Porch and Altar
by: Jessica McClure
“For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?” 1 Peter 4:17
Wow. Reading this passage of scripture is not an easy thing for me. […]
On a regular basis, we learn of God placing Cairo on the hearts of random people, or even of God moving people to Cairo. We have a connection with no less than a dozen people that have moved to Cairo in the last 4 years specifically because they beleive God told them too and we […]
Yes it’s true. We found out from the Director of Sidez that NBC was looking at hosting a new network series - Extreme Makeover for community centers so we decided to throw our name into the hat and see what happens. Here’s what they were looking for:
We’re looking for organizations with unique, uplifting stories whose […]
My fruitfulness depends not on my ability and strength, but on my willingness to yield and be obedient to the direction of the One who is truly able to accomplish all things. This thought came as I was pondering through the way God accomplishes His purposes - especially in light of how God moved yesterday. […]
By Stacy Ciha
As I was growing up in the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin I naturally as most children do, wanted to do the opposite of my family. My dad grew up on a farm near a small town in Northeast Wisconsin. Therefore, I would say repeatedly that I would never live in a small […]
By Heather Amundsen
I once heard a public speaker ask the question, “What is the vision for your heart?” Sure, a lot of people have career goals, financial goals, standards of success, and places they would rather live, but what is the vision of your heart?
Do you have a plan, for example, for how much joy, […]
By Sara Rust
You are about to earn a bachelor’s degree from a prestigious college, already possess a job resume including work at some of the nation’s top commercial editing companies, and grew up traveling the world, what are you going to do after you graduate? Move to Cairo, Illinois, of course. What may seem as […]
When I moved to Cairo I didn’t have a big vision or anything. Here was my plan.
Live in Cairo.
Get to know my neighbors.
Pray.
Do a cookie ministry from my front porch to get to know the kids in the neighborhood.
There it was - Kristy’s ministry plan for Cairo - prayer & cookies.
As I just wrote that […]
It was time - I knew it was time - but I didn’t know what I was supposed to be doing.
September 2000 God called me to 30 days of intercessory prayer. Every night I went to my church sanctuary and prayed. Sometimes for an hour, sometimes for 5 or 6 hours. 30 days turned […]
It’s hard to know where to start.
You see the story of Two Rivers is in part, my story. And yet, it is so much bigger than me. It’s God’s story, and how He has been so gracious to let me (and a whole bunch of other people) be a part of what He is doing […]
