A Well for Strangers
Ratnakar lived only a few miles from the local church, but he’d never seen such a large crowd around it as there was that day. As he got closer to see what…
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July 29, 2014
Sickness in the Family…Twice
Basanti lived with her husband and their three children in a community that believed their forefathers were the only connection to their god, and black magic was the cause of all their…
July 25, 2014
Five Years Without Saying a Word
In South Asia, turning 5 years old can be a milestone: Some kids go to school and make new friends while others start their first job to help support their families. By…
July 22, 2014
Finding Joy Between the Lines
Young Abhinav had to quit school after seventh grade because of his family’s financial condition. He even had to move to a village two and a half miles away to live with…
July 18, 2014
Remote Village Now Growing in God’s Love
For countless years, the men and women of a rural village in Asia worshiped the traditional gods and goddesses of their religion. Day and night, the villagers prayed to their deities, not…
July 15, 2014
Water Flows from the Mountain Side
Basking in the mountains of east India rests a small village with more than 50 families. They work hard six days a week laboring in the tea gardens, doing carpentry work or…
July 11, 2014
Regaining the Love She Lost
Bala is an only child, but she didn’t grow up with any of the privileges normally attached to her position. Despite her father’s hard work as a laborer, Bala’s family hardly had…
July 8, 2014
Wasted Time and Money
Chandragupt was committed to following whatever instructions the witch doctor gave him for healing. For 10 years, he struggled with back pain that had crippled his walk and made it difficult to…
July 4, 2014
Miles of Pain for a Dirty Drink
Everyone in the area knew the familiar sight of women and girls trudging for miles along parched land, searching for water. Almost as familiar were the complaints of joint pain most of…
July 1, 2014
