Stories
Story Directory
| AFRICA | |
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| Burkina Faso - Breaking Down the Barriers | "Every move I make." |
| Burkina Faso Medical - New Life |
"There were four different languages uttered in worship to God — all for the life of this baby."
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| Burkina Faso Medical - Nursing In Africa | "The glorious healing that a treatment can provide testifies to the one true Healer." |
| Burkina Faso Medical - Overview of Larry Ebert Clinic | "Now, the clinic is providing much needed medical care to an average of 30 patients a day." |
| Congo - Sight for the Blind |
"It was surely a God-sized prayer, and we went into surgery around 2 o’clock the next day with God’s answer." |
| Congo - Strength in Him |
"Hopefully, she will continue to find her strength in Him." |
| Ghana - On the Receiving End |
"I was deeply humbled by her generous and giving spirit." |
| Kenya - Waterers of the Word |
"While en route, the traffic jams slowed enough to share the Gospel with Sammy."
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| Namibia - Location, Location, Location |
"I endured many moments of pause as God wow-ed me with the beauty of creation on our trip." |
| Uganda - Spiritual Generations |
"There's a richness in watching God develop His people in Uganda so that through them, hundreds will come to know Him." |
| Zambia - Let's Get This Party Started | "Could I influence any students without having spent significant time with them?" |
| Zambia - The God Who Does Miracles | "She wants to pray for salvation! She wants to meet Jesus!" |
| ASIA | |
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| Bangladesh - Following Jesus by Making Friends |
"It's important for me to remember that this Kingdom work is all about friendship." |
| Central Asia - Break My Heart For What Breaks Yours |
"Words didn’t seem necessary and I learned that powerful moments do not require sound."
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| Central Asia - From Comfort, Through Change |
"After many sacrificed dreams and divine surprises, God is blessing my decision to obey Him." |
| Central Asia - For All People |
“I used to think that Jesus was just for Westerners,” she told me. “But now I am starting to understand that He is for all people.”
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| NEW! China - The Gospel is for Everyone | "I saw firsthand that the gospel is for everyone" |
| NEW! East Asia - A Beautiful Picture of Friendship | “You are no longer my foreign friend, you a just my friend.” |
| East Asia - Coming Away Encouraged |
"It was such an incredible relationship of mutual encouragement!" |
| Indonesia - Praying Down Barriers |
"The Lord used this and a number of humbling circumstances to teach me to rely on Him through prayer." |
| Indonesia - With New Eyes |
"Only Jesus Christ can provide light in this darkness." |
| NEW! Japan - A Little Further Down the Field | "Do you remember you gave me a message card? I was so happy and the letter is my treasure. I still don’t have strong confidence but I’ll try to have. Thank you for being my friend, spending time with me, giving me presents.” |
| Japan - I, too, Can Trust in Christ | "His heart is cheerful, his tongue more calm, and his interest in others is genuine and loving." |
| NEW! Japan - More than we could Imagine | "we felt like we had little to offer them" |
| Japan - Sparking Interest in Jesus |
"I finally understood what it means to share the gospel by befriending someone." |
| Malaysia - The Floodgates Break Open |
"To see these friendships blossom is a great delight." |
| NEW! Mongolia: Loving through Actions | "It was amazing to see how the love of Jesus does not need words to be expressed." |
| Philippines - Rich Community Living |
"Difficulties such as small, uncomfortable living conditions pale in comparison to the sensory overload of the culture and its wonderful people." |
| Southeast Asia - Fruit From Tough Soil |
"To my excitement, and against a lot of odds, we were headed back to the same exact village of 'no results'!" |
| Southeast Asia: Sea Tribes - Living Salt and Light |
"It did not take long for us to fall in love with these beautiful people." |
| Southeast Asia: Sea Tribes - Testimonials |
"We live with those to whom we ministered, and our ministry was our lives." |
| Southeast Asia - Utterly Amazed |
"Even when I was seeking to serve, it was so easy to try to accomplish things with my own effort, not relying on God at all." |
| Taiwan - Making My Life Musical |
"Even if it's temporarily, the Taiwanese have made my life into a musical." |
| CARIBBEAN | |
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| NEW! Caribbean - Conversations in Creole |
"Despite my initial disappointment, however, I would soon be blown away by the incredible speed with which God would allow me to learn, understand, and speak Haitian Creole." |
| EURASIA | |
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| Russia - God is Not American |
"God reveals Himself differently to different cultures." |
| EUROPE | |
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| Norway/Latvia - Finding Family |
"God has answered my prayer." |
| Norway/Latvia - Love with Her Arms | "On this night the gospel was a silent and sincere gesture." |
| Poland - He Who Gives Understanding | "How refreshing it felt to have her prayer answered and her understanding expanded!" |
| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Central Asia/Middle East - Overcoming Fear |
"It was amazing to see that God was at work in Ela's heart - I just need to trust Him!" |
| Middle East - Love and Reconciliation |
"He even gave us an unexpected opportunity to share our own stories of faith with some friends who didn't know Jesus!" |
| Middle East - Pictures of Trust |
"…when God says, "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Matthew 28:20), He really means it."
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| LATIN AMERICA | |
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| Argentina - He Truly Cares |
"Running an orphanage has not been easy for them, yet I was amazed by the many stories of how God has provided!" |
| Argentina - Kids 'n' Teens |
"We are challenged and blessed as we spend time with these groups of children and teens and would love to train others who are willing to come alongside us." |
| Argentina - Soccer and Maté |
"I wanted God to use this opportunity to do something incredible with all the women I was around."
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| NORTH AMERICA | |
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| U.S. Headquarters Internship - Braiding Passions Together |
"He wanted to braid my passions together into one act of service." |
| U.S. Headquarters Internship - Holding My Hand |
"Yet, I became broken at the foot of the cross when I saw their little arms outstretched towards me, the universal sign that they want to be held." |