Have you ever tried to rest on a bed of hardened lava flow? Imagine trying to do so with sores and ulcers from leprosy on your ravaged limbs. That has been the plight of 68 leprosy-affected family members living in Mugunga 3 Camp outside the city of Goma, DR Congo.
Read MoreIs Your Diet in the Dumps?
Do you count your calories? Do you monitor your "average daily allowance," whether it’s plenty of protein or plenty of fresh fruits and veggies?
Read MoreEnjoying the Phat of the Land
"[You] offer opportunity and hope to the men in our village in that they can finally meet the needs of their family” —Sopheak
Read MoreJoy, Joy, JOY!
We made it. Another year. I am not even sure what adjective would best describe it for me…how about you? But in the end, we both made it, right?! I'm still here; you’re still here...and we’re both still giving the devil a fight for his money!
Read MoreMay Linda be the Last
Linda had already become weak and pale by the time her mother reached her…would she make it to the hospital? She didn’t. “Cholera,” we were told.
Read MoreMinistry on Wheels
I’m pretty sure the “Return to Jesus” sign on the motorcycle above is meant to be a witness—and not an indication of where the rider will soon be headed with that massive load! Such sights are quite familiar in Kenya, as well as in just about every developing country in the world these days. Small, inexpensive motorcycles haul everything you can imagine in such places, empowering small businesses—and the spread of the gospel.
Read MoreRedeemed from the Brink
Graduating from high school, or even receiving certification for a vocational training course, is a significant achievement for most young people. But for Abedi—whose future had once seemed so dark, so unpromising—many had said such an accomplishment was impossible. That's because Abedi had been rescued from a life of abandonment, drug use, mental/emotional problems and, finally, incarceration in the prison system of Kenya.
Read MoreClimbing High for Jesus
Do you feel the cool, fresh breeze high in the remote mountains of China? You were “there” recently, obeying Jesus by making disciples among some of the most unreached people groups on earth!
Read MoreAn Impossible Choice
Who eats today and who goes hungry? That’s one of the impossibly hard choices faced by many impoverished families, living on the brink of starvation, each and every day.
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