How Collaboration Resulted in Empowerment
At 127 Worldwide, we’re celebrating ten years of connecting and equipping the global body of Christ to restore hope to orphans, widows, and vulnerable communities. As God uses his global…
The Global Church As Family: Q&A with Pastor Wesley Hicks
Wesley Hicks, 127 advocate and pastor of The Ridge Church, felt the urge three years ago for his young church plant to take the next step in ministry. He’d heard…
Dorothy Bowman at 127’s Ten Year Anniversary
In the Spring of 2011, I got a call from Sara Beth while she was working in Charlotte for another nonprofit. She wanted to share with Ron and I about…
127’s Partner Grant Program
At some point everyone begins to prefer cash tucked in cards to beautifully wrapped gifts ripe for opening on Christmas morning. It’s a subtle but inevitable shift for most. Mom…
How Mutual Edification Shaped My Time in Kenya and Beyond
Throughout my walk with Christ, I’ve participated in several mission trips, but it wasn’t until I served alongside 127 Worldwide and Swahiba Youth Networks that I began to consider the…
When the Textbook Meets the Trenches
Mutually-edifying relationships seem to be exactly what the New Testament authors had in mind when they wrote about the body of Christ. They urge Christians to “consider how to stir…
Raising Up Justice Seekers
What’s your story of learning to live out James 1:27? Most of us can think back to a particular sermon, conversation, or person who challenged us to think about our…
When Helping Hurts: The Know it All
Have you ever wondered what someone else thinks of you? Maybe you’ve asked yourself, “Does she see me as passionate or arrogant? Introverted or rude?” While this type of thinking…
127 Advocates Pray for Partners
127 seeks to connect and equip the global body of Christ to work together to empower vulnerable communities. As we work to both equip those who we refer to as…
How 127 Equipped Me for My First International Trip
During the spring of 2021, I discovered 127 Worldwide through a blog on Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Intersect Project. The blog, titled “3 Things Your Next Mission Trip Is Not,”…