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...
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...
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...
Following is a letter Abigail Kakeeto wrote February 2, 2014 about one of the street boys in their Kampala, Uganda street programs. She and her husband David founded A Perfect Injustice in 2010. Mending the Soul Ministries resources and trains their volunteers and...
I walked early this morning in the bitter cold, my fingers stiff and red. Frosty clouds of silver surround and I cannot see beyond the next house. Bare branches, like gnarled hands bending low. Barren yards, in monochromatic tones of grey, brown. Empty. Houses, once...