Heather graciously agreed to take a few minutes aside from “mommying” to jot down a few reflections on this journey from her perspective. It is nothing short of amazing to watch the way Mara Ruth...

Though we met her for the first time yesterday, today is actually the official day when we adopt Mara Ruth here in China. This climactic event takes place back at the civil affairs office where we met...

Words really can’t describe what it felt like to sit on a sofa tonight with a 16-month-old little girl falling asleep on my shoulder. Today has been quite a day, to say the least.We started with a...

Tomorrow is the big day. At approximately 2:00 p.m. Monday afternoon (around midnight tonight in Birmingham), Lord willing, we will meet our daughter.As we prepare to become a family of five, I...

Beijing. The capital city of a country comprising 1.3 billion people. Alone, this city holds 20 million residents and spans thousands of years of history. The Great Wall reaching from the northeastern...

I’ve told this story of God’s providence in our family to our church and in a variety of other settings, so much apologies in advance for some having to bear through this story again. But we never...

Obviously, the primary purpose of our trip to China is to adopt our daughter. However, we scheduled some time in Beijing on the front end of the journey to spend specifically with our boys. So these...

After only a few hours of sleep, anticipation in the Atlanta airport...[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/32222875 w=400&h=710]After a 15-hour flight, delirium in the Tokyo airport...[vimeo...

Almost three years ago, Heather and I began praying again about the possibility of adoption. We had adopted our first son, Caleb, from Kazakhstan, and nine months later our second son, Joshua, had...

This week Brook Hills received a package. It was an unexpected package, which I'll be honest I'm never really sure of. But I was pleasantly surprised that this package was filled with great hope and...

Brook Hills partners with Compassion International in India helping to provide opportunities for mothers and children to be released from the cycle of poverty. The Child Survival Program helps save...

Brook Hills partners with Compassion International in India helping to provide opportunities for mothers and children to be released from the cycle of poverty. The Child Survival Program helps save...

This post is from our team serving in Thailand this week. They are working with Brook Hills’ members and Long-Term missionaries The Martins. Follow this team as they teach English classes and...

This post is from our team serving in Thailand this week. They are working with Brook Hills' members and Long-Term missionaries The Martins. Follow this team as they teach English classes and engage...

A blog post from one of our teams who just returned home from India. When God called me to go to India this summer, I did not know what to expect. I told God to use me for the advancement of His...

This week we have a team serving in Cuba serving and strengthening the local church there. They have had a hiccup in travel. Let us pray for this team as they move forward and trust that the Lord...

Brook Hills sent out over 20 Mid-Term missionaries this summer. These are people who will serve 2 months to 2 years in a different context around the world. A team of 7 Brook Hills members are...

Brook Hills sent out over 20 Mid-Term missionaries this summer. These are people who will serve 2 months to 2 years in a different context around the world. Patric is one of our Mid-Term missionaries...

This post is from a pair of Brook Hills men teaching in South Asia. Due to security concerns, names have been changed and locations undisclosed. These men are teaching pastors of underground...

Our students are returning home from NYC today. They have been working with our partner in the city to teach English classes to people who are from all over the world. The majority of people they...

A group of Brook Hills students left for New York City this weekend. They are spending time with our partner in the city that ministers to the diverse cultures that exist in NYC. Through the avenue...

Brook Hills sent out over 20 Mid-Term missionaries this summer. These are people who will serve 2 months to 2 years in a different context around the world. Patric is one of our Mid-Term missionaries...

Our India team working with our Neverthirst partner just arrived back home. See in these videos some of the incredible ways God is moving in India and hear the stories of lives impacted for the Glory...

From our team in India working with children through our COI partner. ...