3 Ways to Prepare for a Short Term Mission Trip: a response from an African host’s perspective
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Lisa Lee
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Best Advice for Short-term Mission Packing
Best Advice: Don’t overpack Packing can be overwhelming. You want to pack what’s important, but also what is comforting. The downfall for...
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Lisa Lee
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Am I an ethical storyteller?
Ethics is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights,...
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Lisa Lee
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Let Us Not Forget About Those Who Remain in Afghanistan
Many have fled the nation of Afghanistan, and many have decided to stay or have no other viable choice. Fleeing one’s home country has...
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Lisa Lee
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
Weaving golden strands beautifully into Biblical Justice
I am always impressed by the outlook of Wheaton's Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership (HDL) social media posts and today I found a...
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Lisa Lee
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Did you know that humanitarians have a code of conduct?
Being a part of a humanitarian mission entails much more than just doing good and being kind. It extends further than distributing basic...
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Lisa Lee
- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
Humanitarians and the Gift of Vulnerability
In Brené Brown’s famous TED talk of June 2010, which has been viewed 53 million times, she confesses to running into a wall in her...
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Claire Stewart
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
Needs vs. Assets: However You Engage a Community, Start with Listening
Article by Claire Stewart, Senior manager of strategic initiatives at HOPE International, from the Better Samaritan I found this article...
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Lisa Lee
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Who is your leader?
I came across a couple of lengthy quotes by Father Oscar Romero, a priest from El Salvador who became archbishop of San Salvador in 1977...
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Lisa Lee
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Seeking Refuge: A Book Review
Learning about Refugee and Forced Migration through a class at Wheaton’s Humanitarian and Disaster Institute (Humanitarian and Disaster...
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Lisa Lee
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
Did you know that conflict can provide opportunities?
In this season of uncertainty, unrest and division we can feel discouraged or even hopeless. Some of us may experience fear of the...
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Lisa Lee
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Christ’s Peace in Ethnic Conflict
Christians who, by their action or inaction, add to the brokenness of the world, seriously undermine our witness to the gospel of peace.” th
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Lisa Lee
- Sep 14, 2020
- 2 min
Knowing God
We are able to know God because He graciously reveals himself to us.
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Lisa Lee
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Just Factfulness
We are all experiencing unusual and distressing times. If our daily diet consists of large amounts of mass media, we may become...
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Lisa Lee
- Aug 25, 2020
- 4 min
It is all about the "Heart-work"
To know God's Word is to know God.
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Lisa Lee
- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
Two Comforts and Three Questions from John 14
As followers of Jesus, we have the Word of God and the Holy Spirit to comfort us
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Lisa Lee
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Living with Dignity
Dignity is defined as: the quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed
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Lisa Lee
- Jul 17, 2020
- 4 min
“For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone.” - Romans 14:7
JustKindHumility always looks to Scripture for guidance in everyday life and circumstances. Our overarching emphasis is on living a life...
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Lisa Lee
- Jul 4, 2020
- 2 min
Finding what is truly good
I was humbled as I was reminded that God is indeed the Creator of all that is good.
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Lisa Lee
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Healing the Wounds of Racial Trauma
"The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope.” - Psalm 34:18 Healing the...
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