by Dave Arden/Arizona Portraits , posted Friday, July 22, 2016 (8 years ago)
Photo by Frank Thomas/Visual Concept Media
KINGMAN, Ariz. (BP) -- The idea of starting over is ominous: driving off, developing new friends and breaking the barriers of the unknown, all with risk.
Meet Tommy Thomas, North American Mission Board church planting catalyst in northern Arizona. He has turned starting over into an art form.
Thomas repeatedly risks everything: reputation, safety, finances and the future. In remote rural life, there's another risk -- a stint in irrelevance if he fails. Read More