by Dominique GilliardEvery year, Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) dedicates a week to national awareness and action to engage mass incarceration, a time where we call our members to consider what a faithful response to mass incarceration entails. Locked in Solidarity has always [...]Read More
Hope
Hopeby Adriana Mondragon-HillThrough every mountain high and every valley low, God reveals Himself to be true to His Word and promises. I choose to trust Christ daily, especially during seasons of turbulence, whether in my personal life or throughout the world. Trusting Christ reminds me that I [...]Read More
Mission Adelante | Wyandotte County
Mission Adelante Community Development Director, Elena Chan, did not grow up anywhere near her current community in Wyandotte County, Kansas. In fact, she didn't grow up anywhere near the United States.Elena grew up in formerly-Soviet Tajikistan, located in Central Asia between Afghanistan and [...]Read More
To CCDA Friends and Supporters,
To CCDA Friends and Supporters,In early November 2018, we set out to honor the legacy of Drs. John and Vera Mae Perkins and celebrate CCDA’s 30th Anniversary at our National Conference. While our focus was set on being rooted in a deep and abiding faith in God, it was not without its [...]Read More
Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods
God has taken me on an incredible journey. I was once a young man who was itching to get as far away as possible from my neighborhood. Now, twenty years later, as an unplanned returning resident, I love Englewood passionately and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Church Forsaken shares this [...]Read More
Who Is My Neighbor Part VI: Conclusion
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective.Part VI: Conclusionby Tom Yaccino & Nate BaconThere are magical moments where, in the face of grave threats against [...]Read More
Who is My Neighbor Part IV: Guatemala
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective. Part IV: Guatemala, a Light in the Dark by Michael Phillip “GOD HAS COME HERE TO STAY SO DARKNESS HAS TO LEAVE!” It is hard to [...]Read More
Who is My Neighbor Part II: Honduras
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective. Part II: Honduras, Scratching the Surface of a Nation by Dawnielle Miller & Elnie Goodman Living in the DC Metro area, many [...]Read More