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 work with are in the tech community, traditionally More...
As the saying goes, your greatest strengths can be your greatest weaknesses, and that’s certainly true for the perfectionists of the world. Perfectionism can bring a lot of professional success (assuming it’s controlled enough not to drive people crazy!). People are usually quick with the compliments, and they’re rightly deserved. The perfection More...
Before we came to the States we prayed particularly that we would find a church that was a community of grace and where the teaching was Christ centred. We are humbled, each week, that God has answered our prayers so clearly in leading us to UPC. More...
I was broken, skeptical, and guarded. I was not going to let anyone in on my hidden medical issues that I did not think were obvious for someone 4'11", and 26 years old. I was going to keep it all inside.
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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 wondered, would he want me? 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 these last words with us. More...
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...