With new floods compounding the effects of weeks of inundation across Pakistan, the people of this nation in crisis are in desperate need of a different kind of deluge: the rain of compassion.
Congregations routinely celebrate college-bound youth with farewell gifts and parties featuring slideshows of pre-school Christmas pageants, high-school mission trips, and almost everything in-between. But youth leaders and pastors who want to extend the relationship into the months and years ahead often struggle to find the right approach.
Kaye Dowell of Abilene has been named the 2010 recipient of the Cross and Flame Award for the Northwest Texas Annual Conference. Dowell will be honored during the Sunday morning service at Aldergate United Methodist Church on Aug.29.