Covid-19 has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and has infected millions more. The fear, panic and anxiety this global pandemic has caused will lead to another health crisis, a mental health crisis in the form of depression that should not be ignored. Read More
Covid-19 has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and has infected millions more. The fear, panic and anxiety this global pandemic has caused will lead to another health crisis, a mental health crisis in the form of depression that should not be ignored. Read More
In the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, Lillian a Malaysian woman, was facing the most difficult time in her life. One sister was hospitalized for chest pains. Another sister was dealing with a tumor near her brain stem. But at the center of her grief was her eldest sister… Read More
I’ll never forget coming down the stairs and seeing my 9-year-old son crying on the couch. For the next hour, I sat and listened as he shared his thoughts and emotions with me. “I feel like an arm or leg has been cut off,” he said. That was… Read More
In Proverbs 3:27, the Bible says: “Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.” And that is exactly what Bible Society of Kenya is doing. As the nation grapples with more than 730 COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths, Bible Society of Kenya is doing all it… Read More
Quarantine, illness, anxiety, and isolation are causing deep suffering around the world. Yet in the midst of this difficult time, we know that God is near to those who are crushed in spirit and longs to heal their wounded hearts. Psalm 23:3 reminds us that, “he restores my soul.”… Read More
Yayra was accused of being a witch. It was an indictment that came with beatings and humiliation. Then Yayra was exiled from her home and sent to live in a witch camp. For decades, Ghanaian women falsely accused of practicing witchcraft have been banished to remote camps in… Read More
Liberia is paralyzed by a chronic fuel shortage. For over a month, this small nation on the west coast of Africa has been living with close to no gasoline. Vehicles are lined up at gas stations. People sleep in their cars as they wait for hours. Scarcity has… Read More
When my dear friend Anabelle lost her mother suddenly, her world was shaken to the core. Anabelle couldn’t eat, sleep, or stop crying. Despair seemed to overwhelm her constantly. Seemingly peaceful moments were interrupted by waves of grief that sent Anabelle spiraling into depression for days. There was no… Read More
“I had been suffering since my childhood,” says Amina*. Her mother died when she was just a young girl living in West Africa. Shortly afterward, her father remarried. Amina’s stepmother abused her and her brothers badly. She subjected them to intensive housework, often waking them up with a stick so… Read More
