Starving for Hope
How Meals Open the Door to Eternal Hope By Amanda DeWitt Across the Horn of Africa, famine looms — again. Just scan news headlines, and you will see that hunger haunts the region, hunting down entire communities throughout the Horn of Africa every few years. In one country in the area, more than 5 million […]
Hope in the War Zone
How Simple Items Show God’s Kindness By Amanda DeWitt Hope. When living in a war-torn country, hope can be hard to come by — especially if one lives in a place experiencing what the United Nations recently called, “the worst humanitarian crisis of the century.” Here violent conflict rages. Three million refugees have fled. Over […]
The Kindness of God
How Kindness Leads People to Living Water By Amanda DeWitt Mubita could hardly believe his eyes. The broken down well in his Zambian village finally worked. He had started to lose hope. People came to his village before, promising to repair the well. But the work was never done. When an Unto® local partner made a […]
Travel Internationally Carrying Only a Backpack
Tips for Packing Light for a 10-Day Trip to Anywhere By Amanda DeWitt Are you a light packer? Or do you stuff way too many items into your suitcase only to realize you did not need half the things you packed? Have you checked a bag only to find that you arrived at your destination […]
I Once Was Blind
How the Kindness of Jesus Helps People See Clearly By Amanda DeWitt Gladys just wanted to be able to read her Bible. Over time her eyes had deteriorated to the point that she struggled to make out any of the blurry words. Recently Unto® team members were able to spend three days in Gladys’ village of […]
You Are Enough
The Kindness of Jesus Gives Hope and Help to Women Worldwide By Amanda DeWitt “I have no choice but to be enough.” Her words were strong and resolute. Like so many women around the world, Ruba feels the weight of being “enough.” Women are the bedrock of society in developing countries. They raise children, teach them […]
21 Seconds Can Change a Life
How Water Transforms Communities and Lives By Amanda DeWitt A child dies from a water-related illness every 21 seconds. A startling statistic, yet these are someone’s children. Someone’s grandchildren. Every day moms and dads in places like Africa face a terrible dilemma — giving their children drinking water that is contaminated. They have no choice. […]
When New Life Sprouts
How a Community Garden Feeds Hungry Families and Hearts By Amanda DeWitt The earth is dry and cracked. When our local team members arrived in the Mutare district of Zimbabwe, they immediately noticed how parched the city was — both physically and spiritually. As with so many countries around the world, drought, failed crops, and […]
Hope in the Darkness
How the Kindness of Jesus Shines Light in Dark Places By Amanda DeWitt The place seems dark even at midday. Sorrow hangs heavy in the air. Hope feels hidden, almost gone. A recent report from the BBC details horrifying conditions at one camp for refugees from the Middle East: “Children as young as 10 are […]
Serving Our Neighbors
Having an Active Faith By Amanda DeWitt After both parents died, Marco came to live at a children’s home supported by our national field partner in southern Africa. When he first arrived at the home, Marco was very malnourished. But after time, love, and lots of nourishing meals, Marco recovered. Today he is a strong […]
