Education and community development is changing societies in the high mountain villages of northern Pakistan. Dignity and dreams rise like the morning sun over the mountain peaks and pierce the darkness of isolated valleys as women and girls are receiving…
An evangelical bishop and his team had been newly elected in Burkina Faso. They visited the local authorities and leaders of other denominations in the area in order to introduce themselves and establish good relationships. They also felt it was…
Jamila recently became a member of a small church in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. She lives in a poor area of the city with her Muslim husband and two small children. Their home consists of one room without electricity or…
Ada’s husband was killed in the ongoing war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and died in his wife’s arms. When he died, Ada and her children lost their income and had to leave their home. A woman in this society…
Muna is the youngest in a family of 7. After her father died in an accident they lost everything and were forced to live in a small hut in a refugee camp in northern Syria. Muna lived in the camp…
For decades, China has waged a war against malaria. Malaria is known to have existed in China for thousands of years. Last June, however, the World Health Organisation declared China to be malaria-free. A concerted effort between the Chinese government and the…
The Republic of Guinea on the west coast of Africa is 85% Muslim. Before they claimed independence in 1958 the nation was known as French Guinea, although the French who colonised the nation had little influence on the spread of Islam here.…
Nasser is a good landlord who cares for his tenants in Amman, Jordan. During the Covid pandemic, when lockdowns prevented people from going to the grocery store, he would check to see if they needed anything and offered to buy bread for…
The small nation of Gabon on the west coast of Africa is a conservation leader in the Congo Basin. The Congo Basin is known as the “second largest set of lungs in the world” – a reference to the importance of…
When Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, ends Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha. In 2023, it will begin on June 28. This is the “holiday of the sacrifice” and it remembers the story of Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice his…
