Luli*, a widow in China, doesn’t have much family left. Her husband recently passed away, and her adopted son left home, probably never to return. But Luli says she still has people she loves and can count on . . . GOD’S FAMILY. Luli attends a local church… Read More

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would give up anything for it? Peng* did. She was so hungry to know God through His Word that she gave up her sight. Over 10 years ago, a neighbor invited Peng to church. There, she discovered Jesus Christ,… Read More

Angry doesn’t begin to describe Yuhao’s* feelings. “I was furious. I sent my adult son away to the university so he could be educated and succeed in life,” Yuhao says. “He came home a year into his education and informed me he was a Christian! I was disgusted. Read More

When the Coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, millions of people throughout the country were suddenly confined to their homes — unable to go to work, school, or church. One woman spoke for many when she said, “I started crying daily.” As lockdowns spread across China, so did feelings… Read More

Imagine copying the entire Bible . . . by hand! For some Chinese Christians like Yong*, Bibles are very hard to come by. A hand copy was the only way he could imagine having God’s Word for himself. Yong survived the Japanese invasion during World War II and then the… Read More

There’s no other way to put it — the Bible saved Sheng’s* life. Growing up, Sheng was a bully and a criminal. He used his above-average strength and size to take what he wanted from others. This behavior landed Sheng in jail. He thought life couldn’t get… Read More

You are sitting under a brisk summer sky on a carved wooden stool. Next to you is a modest clay house with a thatched roof. At your feet, the ground rolls away down the hill and into tiered rice paddies and rivers. Bundles of sticks are piled to your… Read More

Fifty years ago, the Bible was a banned book in China. Hungry for God’s Word, believers would meticulously hand-copy entire books from a single shared Bible. Even after the Cultural Revolution ended in 1976, Bibles were still nearly impossible to obtain. That’s what makes Chinese believers like Ting*… Read More

Xiuzhu waited 37 years for a Bible in her native Black Yi language. Thirty-seven years! During all that time, Xiuzhu attended church and tried to serve God as best she could. But it was hard not having His Word in her own heart language so she could fully understand and… Read More

When Huidai* found the hope of Scripture, she wanted to share it with the love of her life, her husband Chang*. But he wasn’t having any of it. Her persistence and enthusiasm didn’t make the situation any better. Huidai began to badger her husband and even invited her… Read More