George Zarris lived in the Fort Apache—at least that is what his mother called the one-room, third-floor apartment that he shared with his parents and a younger brother Gary. It definitely was spartan and almost empty except for a bed, a ta [...]
It was a deal Al Braley couldn’t refuse—32 rolls of 20-pound Bible-printing paper for $0.40 per pound—about $14,000. As the director of Bearing Precious Seed (BPS), the ministry of First Baptist Church, Milford, Ohio, which prints Bibles in [...]
UKRAINE Baptist Refugees Anatolii couldn’t sleep. In fact, he hadn’t slept well in weeks. He must make a decision . . . quickly! As a born-again believer and a deacon in a Baptist church south of Kyiv, Anatolii knew how to pray, and pray he [...]
Dozens of believers and refugees have packed the pews of the Revival Baptist Church in Vyzhnytsia, Ukraine (pictured above), since the Russia-Ukraine war began. The destructive forces of missiles and bombs have not yet reached this mountain [...]
“Grandma, I don’t want to go to Hell! Is there another way?” Michael’s six-year-old voice quavered as he contemplated the burning fires of the bottomless pit. “Yes,” Grandma responded. “You must practice Islam. I will teach you a prayer, wh [...]
Have you ever had a dream—something that burned deep within, something that you wanted more than anything? Fifteen men in Liberia have had such a dream. Each one planned and schemed to reach that dream, but with no job and no money, it seem [...]
“Your mother had four abortions—she should have had five!” Those stinging words from Kathleen’s uncle pierced her wounded soul. Born prematurely after her drunk mother fell off a barstool, Kathleen never lived one day without pain. Her heal [...]
I ONCE WAS BLIND Ali was a zealous Muslim, and like his father, who is the spiritual leader (Imam) of his own mosque, Ali was a staunch Muslim. Despite his blindness, Ali pursued his Islamic studies with a determination that made his parent [...]
What do a puppet and a radio have in common? Seemingly nothing, but in the mind of Paul Collins, the two were inexplicably linked. The year was 1959. Five-year-old Paul, along with eight million other American children, was captivated by a [...]
HONDURAS (Choluteca), Central America Just a Ten-Year-Old Boy What can a ten-year-old boy do? Not much, right? Wrong! Ask Fabio Betancourth. It all started with a cheap guitar—a gift from a Christian lady (and lover of music) to a ten-year- [...]
