When 60-year-old Felipe* heard that the JESUS Film would be shown in his tiny, poor village in the mountains of Guatemala, he didn’t believe it . . . and with good reason. There had never been a movie in his village. But he can’t say that anymore. A screen was… Read More
Something amazing is happening in the most dangerous prisons in Central America — violent gang members are renouncing their sinful ways and committing their lives to Christ. It’s a true Bible revival! And our friends like you are providing the Scriptures that are changing these men’s lives. Men like… Read More
Growing up in Central America, 13-year-old Javier* is keenly aware that he lives in one of the poorest countries in the world. He has often gone without meals, and even without water. He lives in a small house with his mother and two sisters. He never knew his father and… Read More
In the early dawn hours of July 1997, a group of savage paramilitary members surrounded a small, quiet village in Colombia. The horror that happened next was so brutal that the memories still haunt people in the region nearly 25 years later. For five days, the people of… Read More
When Ariana* picked up her free bag of groceries, she was so grateful. She had no idea that the bag contained more than just physical sustenance. It also contained food for her soul! In Guatemala, many poor families like Ariana’s struggle with hunger. Ariana grew up without a mother… Read More
The past year has engulfed Maria* with worry and desperation. The economy in Guatemala, where she lives, has suffered from hurricanes, years of drought, and the coronavirus pandemic. No matter how hard she looks, Maria has been unable to find consistent work. Barely scraping by with temporary jobs,… Read More
Born in Nicaragua, one of the poorest countries in Central America, 14-year-old Enrique* knew only poverty and challenges. The young man could not see how faith would make a difference in his life. “I was not interested in the things of God,” he says. Then, Enrique was invited… Read More
There was nothing for Carlos* to go home to . . . except brutal beatings. The young boy’s stepfather beat him viciously and repeatedly. One time it was so bad that Carlos ended up in the hospital. After that, he fled home to live on the streets in the slums… Read More
Marco* grew up in an extremely violent home. His father and mother brutally beat him and his siblings. But Marco thought there might be a better life possible. “When I was 11 years old, I tried to look for God,” he says. He went to church for a short time,… Read More
Mario* was just 6 years old when he joined a gang in Central America. Abandoned by his mother and violently abused by his father, he longed for a ‘family,’ and the gang took him in. He began with shoplifting and other minor thefts, and by age 12… Read More
