Varsha* has seen much suffering. Growing up in South Asia as part of a minority group, she’s faced extreme prejudice, often living in slums or on the streets. Varsha also suffered many personal tragedies, including the loss of her father and her home. She eventually tried to commit suicide,… Read More

Serena’s* world shattered the day her husband died in an accident. Coming from a small village in Southeast Asia, the young couple was very poor. Suddenly widowed with a son to raise on her own, Serena desperately needed to earn a living so they could survive. She began gambling, which… Read More

Life has been difficult for 15-year-old Rosalia*. She is the only daughter in a family of seven children born to her father by his three wives. Rosalia lives with her mother and brother in a hut made from grass and mud that also houses their cow, goats, and chickens. She… Read More

Every day in the Arabian Gulf, migrant workers must endure awful, life-threatening working conditions — Mahesh* knows this well. While at work, Mahesh was crushed by a beam and narrowly escaped death. He spent a long recovery period in the hospital for his internal injuries, but he only grew… Read More

When Arman* was in prison, he learned divination from his cellmate. Once his sentence ended, Arman used those techniques and made his basement a space for fortune-telling. One woman approached him, believing a Bible her older sister had received from the Bible Society had cursed the two of them. Read More

As a traditional Buddhist, when Wonli* became seriously ill and couldn’t afford medical care, he began to seek healing at the local temple. He often listened to the radio as he traveled, and one day, he heard the Gospel message for the first time. He wanted to learn more about… Read More

Before beginning his military career, William Morris* was a New York City public school teacher. He was not a Christian, but one day in 1993, as he passed American Bible Society in Manhattan, he felt compelled to go inside and get a Bible. “I felt it was time to get… Read More

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

He lost his business, his money, and the respect of his family and the people he served as village leader . . . but that didn’t stop Samuel* from drinking. He even noticed his skin beginning to change color. Then one day, a local pastor invited Samuel to attend an… Read More