Imagine that you’ve fled your home to protect your family. You’re living in an unfamiliar country, have no job and your children are hungry. But, your savings are dwindling and you know that they won’t last much longer.
Attendance had been holding steady at one small Lebanese church—until six months ago. When Syrian refugees began to flood the country, this fellowship decided to step out of its comfort zone and provide assistance to these families who had fled their homeland, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or political affiliations.
“Who is Jesus? … Would you explain the Trinity? … What did the Puritans believe?” These are all questions that Maggie*, a teacher in the Far East, was recently asked—and joyfully answered!
What would 10-year-old Solaimon be when he grew up? Would he lead a violent life like his father and continue living in his isolated mountain-top village, barely providing for his family? Would he grow up to be a criminal or get involved in a feud?
Most of Amani’s* life is already decided for her. As a devoted conservative Muslim she was married while she was still in junior high school, and as a woman in a shame and honor culture she has no voice, even regarding the issues that directly affect her.
Bribes to receive better care … a lack of preventative care … few well-trained doctors and nurses … these are all considered normal in the Albanian healthcare system.
What does it mean for a Business as Missions endeavor to have a double bottom line? Perfectly Natural Herbs, which produces medicinal teas and supplements in the Philippines, offers a fantastic example!
The Roma are a people on the margins. Also known as Roma Gypsies or Romani, this traditionally nomadic people has long faced discrimination and persecution, from forced assimilation to atrocities under the Nazi regime.