18 years old with the education of a kindergartener
“She’s 18 and doesn’t know the alphabet. She doesn’t know how to add or subtract.” One of our Thailand partners shared the story of a young woman — we’ll call her Malee — who has worked since she was 10 years old. She’s never stepped foot inside a school. Never...
How to pray for the world’s tough issues
These days it seems like the world is spinning out of control. There’s a lot of pain, fear, and evil. But just because there are struggles doesn’t mean we should give up on trying to make a difference. It just means we should be praying even harder and more fervently....
Love your neighbor: the girl enslaved
Every little girl dreams about what she’ll be when she grows up. A teacher. A veterinarian. Maybe even a princess in a glittering castle. But Nadia’s future was planned since birth. She was destined to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a sex worker — at the...
Love your neighbor: the single mom
Imagine a single mother moves in next door to you and your family. Her car is rarely there because she’s always at work — a job that completely drains her, but it pays the bills. You watch her son get off the school bus every day with your own kids. You wonder if...
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.