God is redeeming them from being a prisoner and making them a member of His family.

We thought we were taking our kids on a mission trip. Turns out, we were stepping into the very heart of what God is doing in the world.

It's one thing to write a check every month for a child you've never met. It's another thing to sit in her front yard and hear, in her own words, what she's struggling with and hoping for.

God wanted me to see: that it’s His work, not mine, and it’s always ongoing.

Isn’t it interesting how you can love learning about mission work, but not necessarily see yourself getting directly involved in it?

I’m Channing Lewis, an incoming CSPC member and administrative coordinator for Joni & Friends Knoxville, a CSPC mission partner.

I’m CSPC missions partner Amy Barber. My husband Ron and I serve at the International Graduate School of Leadership in the Philippines, where we teach students in order to prepare them for ministry in cross-cultural contexts throughout Asia.

I’m Sarah Fern, Executive Director of Choices Resource Center in Oak Ridge, a CSPC missions partner.

I’m Dr. Janet Cockrum, director of Safe Families for Children (SFFC) in East Tennessee, a CSPC missions partner.

I'm Daniel Watson, Executive Director of The Restoration House, a CSPC local missions partner. We walk alongside low-income, single parent families, helping them be restored back to God’s good intent for their lives through transitional housing, ally teams, family advocacy, and youth development.