“Doctors gave up hope on my boy.” Mei laments over her son, Jian, who suffered a tragic accident that left him in critical condition. Imagining her world robbed of Jian’s love and laughter, Mei almost gave up hope as well. But in the midst of her grief, a… Read More
For Lekha, a maid in Oman, the hardest part of life wasn’t the long hours spent sweeping or the backbreaking work of scrubbing a bathroom. It was going home to her husband. She says he was a “very rude and cruel man” who squandered the family’s money on alcohol and… Read More
Since gaining its independence in 2011, South Sudan—the world’s newest country—has seen extreme conflict. Strife between the nation’s two largest ethnic groups, the Dinka and the Nuer, have torn the nation apart—with both sides committing atrocities against civilians. Traumatized from being tortured, seeing loved ones killed, or fleeing… Read More
“Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so…” Many will recall these lyrics to the song “Jesus Loves Me” from childhood—a byproduct of growing up hearing the name Jesus. But many people living in remote regions in Tanzania have never heard a song or seen… Read More
Nine-year-old Moussa lies awake in his bed, his heart pounding heavily and his palms sweating uncontrollably, and wonders: Will someone break into my home? Will there be violence in my village? Will someone harm me or my family? These fears overwhelm him every night. Moussa* lives in… Read More
In 2 Corinthians 9:8, the apostle Paul delivers this message to the church in Corinth: “God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others” (CEV). Paul encouraged the church’s leaders to keep… Read More
Imagine learning about Jesus’s death and resurrection—not through reading words on a page but by looking at pictures. That is how Watjanga Muharukula, a member of the Ovaherero people group, learned Christ’s story. “As I was growing up, my mother showed me pictures of what Christianity was,” says… Read More
When Chloe walked into the lunchroom, she saw groups of friends chatting and laughing together. But Chloe sat alone. This was her first day at a new school—the third new school in just two years. At home, Chloe had to stay with relatives, because her dad was serving a… Read More
At age 87, Sister Jian’s memory is still sharp. She remembers when Christians first came to her village and told her about Jesus. She also remembers when they had to leave China and believers were persecuted. “All we had to sustain us spiritually was the written Word. All we possessed… Read More
When you focus only on the eschatological meaning of what Jesus says in Matthew 24, you miss the punch line. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (verse 35 GNT). That was the message of Michael Perreau, Director General of United Bible Societies, addressing… Read More
