Jim Kenaston graduated from Messiah College with a B.A. in History (1983) and from Miami University with an M.En. in International Environmental Affairs (1990). He has participated in short-term mission assignments in Brazil, Myanmar, Rwanda, South Sudan, and in Zambia, and has also taught English as a second language in The People’s Republic of China. More recently he has served as an international student advisor at several U.S. universities. Inn his writing, Jim hopes to offer encouragement to fellow Christians and a constructive word of challenge to non-Christians, as he seeks to follow Christ with integrity through challenging times.