The “Cat” Turned Preacher
Life for most people in Cuba is hard enough, but Jose’s life read like a tragic novel. He contracted meningitis as an 8-month-old infant. His mother died when he was 6.
Read MoreLife for most people in Cuba is hard enough, but Jose’s life read like a tragic novel. He contracted meningitis as an 8-month-old infant. His mother died when he was 6.
Read MoreThe remote, mountaintop village of Xinhua looked deserted as I and some team members pulled our vehicle to a stop at the edge of town. We soon discovered that almost the entire village had congregated at what might be called their 'fairgrounds' to celebrate a festival called (according to the best translation I can come up with) the 'Welcome the Wild Man Festival,' and we were just in time to join the party!
Read MoreIn rural Kenya, poor families have only one dream: that their children can attend school and excel. They realize that, without an education, it's almost impossible to break the cycle of poverty.
Read MoreThe people of Nepal are still reeling from the April 2015 earthquake and its aftershocks. Untold thousands of homes crumbled; and so did the lives of many, including those of leprosy patients who already lived on the teetering, thin edge of existence where mere survival is a challenge.
Read MoreCan a well convert an entire village to Christianity? That's what the Hindu chief of a poor village in northern India feared.
Read MoreLiving in silence. That's what life is like in North Korea. As the rest of the world advances leaps and bounds in communication technology, that silence is becoming increasingly stark. It remains a bit of a mystery how this 'Hermit Kingdom' can continue to severely limit the flow of information across its nonporous borders.
Read MoreThe Orphan's Tear Ministry has always desired to do everything possible to help children who, due to many complex reasons, have been separated from their families and placed in institutional care. Little could we have imagined just a couple years ago what that 'everything' would one day look like!
Read MoreBefore you begin reading what follows, first take a look at the above photo. It shows two cute little Rwandan girls, sitting together at a shared desk in a typical African classroom. Their names are Rémi, age 8, and Chance, age 11, and they are inseparable best friends.
Read More'The only school I've been to is the school of Maasai: As a baby...they pulled out my bottom tooth to prevent death in case of lockjaw; when I turned 18 they circumcised me; and before I could become a woman they sold me to a husband I had never met.'
Read MoreDo you remember the first time you bought new clothes with your own money? Mary will probably never forget when this happened for her.
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