You have been faithfully helping individuals in the DR Congo, Kenya and Uganda. This year we have expanded to three new countries: Israel, the Philippines and Guatemala!

Sometimes life happenings serve primarily to teach us that this world is not our home. Such is the case for "Julia."

Could Christine’s life have gone any worse? First she was raped. Then, the wife and mother of 5 learned she was pregnant as a result.

YOU CAN READ THIS—what a blessing we take for granted! But for millions, illiteracy is a high, impossible-to-scale wall without a door—a wall that keeps its victim isolated and ignorant.

Though Loyosi’s story reads like a horror novel, the words are not fictitious. Her marriage to a Muslim man came to an abrupt end when she became a believer in Jesus. In a fit of rage, the man to whom she had committed her life abandoned her and their three young children.

I’ve just returned from another trip to Africa to visit the women and children you’ve been helping so faithfully through the Victims of Sexual Violence Ministry. During trips like this, I usually have difficulty putting my camera down. Unforgettable scenes of hardship and poverty reach through my lens to claw at my heart. I often marvel at how the women can expertly balance burdens—some large and heavy—on their heads and backs, while traversing long distances by foot. The struggle to survive is etched on faces, evidence of inner heartache.