In the two short years since I’ve become a mother, I’ve quickly learned that things don’t usually go as I envision. A recent example came when I decided to try something new with my not-quite-two-year-old twins.
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“Congratulations, you’re having twins!” In many hearts, these words might inspire fear, anxiety, or dismay. But for Russ and Amy Aunger they were words full of joy and wonder. They were also words heralding an answer to prayer. More...
Before I became a follower of Christ, I was a poor, miserable, hateful person. I was born into a world without a father, without any roots. That may not seem like that big of a deal to some, but to me, it was huge. I went through life, wondering, who my dad was and what was he like. If he met me, I More...
A few months ago when I was riding in the car, my daughter was asked how she felt about her mom going to a different church from hers. (I went to her church for 16 years before attending UPC.) My daughter’s response was, “I don’t mind at all because she is healing there.”
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My story begins on the streets of Colombia at the tender age of 2 years or younger. I'm alone and abandoned and sick with the measles. I'm brought to the United States by my wonderful adoptive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bernstein. More...
While we are not going back to Africa in the same profession as our parents before us, we do carry forward the same banner and the same mission. That is, our first calling is always to be witnesses and to be a living testimony for Christ. This is all the more compelling as the individuals that I w More...
Chris Restuccia passed away on July 6, 2009, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Chris was a faithful member of UPC and served the Lord with Campus Crusade for Christ. Shortly before he died, Chris asked his wife Jo to pen these touching final thoughts to his ministry partners. Jo consented to share More...
Being a mother is a hard job. I have to balance so many responsibilities from grocery shopping to meal preparation, balancing schedules to taxi-driving, house keeping to homework; and let us not forget the ever-present laundry! More...