Last night we had the amazing opportunity to celebrate unsung heroes from all over the globe at the 2013 Epoch Awards at the historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA. In the coming weeks we’ll be able to tell even more stories from the night, but for now we wanted to share pictures from this incredible event. Enjoy! After hearing story upon story of unsung heroes that have continued to serve despite the odds, we ended last night at Epoch Awards with this parting thought: Jesus is alive, he’s always good, and despite the days when things look darkest, he is always in...

Adventures community is what transforms places from the inside out. Jonathan Little and his team went to Guatemala with the simple vision of asking what the Lord wanted to do there. Almost half a year later, he and his team are seeing how God cares for his people.  The Lord had placed a village on our hearts in prayer, so we were going to catch an autobus de pollo to scout it out. On the way to the bus stop, we ran into one of the most precious women I have ever met in my life.    It was Kacie’s adopted abuelita—little Guatemalan...

Being the USA, idol worship can seem outdated. Out on the field, however, it is a very real influence to natives and the missionaries working with them. The Shauls are a long term missionary family who have been preaching to the natives about serving God alone. After two weeks of working with the indigenous people, the people were ready to cast down their idols as a sign of visible transformation to serve Christ. HE made darkness his covering, HIS canopy around him, thick clouds dark with water.  Out of the brightness before HIM hailstones and coals of fire broke through HIS clouds. The...

Lisa Smith, a World Race alumnus from the July 2008 F Squad, is now serving as a full-time missionary in Candelaria, Nicaragua. She spent a month of the World Race there, and God moved her heart to return permanently.   Lisa is the Director of Children's Ministry for New Song Mission. Her dream is for the restoration of families in Nicaragua through relational ministry. She leads children's Sunday school classes, youth programs, outreaches to local villages, child sponsorships, and education programs.  She eventually plans to have a home for children who are...