Samueline’s Story

When our partner in Madagascar met Samueline, she was carrying an overwhelming burden. As a 54-year-old widow, she was raising her three orphaned granddaughters alone: a six-year-old and one-year-old twins. Their mother tragically died one month after the twins were born, leaving Samueline with little income to care for their needs. 

In Iraq’s refugee camps, widows scarred by unimaginable loss are encountering the healing love of Christ

Your generosity is rebuilding the lives of Venezuelan women and children across the border.

War, poverty, and persecution have displaced millions of orphans and widows. But beyond survival, we are witnessing transformation. Through your generosity, hundreds have given their lives to Christ—many taking the courageous step of baptism as a public declaration of faith, even in hostile environments.

“Leprosy took away my job, my family, and my respect. I was cast aside by society. In the darkness of my pain, I even wanted to end my life.”

Koteswaramma lost everything when she was diagnosed with leprosy. An already devastating medical condition was made so much worse by the cultural stigma attached to it.

“You never know what God is going to do with these children.” 

Donika was raised in an intellectual family that encouraged her curiosity and passion for learning, which was perhaps unusual for girls raised in 1950s Albania. She excelled in school, but it wasn’t until one summer that her dream for her future solidified.

In Nigeria, extreme violence has left countless Christian widows homeless, vulnerable and without hope. World Challenge stepped in, giving women like Buttercup shelter, medical aid, zvocational training and a new identity. Today, she not only survives—she thrives, mentoring other women and showing that with God’s help, tragedy can become triumph. Your donation makes this kind of transformation possible.

In Africa, a grieving young widow’s fight to feed her children mirrors a larger crisis—until faith-driven compassion transforms her despair into hope.

A Ugandan widow shares how God restored her health and hope.

One woman’s tragic loss has been met by the heavenly Father who provides and yet also meets us in our grief.

“Malawi continues to face a severe epidemic,” USAID noted, “There are an estimated 1.1 million Malawians living with HIV and over 771,000 orphaned children, many due to AIDS.” While medical measures have increasingly helped stem the spread of HIV and better the lives of those already living with it, countless families have already been severely impacted by the disease.