Dignity is Spelled H-E-S-H-I-M-A
Celestine, a Heaven’s Family-sponsored child at Heshima Dear Friends, A few months ago I shared a story about adult believers with physical disabilities who overcame […]
Read MoreCelestine, a Heaven’s Family-sponsored child at Heshima Dear Friends, A few months ago I shared a story about adult believers with physical disabilities who overcame […]
Read MoreA polio-inflicted believer who received a small welding machine from HF and turned it into a successful 5-man shop Dear Friends, Every month Heaven’s Family […]
Read MoreJennifer Khabele Dear Friends, Jennifer Khabele of Kakamega, Kenya has lived with polio since the age of five, making it impossible for her to walk […]
Read MoreKumar Lama was handed a gun at age 13, when he was forcibly conscripted into an army of Maoist rebels in his home country of Nepal. His communist captors trained him to fight and kill as they sought to overthrow Nepal's long-standing monarchy. When peace finally came to Nepal in 2006, at least 12,000 people had perished in the violence. Kumar's life was spared, and he returned to civilian life, finding work as a carpenter and eventually marrying a girl named Maya Tamang. She gave him a beautiful daughter whom they named Sajina. With his dark past behind him, Kumar looked forward to a brighter future with his young family.
Read MoreShova’s joyous baptism. Not long after, her husband violently attacked her. Dear Friends, Shova Sapkota of Nepal was born into a high-caste Hindu family […]
Read MoreA church I visited last month in India whose members are all blind Dear Friends, The small Indian congregation in the photos above consists […]
Read MoreRispah Olesi with her crutches and leg brace in February Dear Friends, Rispah Olesi is from Meseno, Kenya. She was born with polio. The […]
Read MoreThe afternoon was hot, and I welcomed a seat in the shade under a tree. I was in Myebon, a riverside town in southwest Myanmar, bringing relief to victims of Cyclone Giri with one of Heaven's Family's Burmese ministry partners, M.B. Thang. We had just helped a widow and her four children with funds that would enable them to rebuild their flattened home, and the rare sighting of a white guy in this remote area attracted about thirty curious neighbors. M.B. and I took advantage of our captivated audience to share the gospel—and they were very hungry to hear about the Lord. I also told them about Jesus' followers from far away who had sent me to help them.
Read MorePolio-stricken Francis Budohi, ready to go to church on a bicycle taxi Dear Friends, Francis Budohi contracted polio as a young boy and has […]
Read MoreIt was impossible to look at An Xiang (pronounced awn-shy-awng) without feeling pity for him. He was lying on a crude wooden bed in the corner of the room, his arms and legs contorted and atrophied. We had just hiked into his remote village in China's Yunnan Province, up miles of narrow mountain paths, arriving in the darkness. Xiang's room was illuminated by a cooking fire beside his bed, over which a blackened tea pot was suspended. Smoke filled the room. Although Xiang had limited ability to control his arms, legs and facial expressions, he smiled as he looked at us, his unexpected visitors.
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