In 2000, Svetla (middle) of Bulgaria middle began hosting a Bible study group in her home. God was changing the lives of her and her family, and she became a faithful follower of Jesus. Radoslav (right), one ministry partner, recalls with great fondness those years of leading those Bible studies for her and her neighbors.
Five years later, Svetla and her family experienced a tragedy in their lives. Her son was in a serious accident, and his close friend died at the scene. “We were all deeply wounded by this loss,” she says. “My son fell into a long-term depression, and he still has not...
Bozhidar lives in Bulgaria with his wife, Yoana. She began studying the Bible, praying and worshipping God with some local Christ followers in their village. “My husband was against this,” she says. “At times, he was even rude to my new friends and spoke harshly to them. But I kept meeting with them.”
In 2024, while Bozhidar and Yoana were asleep, their house caught fire. “We escaped, but our house and all our belongings were lost,” he says. “We had nothing left, and we didn’t know what we were going to do.”
Bozhidar and Yoana needed help, and Yoana’s Christian friends did everything they...
Life can fall apart in an instant. Just ask Wasita of Thailand.
“One day, I suddenly collapsed,” Wasita recalls. “A blood vessel in my brain had ruptured. In a split second, my world went black. When I woke up, I couldn't move my right arm, my right hand, my right leg. Even my mouth was frozen shut. I went from being a person who lived a normal life to a person who couldn't speak, couldn't walk, and couldn't even summon the strength to smile at myself in the mirror.”
Every day was filled with silence. Wasita lay motionless on her bed day after day, waiting for her time to die. One question...
Georgiy* is nine years old and lives in the war-torn country of Ukraine. Although his parents aren’t followers of Jesus, they are doing their best to raise him with respect for adults. “Our son seemed more interested in his friends and their opinions and desires,” Georgiy’s mother says. “Watching cartoons and playing computer games were more important to him than anything else.”
Conflict increased in their family home because of Georgiy’s rebelliousness. He began ignoring his parents and choosing to misbehave. “I knew what I was doing wasn’t right,” he says. “But I didn’t know how to...