Posts by Blair White

From a playground to a war zone

Even in the midst of a war, Samantha*, a TEAM global worker in Ukraine, is focused on living out her faith. Read her experiences sharing the love of Jesus in many places, from an orphanage to a hospital. Her Wi-Fi only went out once, which was good. It wasn’t always that stable, due to continuing drone strikes in the area. But the…

They know the cost. They’re going anyway

Forty-nine Christian leaders have gathered in Myanmar with a bold mission: to evangelize, make disciples, and plant churches. Remarkably, each leader aims to plant 10 churches in 10 different villages – expanding the hope of the Gospel exponentially.  In a nation marked by years of conflict, violence and growing pressure on Christians, their commitment comes at a significant personal cost. They need…

From Seeking a Fortune Teller to Seeking Jesus

Across the seven nations of Southeast Asia where we serve, over 340 million people are considered unreached. Many people live their entire lives without ever encountering a Christian or the Good News of Jesus. Seng in Cambodia was one of those people. “I was a Buddhist, following the example of my ancestors for a long time,” Seng says. “My family was poor and had no income.…

Impact in Action

El Salvador At Liceo Cultural Víctor Manuel Sigüenza High School, students are engaging with John C. Maxwell programs to lay a foundation rooted in Jesus Christ. Click to hear the impact directly from Principal Carlos Martínez and a student. EDIFY- Watch Here Edify is a faithful partner of The Bolick Foundation

Sat-7 USA

“Crises are what the media gives us: the bombs, the refugees, the shattered buildings. “But headlines cannot show us the ordinary lives beneath the extraordinary circumstances: the millions of people whose small hopes are, in many ways, the same as ours.” SAT-7 CEO Rita El-Mounayer wrote a reflection inviting us to look beyond the headlines, conflicts, and statistics that appear in our…

Hana’s Story

Hana has been attending our H.O.P.E. Center in the Bekaa Valley for three years. She approaches learning with dedication, yet what stands out most is her sincerity in wanting to know Christ. One day, Hana approached her teacher and asked, “I love the Lord very much. Can you teach me how I can grow stronger in my faith?” Her teacher encouraged her to…

Holistic Discipleship Across Africa

Holistic Restoration: D4D’s Impact Across Africa For the Navigators Discipling for Development (D4D) ministry, discipleship means more than spiritual growth alone. Across Africa, D4D teams are coming alongside impoverished and unreached communities to foster spiritual, relational, financial, and physical restoration. From helping families establish sustainable gardens in Kenya to walking alongside believers faithfully sharing Christ in unreached villages, D4D seeks to help…

Seven Back-to-School Prayers

You can almost hear the school bell ringing in the distance.  Soon, the hallways will be filled with sounds of scampering feet, heading off to their next classroom adventure. There will be giggles and whispers, tales of summertime travel and talks of what is for lunch that day. There will be gasps of wonder at new discoveries and maybe a few drippy…