Honoring Our Founder, Linus Morris

Honoring Our Founder, Linus Morris

This past October, the founder of Communitas International (formerly Christian Associates International), Linus Morris, was honored at an 80th birthday party thrown by his daughter Laina Graf and her family, along with many other Morris family members, various guests...
Why Go? – Our Temporary Home

Why Go? – Our Temporary Home

We are starting a series highlighting various reasons why our missionaries decided to join us in partnering with God in creating communities of faith.  Maybe God is nudging you or someone you know? Read on! Todd and Y Bonesteele were 37 years old with four young...
The Impact of Giving Day

The Impact of Giving Day

Before planting a church in Ithaca, NY, Elizabeth and I had begun two university ministries; one at the University at Albany and a second at Cornell University. During that period, we were bi-vocational and also raised ministry support. Eventually, the church we...
No Longer Invisible

No Longer Invisible

Anna was abandoned by her mother at an early age and was thought to be an intellectually/cognitively disabled mute. She never spoke and showed little ability to learn or function. The local government moved her from orphanage to orphanage with no regard for her...