Letter from the Committee Trust Andrew van der Bijl was no stranger to war and hardship. He spent his youth under Nazi occupation in the Netherlands and later suffered an injury as a soldier in Indonesia. As his physical wounds healed, Christ reached into Andrew’s deep spiritual pain and healed his heart. Filled with a new and radical faith, Andrew answered his Father’s call and became “God’s smuggler” to countless nations and communities behind the Iron Curtain. Brother Andr

Letter from the Committee Balance Don’t be salty! Let your words be seasoned with salt. Colossians 4:5-6: “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” Amidst all created beings, we alone are endowed with the power of speech. As alumni of Stoa, we have been uniquely trained to operate in this skill. As believers, we are charged to be prayerfully

Letter from the Committee Faithfully Bound Spinach, radishes, strawberries, blueberries and more. Spring has sprung, and nature is already well underway in producing tasty harvests. Have you been trying to nurture any new seedlings into maturity before the summer heat strikes? It might be the confession of a non-green thumb, but it seems nature’s humor is to let weeds spring up and thrive in the ideal conditions you lay out for the desirable plants that persist in stubborn fr