In North Korea, one Bible helped plant 12 churches
“Did you bring it?” A group of North Korean women bunched around Naomi to get a peek at the first Bible they had ever seen … a Bible that would go on to help plant 12 underground churches in North Korea. But Naomi’s story didn’t start there. It wasn’t long ago that...
An expectant mother pays the ultimate price
The massacre lasted for five hours. Esther listened from the makeshift outhouse as she hid behind the door. “Convert or be killed!” shouted Boko Haram militants. Their commands were followed by screams, the popping of machine guns, and the smell of burning flesh and...
Teaching your kids to pray for persecuted children in North Korea
When I was a child, I liked to hide. I’d build a fort out of blankets, slip underneath my parents’ desk, or sit in the back of the linen closet to color, play with my dolls, and just be by myself. But for the children of Christians living in North Korea, hiding is not...
Banned Books Week: Give others the most powerful Book of all
“Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do.” This is the first line in one of my favorite childhood books — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Yet, despite its popularity, the tale of Alice’s trip down...
For women in Burundi, the Bible is opening up a whole new world
Author George R. R. Martin once wrote, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.” When I first learned how to read, a whole new world opened before me. Through the pages of my favorite novels, I could go anywhere and see anything. To me, reading is a particular...
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.