Reflections From Afar is an invitation for readers to glimpse the world through the eyes of the poor and oppressed, and to incorporate those perspectives into our daily lives—renewed, encouraged, and rejoicing in our shared humanity. Cory Trenda has one foot firmly planted among the world’s poorest and the other firmly planted among the world’s richest. Traveling into the midst of human suffering and poverty, then going weeks without seeing a poor person in his normal daily surroundings in Orange County, California, Cory began writing about his struggles to live as a Christ-follower, integrating his global experiences into his understanding of Jesus’ life and message.