Stories from the Field
A Place to Learn and Worship
A Selfish or Godly Dissatisfaction?
Breaking the Chains of Our Yesterdays
Longing to Go Home and Back in Time
Syrian refugees in Lebanon are trying to build new lives for themselves even while they mourn the people and homes they have lost.
With Lebanon’s economy and government in an uproar, many refugees are confronted with the possibility of having to flee again. Others are finding that, although ISIS no longer directly threatens them, quieter dangers are stalking their families.
An Investigator on Children’s Behalf
World Challenge partners in Burundi have made their lives’ mission to connect abandoned street children with their God and families.
As is our custom, when we receive a new child at the Eh’ikirezi Transition Center, we make up a personal file for them with all the information we can find about their health, family and life before coming to the center.
An Answer to 11 Years of Prayer
God has moved powerfully to save persecuted believers in India after years of petition by the church.
Evangelist and preacher Billy Graham stated, “Prayer is one of our greatest privileges as God’s children, and even if God doesn’t seem to answer your prayers at first, don’t stop praying. God loves you, and no prayer goes unanswered.”
The Long Healing of Wounds in Bosnia
One man’s painful journey with God has given him a unique heart for the suffering of Bosnia’s people.
The Bosnian War is still not forgotten.
When you stroll through the city of Tuzla, you can still see buildings riddled with bullet holes. Political corruption, economic issues and unemployment have dogged Bosnia since the bloody conflict that erupted between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims.
Becoming a Businesswoman in India
God and Christian community helped bring one woman into a place of dignity as she learned how to run her own business.
Maanvi* had never had children. Perhaps it was a small blessing since her husband has a mental disability and she has spent her time caring for him and working to provide for them both over the many years of their marriage.
Kyrgyzstan: Crossroad of the Middle East and Asia
Despite cultural discouragement and restrictive laws, believers are working to empower locals and introduce them to a God who cares in this small central Asian country.
Kyrgyzstan is a country of astonishing history and breathtaking landscapes.
On the northwest border of China, its soaring peaks rival Switzerland’s mighty Alps. Here several branches of the ancient Silk Road met, and Persian, Turkish, Russian and Asian cultures blended.