What's Happening Now

This time we are going to start the re-build process back in Ixtaltepec. I have a plan in place but ultimately I will let the community weigh in and give us their ideas. This will be a community project overseen by the local church but will be implemented by the people. I arrived late Monday night only to find out that my partner Natanael was stuck in more

A Day in the Life of Conscience International ETHIOPIA-- One of the most successful of our stories is found in Ethiopia where Conscience International’s medical team from the Texas Back Institute in Dallas returns each year to provide free surgery to Ethiopia’s young people who are suffering from deformed spines. This ongoing Spinal Surgery more

Since August 25, 2017 nearly 600,000 Rohingya Muslims, a minority group living in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) have been forced to trade their homes and homeland for refugee status in neighboring Bangladesh following a violent crackdown by the Myanmar military. Reports from the area tell of the atrocities-- the systematic killing of men, women and more

Some of the most desperate and needy people on earth are fleeing wars and natural disasters without any protection or aid. Many live under powerless and often hostile governments. Disease is rampant and resources are few. Helping out in critical moments is the role of Conscience International. Here are some of our current activities: more

We had a good day completing two homes to date, but there are more than one thousand homes waiting for repairs and to have electricity restored, all because of the destruction caused by ISIS. The Iraqi people have been very appreciative of what we are doing. They graciously offer us water and food and continually thank us. The police welcome us wherever we more

Can't stop time and it has run out for this trip. We have much still do here in Cayette—replacing roofs so village people in mountain regions have homes again. Many are still without safe shelter caused by the 2016 Hurricane Matthew. We are starting to make some good relationships that will help us to share more deeply with these folks who have lost more

Today will be our last day on the mountain. I have scheduled a meeting to reinforce our vision and plan to make sure everyone is still on board. I wanted to give the people in the village of Cayette an opportunity to speak their concerns and get their input on the roof restoration project. For our next trip here, we will start using signed agreements by more

Today was a day of rest and reflection. I once had a neighbor who would tell me "When the ox is in the ditch you gotta’ get it out." This was that day for us. The local bosses had completed 14 roofs and they were ready to be paid. We met them in the ravine at the base of the mountain, thanked them for their hard work, encouraged them to keep the more