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In addition to Spanish, more than 60 different native languages are still spoken in the indigenous communities in Mexico. Roughly 60 percent of the people in those communities, like Miguel*, do not know how to read or write in their native languages. Miguel and his family live in a small mountain village at the southernmost tip of Mexico. He and…
READ MORE THE BIBLE IN THE MISKITO LANGUAGE IS TRANSFORMING LIVES!
Roberto* and his family live in a rural village outside of Waspam, Nicaragua. They have no electricity or running water, and they are very poor. So, when Roberto lost his job, he lost all hope as well, and he began selling whatever he could find to buy alcohol to numb his depression. Thanks to Partners like you, one of Roberto’s…
READ MORE “THEY OPEN THEIR NEW BIBLE, TURN A FEW PAGES, THEN HUG IT.”
“Yes, we do have a Bible in your language!” Nicolee Thompson loves having the opportunity to speak these words on a regular basis. As the Executive Director of Harvest Compassion Center, Nicolee meets hundreds of men, women, and children each week. Many have recently lost jobs or homes. Others have suffered a major health crisis or trauma. Some are widows,…
READ MORE FOLLOWER OF ISLAM TRANSFORMED THROUGH AUDIO BIBLE . . .
Alika* grew up in a Muslim home in West Africa. Her father is known as an Alhaji, having made the journey to Mecca, and her siblings are all very devout in their faith. Alika had heard others mention Jesus before, but it never mattered until someone invited her to watch the JESUS Film. “I was happy when I watched the…
READ MORE “READING THE BIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME MADE ME WANT TO CRY.”
When Manuel* talks about his past, he remembers growing up very poor, shivering at night because his house was so cold — as well as the bad influences that entangled him in a series of dangerous choices. He describes his youth as “totally desperate. I was never calm. I had no peace.” The dark path Manuel followed ultimately led to…
READ MORE “ONCE, WE WERE SOLDIERS OF MAN. TODAY, WE ARE SOLDIERS OF A HEAVENLY KING.”
Huan* and his wife Lanying* are no strangers to hardship and suffering. They survived China’s Great Famine in the late 1950s and were swept up in China’s Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976. As part of the Red Guard, they were zealous in their beliefs, persecuting friends, neighbors, and even family members for the cause. But guilt over what they’d…
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