One of the things I love about Chapel Hill Church is that we don’t shy away from the difficult things in life. We wade into addiction with our Celebrate Recovery Ministry. We don’t look away from issues like homelessness with the Compassion Kit Builds and partnership with Tacoma Rescue Mission. We love our neighbors at […]
Go Where I Send Thee!
This weekend we will commission our Swaziland Team as they answer that Great Commission call to “go into all the earth.” One of the things that makes this team unique is that half of the team will be here in the Harbor and the other half will be boarding a plane to Swaziland on Thursday. […]
Beyond these walls, to the ends of the earth…
The story of New Life Homes in Swaziland is captivating. It’s a narrative of orphaned children being placed in loving, stable homes on a beautiful farm in the Swazi countryside where they can go to school, be part of a family, live in a Christian environment, and continue being kids. From the beginning, Chapel Hill […]
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Something Extraordinary from the Ordinary
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. This might be surprising to any of you who know me well. I am not overly patriotic, and I hate being startled and don’t like loud noises. However, since we moved into our home six years ago, I have grown to love the Fourth of […]
Haiti Go Team
Our Haiti team departs this Thursday. Although every team we send out is special, the sending of this team feels particularly sweet. This team started training last fall for what we all thought would be a November 2016 departure. A year earlier, World Relief had invited us to be a part of the Church Empowerment […]
World-changing Prayer
After six months of studying prayer and hearing testimonies of the way the Lord is moving in our community, I think it’s safe to say that God answers prayer. But what about when we are praying for big things? Like really big things? Like World Peace big? Does God answer those prayers? 20 years ago, […]
…To Have Eyes for the World
By Julie HawkinsDirector of MissionsBe sure to save the date—the evening of March 12—for a special all-church missions event called On Earth As It Is in Heaven! Read more about it below and watch for additional details coming soon. *************** In the Missions Department, we sometimes refer to part of our job as “setting the […]
The Thailand Journey Continues
We arrived in Thailand on Friday, and we were still on our way to Laytongku on Sunday. It’s one of the interesting things about partnering with ministries in remote locations. Sometimes the journey feels just as long as our time in the destination. This is very true of our partnership with the village of Laytongku […]
A Community of Support
Joey’s and my first real date was scheduled for September 11th, 2001. Ever the romantics, we planned an afternoon that included Slurpees from 7-11 and playing Frisbee. Even from the very beginning, I knew this relationship had potential and was excited to look back at this silly first date in years to come. Instead, we […]
Happy Independence Weekend
As we celebrate our nation’s independence with backyard BBQs, firework shows, and a bonus three-day weekend, a group of students from Chapel Hill will be watching fireworks on the national mall in Washington D.C. Doesn’t that sound like the quintessential American experience? I can almost hear The Stars and the Stripes playing as I picture […]