By Robbie McCamman, M.Ed., Ph.D. As an educator of 34 years, I have seen remarkable changes in education. Some are extraordinary - such as the evolution of technology - which can bring the world into the classroom, others have moved our society into an expansive...
Given the fact that Mending the Soul’s mission is to create educational and healing resources on abuse, it is not surprising that we’ve been inundated with comments and questions about the #Metoo movement and related social/political controversies. Hence, this post is...
It was apparent from the beginning that each of us on the Congo MTS team felt that God had a significant purpose in our being there. The effort, time and money invested, along with the uncertainty of what was to come allowed a commonly felt trust in that...
The incredible Time article below helps shed some light on why MTS goes to the Congo. We go to help prevent and heal the intergenerational cycle of sexual violence and injustice in one of Africa's most beautiful but traumatized countries. Our brothers and sisters in...
My eyes overflow with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughters of my people, My eyes flow and do not cease, Without interruption, Till the Lord from heaven Looks down and sees, My eyes bring suffering to my soul Because of all the daughters of my...
One of the few blog posts I subscribe to is by Dr. Phil Monroe, a friend and Christian psychologist. He teaches at Biblical Seminary in Philadelphia and has a particular passion for biblical integration of psychology and theology, ministry to trauma survivors, and the...
I want you to meet one of my most precious friends, Daphrose Muteho. She is as a daughter to me and lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the rape epicenter of the world. She is beautiful and strong and full of faith. God has given her an audacious vision of...
We are sad to let you know that our beloved Alex Villarreal passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 18th. Many of us considered Alex our son, our brother and our friend. He adopted us all as his family and brought us together to help create better programs for...
Following is an email Abby’s father (Steve Tracy) wrote in response to her questions and concerns regarding Yahaya’s death. (See blog post "Yahaya " for Abby's email regarding Yahaya's death.) There are countless street children who die everyday from the direct...