Water Is Life
How Your Partnership Shares Living Water By Al Goff Grace Pule has seen firsthand the devastation that unsafe water brings. As a minister at Prince of Peace Church in a small village in Zambia, she struggled with her community through the deadly cholera outbreak that struck one year ago. In need of water, which was […]
God With Us
Experiencing and Living Out the Kindness of Jesus By Amanda DeWitt “The kindness you have shown me today I have not known for years. It is as if God Himself has visited me.” Helena, a 96-year-old woman from Rwanda, shared these words with our team members. She survived the genocide in the 90s by living […]
She Desires a Better Country
Hope and Sacrifice in One of the World’s Toughest Places By Stephen Hunt A’isha* lives with her teenage daughter in a tent at the edge of a refugee camp in the Middle East. She is Syrian, a war widow who lost her husband to the violence still ravaging her country. The walls and ceiling of her […]
Plant Seeds of Generosity with Kids
Fun Activities That Create Teachable Moments By Lara Strain “Give the toy back. Share with your friend.” You know the scenario if you are a parent, babysitter, teacher of young children, or even a bystander at a friend’s house — a child gets upset when another child plays with his toy. Most likely your response […]
Together for the Hungry
By Stephen Hunt Harsh desert conditions and prolonged civil war resulted in severe hunger in the African country where Jani* and Sarah* live. Sarah lost her parents in the war and has no relatives to care for her. As an orphan she is especially vulnerable to hunger and its effects. Jani took her in, but […]
But Now They See
A Surprising Path to New Hope for Billions of People By Stephen Hunt Nine years old and covered in bruises, Aimar* walked into a vision clinic in the Middle East hosted by Unto® and local field team members. A local doctor was in the room too. Though the purpose of the clinic was to test […]
God’s Work After Hurricane Maria
Looking Back and Preparing for What May Come By Stephen Hunt Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. The force of the storm tore down countless trees, and many others were stripped of leaves and branches so that parts of the island usually lush and green were left barren. Homes, schools, and businesses […]
The Ones Who Came Back
Water Wells Proved What People Found Hard to Believe By Stephen Hunt In rural Tanzania near the village of Old Maswa, a group of children sat around a hand-dug hole. The children, some as young as toddlers, dipped a bowl into the puddle of water that seeped into the hole and poured the cloudy brown […]
An Open Letter to Refugees
To the people who have been forced to flee their homes: Today, as many around the world observe World Refugee Day, you are on my mind. In the midst of the uncertainty you are experiencing as a refugee, I am praying for you. One day your life turned upside down. Now you find yourself on […]
Accessing the End of the Earth
Access, Credibility, and Ministry Effectiveness By Stephen Hunt Some Africans refer to this place as “the end of the earth.” Chad, the largest land-locked country in Africa, is as dry as that distinction suggests. If you travel around the country, you will find some of the most desolate and remote places imaginable. You’ll breathe more […]
