What a Friend – The Gift of Prayer

What a Friend – The Gift of Prayer

As the Compassion Connect team devotes the month of July to earnest prayer for the families we serve, I have been reflecting on the love of our Creator Redeemer. At its very core the invitation to pray is a reflection of the gracious nature of God. Jesus gives each of...

The Intimate & the Infinite – Lessons from Clinic Prayer

Lessons from Clinic Prayer A hand on a shoulder, a tear dropping as weight lifts because of a burden shared.  Bowed heads and private whispers. This may not be the image that typically defines prayer. Too often we try to find that definition in textbooks and...

Stories from the Prayer Team

My Prayer Journey With Compassion Connect   For many years my passion and calling in the Kingdom of God has been to pray for the sick, afflicted, and brokenhearted. I love to see hurting people receive healing and freedom in every part of their being. This...

The Power of Prayer

A look at a Compassion Clinic prayer team member’s favorite moments   What is the goal? What exactly do we achieve through praying for strangers? At the last clinic in Oregon City, a member of the prayer team had an excellent answer.   “The...

Church Unity In India

A Tale of Two Pastors What does Christianity look like in India? It’s not every day you are invited to India to speak to two hundred and fifty some pastors eager to soak in your message. It is even rarer you are able to literally carry out Jesus’ desire that we carry...