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  • Moving From the U.S. to the Middle East

    Rachel Chimits

    In parts of the world that are racked by war and violence, World Challenge’s partners are offering survivors a listening ear and a message of hope.

    The Swahili word tutapona means “we will be healed.”

    The word would come to have deep significance for Carl and Julie Gaede. They were living in Wisconsin with their two daughters, working as psychotherapists. Life was good and pretty normal, but they began to feel as if they needed to be doing something…else.

  • COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation

    Rachel Chimits

    World Challenge partners are working in the Navajo Nation to see relief from the coronavirus outbreak there, so what is in the future for them?

    The Navajo Nation is home of the largest Native American tribe, covering 27,000 square miles in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah with over 250,000 Navajos living both inside and outside this territory.

  • Loving Neighbors in Liberia During COVID-19

    Rachel Chimits

    As the pandemic lingers, the church in Africa is looking for ways to support the vulnerable in their communities and weather this social and economic storm.

    Like many countries in Africa, Liberia did not begin to experience the coronavirus pandemic until later than Asia and the West. The first cases cropped up in the beginning of April, and for a while, it looked like the lockdown was effectively flattening their curve.

  • Helping a Whole Community Grow

    Rachel Chimits

    God’s presence is transforming one woman’s life as she grows as part of the church and in her earnest desire to have every part of her life reflect biblical truth.

    My name is Vedhika*. Greet everyone in the name of Lord Jesus and thank them wholeheartedly. God has done a wonderful work in my life.

  • From Lost Boy to Man of God

    Rachel Chimits

    God redeemed one boy from his path of revenge and the shadow of prison to set him on the path to becoming a community leader.

    Hilary was born in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, the eldest of five children. Their mother brewed alcohol to make money to support their little family. Technically, making alcohol this way was illegal, but it was good money, and she had to support five kids alone.

  • Recovering From COVID-19

    Pacifique Nzoyisenga

    As the coronavirus spreads through Africa, one of our partners shares his battle with it and his heart for his country’s people.

    Early in 2020, the world health organizations announced a pandemic and killing virus named COVID-19. By March, every nation around the globe was counting patients and deaths due to that plague.

  • The Holy Ghost in Cambodia

    Rachel Chimits

    One man found the key to escaping his culture’s long-held fear of evil spirits and sorcery in a simple search for new work.

    Cambodia, like many of its Southeast Asian neighbors, is a hotbed of spiritual beliefs.

    The country is at a central point of the peninsula and home to Cham, Chinese, Vietnamese and French philosophical counterpoints where sacred traditions and animism have blended into a chimera of religion.