A church of hope for the Deaf
The Huambo province in Angola was strongly affected by the civil war that hit the country after independence, leaving deep weaknesses in its social, economic, and structural systems. There is a need for almost everything and many struggle with dai...
Read MoreThe mission field on the football field
ABI’S STORY, GHANA: Abigail Mensah did not play football, but she loved the game and keenly followed happenings in the sport’s world. She loved Jesus and young people, and knew the Lord wanted her to reach out to youth outside...
Read MoreSuas habilidades: ferramentas nas mãos de Deus
Atreinadora de netball, Jane Banda, trabalha com Sports Friends (Amigos de Desporto), um ministério que usa o desporto como uma ferramenta para transformar vidas com o evangelho. Ela é originária do Malawi, onde muitos cristãos nun...
Read MoreGod’s vision meets God’s provision
In an attempt to unify the country after Nigeria’s civil war, then military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, introduced the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in 1973, deploying graduates of higher institutions to serve ac...
Read MoreMissões da Etiópia: uma história de oração e sacrifício
O Evangelho chegou pela primeira vez à Etiópia há quase 2000 anos. O Espírito Santo enviou Filipe ao deserto para explicar as Escrituras a um oficial Etíope na corte da rainha Candace (Actos 8). Hoje, o Espírito Santo envia Etíopes ...
Read MoreO coração de um pastor e a resposta de uma igreja
O seu pai pertencia à fé Baha’i e praticava adivinhação. Afirmou curar pessoas e tentou preparar o seu filho para seguir os seus passos. Infelizmente não foi capaz de se salvar da doença que lhe tirou a vida.
“Após a mort...
Read MoreReaching the Sahel through indigenous art
A crowd has gathered in a small Mandinka community in West Africa. The village griot is narrating a story as Oluwaseyi serenades along on his kora, a local 21-string harp. On a mounted screen, images drawn by a local artist depict...
Read MoreNursing was my entry ticket
Nuura* needed to get this woman to the hospital fast. Her baby had defecated inside the womb, was not breathing properly, and was coming out legs first. She called an ambulance, but violent attacks and a curfew in nearby Garissa prevented ...
Read MoreBehind the walls of crushing trauma
After Mule* hung up the phone, he felt like someone had turned him upside down. He knew intimately what was at stake. He felt betrayed, maligned, and crushed, but the impact was only beginning. “I was preparing for an exam that week. Eve...
Read MoreA turnaround for Reagan
Reagan had never left the town of Kumasi in his entire life. So the day he boarded a bus for the mission field far away from home was a big day. Upon arriving in Tamale, he discovered that the bus to Gbintre moved once a day. He didn’t m...
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