Issue:
December 2015

When A Principal Prays

Author: Candy Smith

When God allowed a freshman girl’s internship to collapse in January 2012, no one would have guessed that He was about to open a door for one of the most exciting and multi-faceted community outreaches our church has ever done. Abby Wikner, who at the time was in 9th Grade at Covenant Life School (CLS), found a different internship at South Lake Elementary School in...

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Sara Rohr: Unlikely Missionary

Author: Drew Garfield

She would be the last person in the world to call herself a missionary. Before leaving for Uganda in June, Sara Rohr made it crystal clear that only God could have convinced her to go on this trip. But by the time she and her fellow educators returned two weeks later, her perspective on missions had dramatically changed. The following comments are used with permission...

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The Power Of “Perspectives”

Author: Drew Garfield

In Fall 2014 Covenant Life hosted a 15-week course called “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.” Since it was first offered in 1974, “Perspectives” has given over 100,000 students in the U.S. a bigger and bolder vision of what God is doing in the world and how they can be part of his mission. Over 90 students from Covenant Life and other area churches enrolled...

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Every Day Is Christmas

Author: Drew Garfield

Dennis Castaneda remembers how his single mother, just trying to make ends meet, would sign up for a Thanksgiving meal from a church. She and her family would eagerly wait for the call to let them know if they were going to receive a meal or not. “If it was not for them,” Dennis recalls, “we wouldn't have a Thanksgiving.” That annual act of kindness during his childhood...

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Get Your Go Grant

Author: Drew Garfield

Have fresh ideas for loving and serving people in our community? The Local Missions Committee wants to help you explore compelling new opportunities. You can buy quite a lot of things with $113,277. In particular, you can buy a lot of video games. Thanks to a grant from the United States government, this is how much money the International Center for the History of...

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Photo of the Dei

Photographer: Don Nalle

WORLD OF MONTGOMERY FESTIVAL Traditional dancers pose at the “World of Montgomery Festival” held on October 18 at Montgomery College in Rockville. According to WalletHub, Gaithersburg is the most ethnically diverse city in the entire United States (with Germantown, Silver Spring, and Rockville also in the top 10).

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