ISIS was in a neighboring town when Faraj got the call. “They’ll be here in three days,” his family warned. “We will stay,” Faraj said, firmly. But when local army officers began to flee the village in droves, the truth of the situation forced its way into Faraj’s...
Ramadi, the capital city of Iraq’s Anbar province was seized only days ago by ISIS forces . . . yet another massive casualty of the extremist group’s notorious cruelty. The capture of the city is deeply significant—on both strategic and humanitarian levels. The main...
There was no booming voice or bright light . . . no fire pouring down from the sky . . . just a subtle stirring deep in Hezron’s spirit that made him pause to listen. “Wait,” the voice seemed to say. It would have taken little effort to ignore it—to write it off as...
It’s been just over a week since a 7.8 magnitude earthquake tore through Nepal and reduced millions of lives to rubble in a matter of minutes. It is estimated that nearly 2 million lives are now utterly dependent on the compassion and generosity of others to show up...
The death toll from Nepal’s deadly earthquake on Saturday has climbed past 5,000. The nation is in a full-blown crisis. Thousands are still missing and injured victims must bear the horrifying reality of limited medical care. Earthquake survivors will need...
As you read this, the death toll in Nepal has reached 5,000 and thousands more are still missing. My close friend and World Help partner Pastor Kam oversees a children’s home that we work with in Kathmandu Valley. After learning of the earthquake, I waited for what...