Stories of faith, hope and encouragement

Field Notes

An unfettered archive of rants and anecdotes from the frazzled mind of a working photojournalist.
Pacific Bible College

Pacific Bible College

You told us to do the stuff… and it worked!” recalls Matthew DelBlanc, Director of Pacific Life Bible College.

For one Bible college student standing in a remote Costa Rican village, Christianity became more than lectured theory when a woman with severe cataracts asked for prayer.

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Action International

For generations, the global missionary movement flowed largely from Europe and North America outward. But something historic is unfolding, explains Scott Gillespie of Action International (Canada). Across Africa, Asia, and Latin America…

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a young Black man in a yellow shirt stands in front of a staircase, gesturing as he speaks. Text reads ‘Poverty to Promise: A Victory Story, Togo, Africa.

Poverty to Promise – Togo, W. Africa

In a small village near Noepe, Togo, Christian Adzogenu kneels beside a group of uniformed schoolchildren, their notebooks spread across a shared desk built from salvaged wood. “God really changed my heart to help children have a better education — to become what God would want them to become,” he says quietly.

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GOOD NEWS text with ascending colored yellow arrow in the middle of the text

Good News Stories are Trending

A new trend in online audience behaviour shows a shift toward solution-oriented content. Headline fatigue and doom scrolling are taking their toll on our mental health. People want fresh and more hopeful perspectives to the mainstream narrative.

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A person setting on the table praying on he's meal.

Chad of God

I sat down to breakfast in the Manila guesthouse where we stay when we’re in the city.  At the end

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Water taxi to connect with Philippine National Coastguard patrol boat.

Love Beyond: a Philippine love story

In our work, we often talk about “going the extra mile.” But what does that really mean? For us, it means showing up where few others will. It means bringing hope to those who may feel forgotten. It means loving …without expecting anything in return.

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Small acts of kindness

The little girl in a tattered, red dress looked up at me with puppy dog eyes; her hand held out with fingers extended. She might have been 5-years old but barely 3 feet tall. We were in the Philippines, downtown Dumaguete, where many indigenous people find themselves homeless. It was very late at night.

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