Many Christians feel they aren’t equipped to counsel. Yet, when our brothers and sisters in Christ encounter trials, suffering, and sin, we are called to help them “grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,” by speaking the truth in love. The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) provides training to equip Christians to minister God’s Word faithfully to those in their lives.
Elizabeth Williamson fell in love with OCC as a college student, packing boxes on a limited student budget. She has continued to have a heart for this ministry and says, “I love that it’s such a simple, yet tangible way to get the Gospel into hands across the world.” As the Mill’s leader in this […]
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In August of 2015, Tony, Lisa, Mark and Elijah Smith went on a Mill mission trip to Nicaragua to work with Darrell and Linda Hinson at The Pearl Foundation. It was particularly exciting because the Smiths knew ahead of time that shoeboxes would be delivered while they were there. On that day the children came
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Leighton “Sasha” Rogers, Bucky and Julie Rogers’ son, was living in a Ukrainian orphanage, having lost both parents to illness. On April 19, 2007, a local church brought Christmas shoeboxes to the children in the orphanage. Sasha was having a bad day and didn’t want to join in the fun. But that changed. Here’s his
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