by Paul Osteen | Oct 14, 2016 | Stories
Dr. Jenny Dyer, one of our speakers, sent us an interesting article that we think is a great read. “Women account for six out of ten of the world’s poorest and two-thirds of the illiterate, according to the UNDP. “Excessive female mortality” in the developing...
by Paul Osteen | Oct 14, 2016 | Stories
Sofia is a nobody, by the world’s standards. At 75 years of age, with long dangling earlobes from tribal piercing at a young age, now mostly toothless, she looks like hundreds of other old Kipsigis women in southwestern Kenya. But to her large family, she is the...
by Paul Osteen | Oct 14, 2016 | Stories
When we think about the mission field, our first thought is usually a destitute area in the developing world. The United States is not the first place that comes to mind. Because when we think about America, we picture bustling Times Square in New York City or a...
by Paul Osteen | Dec 12, 2015 | Stories
For many years I have had a desire and dream to host a global missions conference in Houston. A conference designed for people interested in missions—local or global, people with hearts and hands that are ready and willing to serve. A conference that would gather...
by Paul Osteen | Sep 12, 2015 | Stories
Yesterday I helped take care of a 15-year old who sustained a terrible fracture of his leg just above the knee. Under anesthesia the bones were pulled back into alignment but his foot became cold and pulseless. An ultrasound exam and Doppler confirmed an injury to the...
by Paul Osteen | Aug 11, 2015 | Stories
One of the things that helps me keep my ‘heart of compassion’ open to those around me who are suffering and in need—is to think about what it would be like for me to experience what they are experiencing, to be in their shoes, to experience life...
