As much as he is ashamed to admit it, Youssef* became frustrated in the small village where they lived in Niger, West Africa, and he took it out on his family. Then, the young husband heard something that changed his life forever — the Bible. Youssef began listening to… Read More

“I could see the setting sun way beyond the high mountains.” Lillian Buran-Dorai scrawled the words across her prayer journal as tears rolled from her eyes. For Lillian, this scene didn’t represent a peaceful retreat; instead, it was her depiction of how far away God felt from her in her… Read More

As a young boy, Abaku* lived with an aunt who struggled to feed him. He fled the poverty and hunger, looking for a better life. But the streets of Benin, Africa were no better. Dangerous and without comfort, they were no place for a child. Abaku slept most nights in… Read More

Carine* watched helplessly for years as her mother suffered from intense stomach pain. Despite everything she tried, nothing Carine did to alleviate her mother’s pain helped. “I was very sad and afraid,” she says. Carine had a French Bible, but because she isn’t fluent in French, she couldn’t fully… Read More

Bomb blasts. Burning oil fields. Rounds and rounds of ammunition spent. Rounds and rounds of lives lost. As a U.S. Navy flight deck mechanic, Andy Lindgren trained aircrews and readied planes to take on the horrors of the Gulf War. Every time he gave the green light for one… Read More

Lesbia grew up in the good and beautiful places of Guatemala. She lived in a good neighborhood. She had parents who loved her and teachers who ignited her passion for learning. Where she lived, the bad things couldn’t get to her. The bad things lived where kids her age… Read More

It’s 3:00 a.m. Ma Wen’s eyes blink open in the predawn quiet of her room. Immediately, waves of excitement roll through her body. Even at ninety years old, she can hardly keep herself from leaping out of bed to start the day-long journey that lies ahead. Today, the book… Read More

“You dog,” Maria’s captor spits the words at her. Maria stays very still. She is blindfolded but can sense the room is full of people. Sounds of others being tortured echo around her, and she tries not to hear. Her skin crawls. Her stomach aches. The fear… Read More

David*, a U.S. Army Soldier, picked up a camouflage Bible when he arrived at basic training. “It changed my outlook on Scripture, it showed me how personally the Word of God can be taken, and I’ve found ways to incorporate that into my everyday life,” he says. “It’s incredible… Read More

Mercy kicks up dust on the Kenyan roads. After a three-hour bus ride, hopping onto a motorcycle taxi, and wandering through narrow streets of tiny villages, she is finally close to her destination. Some teens her age would have given up long ago—complained about the weather making their hair… Read More