally, the world is watching (some recent statistics have the US vs. Germany game with a higher viewership than the most recent NFL Super Bowl). The question, though, is what do they see? Is the world seeing the poverty and social justice issues that are seemingly "behind the scenes" in Brazil? Brazilian street artist Paulo Ito and others have

Thursday is our day to update on the latest Timothy Project ventures. We feature stories of teams that span the globe and are using soccer to minister to people across a variety of background and needs. 2014 has been our busiest year by far as we have helped equip and support 10 projects this year and counting! Find out more about the Timothy Project and get involved today!