Thanksgiving for Life from Womb to Tomb

Nov 21, 2018 | Events, Trips

Dr. Alveda King, niece of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke recently at St. Paul of the Cross parish in Park Ridge, IL on the right and dignity of life in the womb.  She quoted Scripture, “I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day,...

Messengers of Justice Giving Back to America

Oct 26, 2018 | Trips

A line in the famous prayer of St. Francis reads, “…it is in giving that we receive…”.   I’ve found this to be so true since I began walking the path of missionary discipleship in Africa five years ago.  From the legendary Igbo hospitality to the...

A Celebration of Missionary Discipleship in Africa

Oct 11, 2018 | Benefit

Since HEAL began 5 years ago, many people have expressed a desire to visit Nigeria and personally participate in our mission of forming future Servant Leaders of Africa. Deacon Leo and I have discussed and begun plans to host missionary visitors in a way that would...

HEAL Meets with Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL 14th)

Sep 20, 2018 | Trips, Updates

Back in June, I suffered the inconvenience of having to fly to Washington DC just to provide fingerprints to the Nigerian Embassy for the renewal of my Nigerian visitor’s visa. On the bright side of the trip, however, I discovered and attended a lobbying event at the...

HEAL Present at Sunrise Prayer Service

Sep 6, 2018 | Events, Prayers

“This is why I don’t think you should go!”, my mom said to me in 2014 before my first mission trip to Nigeria. She handed me an article in the Chicago Tribune about a Boko Haram terrorist attack that claimed many victims in northern Nigeria. I reassured mom that the...