Posts by Tom Castor

Sapouy is a mid-sized town in the Center-West region of Burkina Faso. The travel brochure (there is one) describes it this way.  Sapouy used to be a sleepy crossroads where the red dust settled on everything and the only reason to stop was a flat tire or a bowl of tô at a roadside shack.…

Nebié Badiou has been a faithful friend of ours for many years. I first met Nebié on a Story Development trip to Burkina Faso with CRU. I went as an observer, and due to a health crisis that sent two of the most experienced leaders home, I became the US Team Coordinator and linguistic consultant.…

If you follow the CSM news closely, you will know that I have spent 9 of the last twelve months in Vietnam. While we are pleased to report that, as one parishioner put it, “joy has returned to The Well.” Attendance grew. People were baptized, joined the church, and began to serve. While all of…

We have often referred to our partners in various countries as “champions.” God has provided us with many of those in surprising ways and in surprising places. One of those champions is our friend Marwa Mwikwabe. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya, but his influence extends far beyond that city. In fact, he has helped us…

In June of this year, Clear & Simple Media published a book entitled Simple Prayers. The book is intended as a guide to help people with their intercessory prayer life. The book grew out of my own personal prayer journaling and, although it is not written for New English Readers (like all of our other…