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A Story of Hope in East India

Brook Hills
Surajit Nayak will never know the struggles his mother endured before he was born. He’s only 2 years old, so he can’t understand his father’s mental disabilities that keep him from steady work....
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The Time is Now

Callie
Tonight we gather at Secret Church. Tonight as we opened the service we prayed. We prayed for a people group that not many know about.The Hui.A people of over 13 million living in China. They are...
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Persecution

Callie
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. (James 1:2-3 ESV) Xiao Wang grew up in the village where...
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I Believe Now...

Callie
Throughout the rest of March, we will be posting daily on Chinese Muslims, our prayer highlight at the next Secret Church gathering on March 29th. Join us as we learn more about who these people are...
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What am I really afraid of?

Callie
 When I was in college, I heard about a girl who had decided to follow the Way. I knew that her family was Hui, and it must have been hard for them to accept her choice. I couldn’t help but...
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The Man Of My Dream

Callie
As a child I had the most wonderful dreams — dreams of sweet-smelling flowers and grassy fields, of heaven and angels and the laughter of children. I knew that Allah sent these sweet dreams because...
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The Legend of the Salar

Callie
 How did the Salar people get from their homeland in present-day Uzbekistan to China? Every Salar knows that story — it’s passed down from generation to generation. Here are the basics:During...
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Aaron's Story

Callie
Throughout the rest of March, we will be posting daily on Chinese Muslims, our prayer highlight at the next Secret Church gathering on March 29th. Join us as we learn more about who these people are...
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Who are the Dongxiang?

Callie
Throughout the rest of March, we will be posting daily on Chinese Muslims, our prayer highlight at the next Secret Church gathering on March 29th. Join us as we learn more about who these people are...
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The Salar

Callie
Throughout the rest of March, we will be posting daily on Chinese Muslims, our prayer highlight at the next Secret Church gathering on March 29th. Join us as we learn more about who these people are...
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Who are the Hui?

Callie
Throughout the rest of March, we will be posting daily on Chinese Muslims, our prayer highlight at the next Secret Church gathering on March 29th. Join us as we learn more about who these people are...
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Why the Hui, Salar and Dongxiang?

Callie
Beginning today, we will be posting daily on Chinese Muslims, our prayer highlight at the next Secret Church gathering on March 29th. Join us as we learn more about who these people are and begin to...
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Countdown to Secret Church

Callie
Today is March 1st. Before I started working on staff at The Church at Brook Hills, this date was just another marker for the beginning of a new month. I might give March 1st a nod to the changing...
Women

Wordless Wednesday: Coffee & Connection

Ashley Chesnut
Today's pictures are from the recent Coffee & Connection opportunities we hosted to help women meet various small group leaders and connect to a small group. zp8497586rq
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Radical Intensive

Callie
The Church at Brook Hills in partnership with Radical (Radical.net) is excited to announce that we will be hosting the first ever Radical Intensive: The Local Church and Global Disciple-Making. This...
Women

Mentoring Monday: Shepherding People in Crisis - Part 2

Ashley Chesnut
For Part 1 in this series, click here to read. ...
Women

Mentoring Monday: Shepherding People in Crisis - Part 1

Ashley Chesnut
"I am angry with God because of a broken relationship that He allowed to happen; can I be a Christian and be angry with God?" "How do I know who to specifically invest in?"...
Women

Baptism Q&A

Ashley Chesnut
This past Sunday, Pastor David mentioned that the Elders had spent several months determining our church's stance in response to issues relating to baptism because of common questions asked by folks...
Women

Testimony Tuesday: Hannah's Heart

Ashley Chesnut
Today's post is written by Nancy Benson, a member of the Branches Small Group at Brook Hills and the leader of Hannah's Heart Prayer Shawl Ministry. This ministry meets every Thursday in the lobby of...
Women

Testimony Tuesday: Suffering

Ashley Chesnut
Today's post was written by Rachel Newman, a Brook Hills member who is finishing her last semester in UAB's Master of Education program.Suffering. We all suffer in a variety of ways every day. All of...
Women

Mentoring Monday: Discipleship Resources for the New Year

Ashley Chesnut
As you begin the new year, included below are excellent resources to equip you as disciple and as you learn more about how to share your faith with others and equip others to do the same. Follow Me: A...
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Meet the Mid-Termers

Callie
Twice each year at The Church at Brook Hills we send out a group of individuals and families that are dedicating up to 2 years of their life to serve in another context around the world. Around Brook...
Women

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas Serving Opportunity

Ashley Chesnut
Martha Martin and Ashley Newell lead a ladies' small group, and these women and their children recently gathered to pack gift bags for kids in an orphanage in Central Asia.
Women

The Character of God & the Newtown Tragedy

Ashley Chesnut
In light of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, this past Friday, Pastor David wrote a blog post on "The Gospel and Newtown." To read his post, visit this site.
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