SERVING CHILDREN
| I Just Wanted to Save My Son! |
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Fadimata is a 37-year-old widow who lives in Timbuktu, Mali. Recently she shared her story and how our partner TNT and their youth center for children called Elijah House has blessed her son Ibrahim and changed her own life as well.
“I was married and I was happy with my husband and our baby son Ibrahim even living in Timbuktu’s ‘Belt of Misery.’ My husband was a mud worker and earned daily just what we needed. I was a housekeeper and I shared with my husband the leftovers I received from the ones who hired me.
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EMPOWERING WOMEN
| We refuse to be looked down on anymore! |
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There are around 70 ladies in the meeting, which takes place near Bindura, north of Harare, Zimbabwe. All of them are widows. Most lost their husbands to AIDS, and most are HIV positive. Some are elderly or middle-aged, but some are still young.
They have come to say ‘thank you’ for providing the food aid, which kept them alive from 2008 to 2010. They are especially grateful for the help that has given them small plots of land, and the tools and skills to make it fruitful wit maize and soya beans.
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SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS MISSIONARIES
| Plentiful Supply of Rice |
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Do miracles still happen? Read on and decide for yourself.
Recently, Ashok Andrews—director of JKPS—told us of a meeting he had with Hridayranjan Maity, a new believer who lives in the village of Palpara in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India. At the time of his visit, monsoon rains had disrupted the planting of the rice crops in the region. Most of the farmers worried whether they would have enough food for their families. Here's what Hridayranjan told Ashok.
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RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES
| An Amazing Spring of Love in Japan |
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I'm in Sendai, the largest city near the earthquake and tsunami zone. Heading to the hardest hit area today. But first let me tell you one story.
Last nite I slept on the floor of Spring of Love Church. A young couple, Kunitsu and Shinichi, have been serving here for 10 years. And they are up to 10 members. This is typical in Japan where a big church might be 30. Working at it for 10 years is not considered long at all in Japan.
They have a very small but new building, only 2 years old. Everyone in earthquake-prone Japan knows that newer buildings are built with rigorous standards.
Sato came to the church to meet us and tell what happened to him. People seem to want to share their stories with those who will listen. When the quake hit, he was thrown off his feet. He crawled under a table and was sure he was about to die. When the shaking slowed down he ran outside...
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