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HAITI:
Life in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city, is an empty existence for some. Although tourist areas encompass its richness and beauty, the desperate cry of loneliness and destitution echo through crowded streets—home to many men, women, and children. Oranio lived an ordinary life in Port-au-Prince, until he was [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:47 am - Number of Comments » 0
Life in Puná
ECUADOR :
“The name Puná comes from the aboriginal people who used to inhabit the island,” says Bible League’s director in Ecuador. “Now it is inhabited by bare-foot children whose legs are caked with rotting mud; they are surrounded by a multitude of disease infected flies—causing many of them to die young.”
For many years [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:45 am - Number of Comments » 0
COLOMBIA:
Bible League-trained Colombian pastor living in Pereira provides Bible League training throughout his community. Since his church began holding Bible studies so that people can receive God’s Word, his young daughter has been an inspiration to many.
“My daughter Daniela, who is 9-years-old, was the first one to contact people [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:44 am - Number of Comments » 0
LATIN AMERICA:
The need
“My wife and I are merchants by trade,” says Vincent. “The Lord called us to provide God’s Word throughout our village, but we suffered great financial hardship because Bibles are very expensive here in Mexico.”
Vincent and Gloria prayed for wisdom and the provision of God’s [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:42 am - Number of Comments » 0
SERBIA:
Danica and her husband had reached a point in their lives where both were working hard, but barely providing for their young family’s basic needs. “We couldn’t cope anymore,” says Danica. “We thought there was no way out of our situation.”
God’s Word is the answer
Dobrila and Danilo, two Bible League-trained Christians, began visiting the family [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:40 am - Number of Comments » 0
HUNGARY:
“I was living a normal life without God,” shares Krisztina. “I felt like I could manage life on my own.” But there was a void—a deep longing—in Krisztina’s heart that nothing in this world could fill. When tragedy struck, her cold heart opened to receive everlasting love from the Savior.
Revenge
“There is a boy in the [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:39 am - Number of Comments » 0
UKRAINE:
When Gennadiy became a sailor for a naval fleet, he thought he had found the purpose for his life. He had a plan for pursuing security and prosperity. As he did his job and sailed to many ports, he saw only a bright future ahead.
Purpose turns to pointlessness
Then Gennadiy saw the reality of our [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:36 am - Number of Comments » 0
INDIA:
Shambhu drives an auto-rickshaw—a three-wheeled, ubiquitous, yellow and black, easily-crushed mode of public transportation. He earns slightly more than $1,000 per year to support his wife and three children. Along with the element of danger that comes with the fast-paced life of a rickshaw driver, Shambhu faces an even bigger danger—the spiritual danger of [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:35 am - Number of Comments » 0
CENTRAL ASIA:
Have you ever traveled to another country, and then been told you couldn’t return to your homeland? That is what happened to Kalyna. When she left the country of her birth, she had all the proper travel documents she needed to visit a neighboring country and then return home.
An impossible situation
“My travel documents were [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:33 am - Number of Comments » 0
MIDDLE EAST:
Gabir knew nothing about Jesus. He was bitter toward God because of a disease he had endured since childhood. Many people tried to tell him about God, but he refused to listen. As he sank farther into his bitterness, his only question was: “How could God allow my life to be ruined by [...]
Posted at: September 30th, 2008 - 5:31 am - Number of Comments » 0