How the prayers of two secret churches were answered
In the early morning light, a small group of North Korean believers meets on the riverbank, lugging their fishing gear with them. Quietly, they load into a small boat and push off from land. It’s not until they’re far into the middle of the river that they dare to dig...
Thousands left homeless by Myanmar’s floods
Torrential monsoons in Myanmar have displaced nearly 150,000 people amid one of the country’s most disastrous rainy seasons in recent history. And the heavy rains are expected to continue well into September. At least 16 people have been killed. Countless homes have...
How cerebral palsy shaped a sponsorship story
Every relationship between a child and his sponsor is special … but Myrna Duvall has a particularly unique bond with her sponsored kids that she knows was orchestrated by God. “We already sponsored kids in Ghana,” Myrna recalled. “So I thought, ‘I’m not going to...
A love that doesn’t make sense
“Some of you are going to go into the village, and you’re going to lock eyes with a kid who is going to change you.” Troy Mizell distinctly remembers these words, spoken by his associate pastor on their first night in Guatemala. When Troy signed up for this missions...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.