When witchdoctors want your children's body parts, you don't sleep well at night. William and Elizabeth Toen, followers of Christ who live in rural Kenya, have experienced that fear on behalf of three of their five children...all because of the color of their skin. Neema, age 13, Abegal, age 6, and Ruth, age 2, all suffer with albinism, a rare genetic condition characterized by a complete or partial absence of pigment in one's skin, hair and eyes. Those with albinism often suffer some degree of visual impairment. All are very susceptible to sunburn.

Sadly, sin has consequences that often can't be reversed. At least, not until heaven. Virai spent her younger years selling her body in Thailand's sex-tourism industry to make money for her parents and younger siblings. She eventually married, however, and gave birth to a son, but found herself a widow not long afterwards. Left alone, Virai and her son, whom she named Top, struggled to get by year after year. Virai returned to her former profession to make ends meet. Things began to change for her in 2004, however, when she gave her heart to the Lord and began living for Him. She even opened her home to take in women who needed shelter.

Visually impaired people have always preferred "hands on" professions, and in Asia, the tradition of the blind masseur is centuries old. Early writings reveal that the blind have been formally trained in massage in China, Japan and Korea since Medieval times. It is estimated that over 50,000 blind or visually impaired masseurs now earn a living in the Asia-Pacific region.