More than 50 million people in India suffer from a mental illness. In 2011, India recorded the highest rate of major depression in the world at 36 per cent. According to doctors, roughly 10 per cent of India’s population suffers from depression – MGMH Women with mental illness are treated as less than human.… Read More Mental Health Crisis in India
This is the latest Persecution and Prayer alert from The Voice of the Martyrs Canada. Sadly, a grandmother and two of her grandchildren were among those who lost their lives. Please read this story and then visit the Prayer Wall and pray for her surviving granddaughter and the other survivors who have lost their loved… Read More Christians Martyred in Nigeria
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need – Hebrews 4:16 The power of prayer is remarkable. We have a God whom we can go to and ask for grace, mercy and help for others or ourselves and He… Read More Power of the Meek
Help Missionaries go farther, faster with bicycles. Help them to reach more people in one day for Jesus. As much as I like walking, I don’t relish the thought of walking everywhere–not even for one day. I have access to buses, trains, streetcars and taxis. It’s not a problem for me to go to several places in… Read More Two Wheels Are Faster
Literacy brings an incredible freedom to women in South Asia; helping them to take care of their families, not be cheated at the marketplace, and be able to read the Bible for themselves – Gospel for Asia As an avid reader, I can’t imagine not being able to read. It is one of my favorite… Read More Literacy Saved Her Paycheck
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice – Psalm 55:17 Nothing is more powerful than prayer. Sister Mary knows that and that is why she is such a prayer warrior. After meeting Jesus more than 10 years ago, Sister Mary has shared His love… Read More When Sister Mary Prays
Naomi was a Christian. She grew up praying to Jesus as a Friend and reading the Bible so that she could get to know Him better. So great was her love for God that it was natural to believe that when she had children, she would pass on her faith to them. However, things didn’t turn… Read More A Mother’s Hidden Legacy
There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children – Kailash Satyarthi, founder of GoodWeave Imagine what it would be like if your son or daughter was forced into child labor. On the Voices of America (VOA) site I saw a photo of five year old Pakisthani girl named Naginah Sadiq. She… Read More Kalavati’s Story
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble – Psalm 46:1 Imagine what it would be like to have your home and livelihood destroyed by a natural disaster. This is what happened to the people in the Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh when their homes were destroyed by Cyclone… Read More Compassion in time of Devastation
Over 50,000 baby girls are aborted every month in South Asia – just because they were girls – Gospel for Asia According to writer and gender-activist Rita Banerji, “Females are being killed in India at every stage of life, before and after birth, only because they are female” It has been said that the three deadliest… Read More Gender-Selective Infanticide
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