Banned Books Week: The one book people are willing to die for
Most booklovers are probably familiar with the significance of this week. Sept. 26 – Oct. 2 is Banned Books Week. Launched in 1982, this annual event started as a result of schools, libraries, and bookstores challenging the “appropriateness” of certain books. However,...
4 ways to pray for people living in Bible deserts
Imagine encountering someone who’s just stumbled out of the desert after being lost for days. They’re weak from dehydration. They’re disoriented and confused. Someone who has had to go without the Living Water for most of their lives is in a similar situation. They...
11-year-old Abi couldn’t wait to receive her first Bible
The Lord works in mysterious ways. I was reminded of this after one of our partners in Venezuela recently shared Abi’s testimony. When 11-year-old Abi started attending a feeding program near her village, she was a malnourished little girl looking for some food. But...
Why is the Tumen River one of the most dangerous places on earth?
The Tumen River, which separates North Korea from China, is considered one of the most dangerous rivers in the world to cross. It’s not that the river is particularly deep, wide, or treacherous. In fact, if you stand on the North Korean bank, you can look across the...
Why is North Korea experiencing another famine?
“By the end of 1998, the worst of the famine was over, not necessarily because anything had improved but … because there were fewer mouths to feed.” That’s the sad picture journalist Barbara Demick paints in her book, “Nothing to Envy.” In this passage, she describes...
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.