Seeing Matthew 25 Through the Teaching of Jesus While studying Matthew 25 recently, something began to connect in a deeper way for me. For years I read the chapter as three separate teachings. But when you step back and read them together—and place them alongside other things Jesus taught—a larger picture begins to emerge. Matthew 25 contains three teachings: • The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1–13)• The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14–30)• The Judgment of the

Every person in the world is in need of something. And every person has something to offer someone else. This is the design of human community. From the very beginning of Scripture, God reveals that people were never meant to walk through life alone. In Genesis, God says: "It is not good for man to be alone." (Genesis 2:18) While this was spoken before God created Eve and established marriage, it also reveals a deeper truth about humanity — we were created for community. God

When things look impossible, faith becomes a choice. There are seasons in life when the road feels long and the answers feel far away. When the hours apart from the people we love feel heavy. When the calling God has placed on our hearts feels bigger than what we can see in front of us. This is one of those seasons for us. At Nabajja Hope Missions and Travel, our story is built on obedience to a calling that sometimes requires sacrifice. Long hours. Long distances. Waiting se