Pranom had reached the end of all her human answers to life’s most difficult questions. Finally, she asked herself: “How much longer can I live like this?”
During her five decades of life in Thailand, she had fought many battles — inner battles, worldly battles, life’s hardships and trials. “I was ashamed to share my troubles with anyone,” Pranom says. “I tried to carry the weight of these trials alone. I tried to think and plan my way out of difficult situations. But the more I tried to handle things on my own, the more exhausted I became. Finally, I was certain there were no answers to my...
Years ago, I remember my father, Reach A Village founder and president Bob Craft, telling me incredible stories of his ministry efforts in Southeast Asia. His approach to listening and working alongside national leaders with a passion for reaching their nations resulted in great success.
I did not expect to be involved in international ministry as an adult, but the Lord was working in my heart from an early age. Growing up as a Missionary kid in Thailand and the Philippines, I have always loved Southeast Asia. Soon after graduating from high school in the Philippines, I began studying at...
When our international ministry partners sow God’s Word into the hearts and lives of the unreached, they trust the results to the Holy Spirit. That is a response of faith for Margarita, a ministry leader in Bulgaria. She leads a weekly Bible study group in a nearby village and welcomes all to attend.
“One day, a woman named Penka* came to our group, and I immediately sensed something different about her,” Margarita says. “I had never seen her before. As she shared her story, she told us that she was a third-generation fortune- teller.”
In Bulgaria, some of the most prominent spiritual...
As the war in Ukraine rages on, internal strife continues to plague the country’s people. “Today, in Ukraine, there are a vast number of people suffering from trauma,” says Diana*, one ministry leaders there. “Many people cannot cope on their own with what they have experienced or witnessed — death, violence, cruelty, assault. I am glad that God can use believers to identify these problems and provide help to those in need.”
Diana works with various churches in Ukraine and leads pastoral care seminars. These seminars emphasize the importance of providing support to individuals who have...