Your 2017 impact in photos: Community development
“I don’t know where I would be without you.” Those are such encouraging words to hear, aren’t they? They tell you that you’ve truly made a difference. And it’s remarkable to think someone you’ve never met — on the other side of the globe — feels that way about you!...
Your 2017 impact in photos: Humanitarian aid
The year 2017 could be remembered as a year full of natural disasters, violence, and pain. But your generosity transformed 2017 into the year that thousands of people received urgent care at a time when they were the most vulnerable. When you heard about disasters...
How church buildings bring hope to communities
My name is Pastor Gulab … My old life was very bad. Before knowing the Lord, I used to perform witchcraft. I was in witchcraft practice for 13 years. Gulab was born into a tribal family. He remembers being a child when he first heard whispers around the village about...
Umuoru Usmuode: The village with no water
The villagers of Umuoru Usmuode in Nigeria were tired. Each morning, the children of the village would venture out with buckets to walk the long, dangerous road to the nearest water source. By the time they filled their buckets from the dirty, shallow stream two miles...
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.