Andres Lavanderos is a first-generation Chilean American, born in Chicago and raised in Miami. Though raised in church (his father was a pastor), Andres says he didn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus until he […]
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Shifting Perspectives: Celebrating Citizenship on the Emerald Isle
Imagine you are given an assignment. You have six years to complete a project that will impact the remainder of your life, but you aren’t allowed to get started until year five. Oh, and there […]
Forgotten Places in America: the mission field next door
Gigantic swaths of open land dominate the Northwest USA landscape. Some of it is farmland, some of it is desert, some of it is mountainous, but they have one thing in common: people are few […]
Alumni Spotlight Ben and Kelsi Patton: Lead Us To The Hungry
“Lord, lead us to the hungry!” Ben and Kelsi Patton have been on the mission field of East Africa for three and a half years. In that short time, they have witnessed God’s hand at […]
Alumnus Spotlight: Cindy Ragland
Cindy Ragland (2017) first connected with FCWS as a student while fulfilling her internship requirements for TBC’s Christian Counseling degree. She is now the Director of the north side branch of First Coast Women’s Services, […]
Alumni Spotlight Joshua Templeton: Do What You Can
Just four weeks ago, Southwest Florida was hit head-on by Hurricane Ian leaving many Floridians literally picking up the pieces of their lives. Among them are several of our own alumni. These individuals have shown […]
Alumni Spotlight Charity Cordell: Post-partum Depression — Nothing Wasted
“Looking back, it was obvious.” After all, hindsight can be relentlessly clear. But we still have to live life in real-time, regardless of our limited perspective. For Charity Cordell, 2020 was a season during which […]
TBC Alumni Spotlight Doug Stephens: Normalizing Relationship Education
Doug Stephens is North Florida/South Georgia Director for Live the Life, an organization which provides nation-wide relationship education. From middle-school ages to couples in crisis and everything in between, Live the Life seeks to provide […]