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Four young sisters

No Girls Wanted

In India, discrimination against women is a fact, as is the killing of female fetuses and babies. But facts can be cold. The story of these four sisters pictured is not. It’s heartbreaking. But please don’t stop reading. These sisters are also living examples of God’s grace. »»

Francis Chan speaking

Orphan Summit

Orphans around the world have new friends: American churches. This surge of interest is less than a decade old, but momentum seems to keep growing. »»

Boys in a Ukrainian orphanage reading The Story of Jesus

Good News at Chernobyl

Chernobyl, Ukraine made headlines worldwide when nuclear reactors melted down there 26 years ago. Now there’s good news spreading across that region through the Story of Jesus. »»

Face of Rupa, the girl sold into slavery by her mother

Sold by Her Mother

Rupa, the sweet-faced little girl pictured here, was sold into slavery by her mother…for less than 20 American dollars. This is common in India, a country where girls are considered a burden to the family. »»

A crowd of children sit under a big shade tree for Sunday school in Uganda

Learning about Jesus under a Tree

A typical church in rural Africa: eager children, with willing adults to teach them, but little else. This group, meeting under the shade of a big tree, is one of 25,000 congregations of the Church of Uganda. »»

Pakistani boy hugs his copy of The Story of Jesus

A Slave Boy’s Treasure

This child’s face is sober, much too serious for his age. But he knows the booklet he holds so protectively carries his best and, possibly, only hope for the future. »»

Picture of a small, one-room church on stilts in Vietnam

Now Is the Time to Spread Faith in Vietnam

When you visit his church, you will meet a pastor who is missing one leg. Yet he greets everyone with a smile that stretches across his entire face. Years ago he lost a leg during the “American War” (as the Vietnamese refer to what we call the Vietnam War). »»

Copies of the Story of Jesus are individually wrapped in plastic for North Korea

Airlift into North Korea

Resourceful South Korean Christians are spreading the Gospel as they seal copies of the Story of Jesus into individual plastic packages, attach a balloon, then release the bundle into the air heading north. »»

Photo of a nuclear explosion

The End Times: a Bible Study

Life as we know it will end, possibly quite soon. That prediction comes from sources as diverse as atomic scientists, superstitious people and groups, even Christians. »»

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