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    If you've ever tasted a coffee that made you stop and say "wait, what is that?" there's a good chance it was an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. This coffee has a reputation among specialty roasters and coffee judges as one of the most complex, expressive coffees in the world. But what actually makes it so different? Where It Comes From Yirgacheffe is a small region in southern Ethiopia, sitting at elevations between 5,500 and 7,200 feet above sea level. Ethiopia is widely considered the birthplace of coffee, wild coffee plants still grow in its forests today and Yirgacheffe sits at...

She Came Back Different My daughter Elona left for Kenya healthy, excited, and full of energy. She came back thinner, quieter, and more alive than I have ever seen her. She spent weeks in a missionary village in the Pokot region -- one of the most remote and underserved corners of Kenya. She wasn't there on a program or a school trip. She went because something in her couldn't not go. She worked with orphaned children. She sat with women carrying grief too heavy to name. She led small church gatherings in a place where faith isn't a Sunday habit...

Embarking on a missionary trip to Kitale, Kenya, was a life-changing experience for me and my dedicated group of missionaries from Slavic Missionary Bible School in Jacksonville Florida. It had taken 5 months of preparation leading up to this trip to learn how to effectively accomplish our goals of spreading the gospel, providing essential aid to the local Kenyan people, and making a positive impact in their lives through simple acts of kindness. Our journey introduced us to extraordinary individuals, but none touched our hearts as deeply as Lucky, a remarkable 17-year-old boy who had overcome tremendous hardships to become...