Frijoles for Friends
We are still sending emergency relief to believers living on a communist island off the coast of Florida. Just recently, you provided food for 130 families suffering from COVID and devastating government lockdowns.
Read MoreWe are still sending emergency relief to believers living on a communist island off the coast of Florida. Just recently, you provided food for 130 families suffering from COVID and devastating government lockdowns.
Read MoreYou'd never guess it, but in the above picture, Brenda was not yet rescued. She was participating in a feeding program in Guatemala supported by Heaven's Family. As our partner organization worked with her, it became apparent that Brenda was being abused. Instead of seeing progress with her, the partner saw that she was continuing to be malnourished, that her hair was falling out, and that the orange tint in what should have been black hair was not going away.
Read MoreA minefield of dog feces and a diarrhea-filled diaper were just a few of the items we had to tiptoe around today to get to young Joseph's home. For outsiders like us, the stench of the slum where eight-year-old Joseph lives was extremely potent. Joseph, however, is accustomed to the smell. His family has lived in this slum, which sits right next to Guatemala's largest garbage dump, for generations. But that generational cycle will end with Joseph, thanks in part to you!
Read MoreDora's spine was so curved that it was inoperable. With her spine crowding her heart and lungs, her oxygen stats were constantly dropping. Her condition was slowly killing her, but that would change if she could somehow get supplemental oxygen.
Read MoreMwanaasha Salim was born in 1956 in Kenya. Just as she reached her teenage years, she was diagnosed with leprosy. The consequences were shocking and tragic. She was rejected by everyone she knew—even by her family members who were supposed to love her the most.
Read MoreYou'd never guess that Sharon used to work at the city dump in Guatemala. Along with the other pickers, she would search through the mounds of trash left behind by the garbage trucks—looking for something she could sell to earn a living, or some food scraps she could salvage to feed her daughter and herself. The work was dangerous and Sharon has many scars—physical as well as emotional. She longed for a better future for her daughter.
Read MoreWhen Samuel was 12, he fell into a water tank, injuring his brain. The injury resulted in epilepsy, preventing him from finishing school.
Read MoreHello! My name is Natalia. My husband and I have four children. Today, I would like to thank you for relieving our hunger. Thanks to God and all of you for providing food and for making us happy.
Read MoreThe four-year-old twins in the photo, Maria and Zainab, were born in May 2018 in Sierra Leone with both of their femurs bowing. They were diagnosed with Blount's disease. Thankfully, it was fixable! With surgery, both girls would be able to walk normally. But the girls' father earns just $120 a month as a teacher, making the $8,000 cost of the two surgeries completely unaffordable for their family.
Read MoreMr. and Mrs. Zhang work at a pig farm in rural China. Mr. Zhang has been a Christian for the past three years, but his wife remained resistant to the gospel. When Mr. Zhang heard that missionaries were traveling to a village over the next mountain, he asked their boss for time off from work so he could bring his wife to meet them, hopeful that she would finally surrender her life to the Lord.
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