How prayer brought about a miracle
“I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.” — Isaiah 41:18 The day Raj’s* life changed forever began just like any other day. He started his morning...
From the field | Your prayers are making a difference in Iraq
As I’ve spent the past week with many of our brothers and sisters in Iraq, I’ve been constantly reminded of Paul’s words in Romans 8: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or...Nigerian Christian stands strong despite persecution
“Blow up every church” and “kill every Christian” in Nigeria. That was the directive of Abu Musab al-Barnawi to his fellow Islamic militants when he became the new leader of Boko Haram earlier this year. Since 2000, the terrorist group has killed more than 11,500...Chinese believer: Persecution is refining our faith
Solomon* had just begun to settle in for the evening when his phone broke the silence. “Police raid at 10 p.m.,” a friend warned him. Solomon looked at the clock and felt a rush of adrenaline course through his body — he had only minutes to hide everything. “We had...
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.