FREEING SLAVES // Podcast // VJN interviews Safehouse of Hope, Part 1

FREEING SLAVES // Podcast // VJN interviews Safehouse of Hope, Part 1

Steven Hamilton interviews Denene Yates, director of Safehouse of Hope. Safehouse of Hope is an aftercare shelter for survivors of sex trafficking in Maryland. In this episode, Denene shares about her journey to serving survivors.

VJN Book Review: Peace Catalysts by Rick Love

Rick Love’s Peace Catalysts distills the wisdom of a lifetime of experience as a peacemaker and a bridge-builder among religiously and ideologically diverse communities. Combining clear, biblical, conceptual analysis with a wealth of personal stories about struggle and victory, he argues compellingly that “reconciliation is 

BOOK REVIEW: Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland

Reviewed by Ramon Mayo After being involved in the work of reconciliation and diversity for so many years the conversation gets tiring. Mostly because it seems that the discussion is at a stand still. Many churches and organizations are on board with the desire for 

Thoughts on Giving What We Have

Today I’m sorting socks. Actually, not just sorting, but pairing and counting. I’m also sizing men’s underwear… lots and lots of underwear. By the end of this project I should be an authority on men’s underwear. All of these are items that were donated by 

VJN Spotlight: How Des Moines Vineyard Fights Trafficking through Partnership

This week, VJN picks up on our ongoing “Spotlight” series of interviewing Vineyard pastors and leaders–particularly those who are responding to human trafficking, poverty, and/or the environment within their own communities and on a global level. Kathy Maskell interviews Becky Waugaman of the Des Moines