Oct 16, 2025 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
The hot African sun beats down on the rusty metal roof of a nondescript mud-walled shed. Behind the large green wooden doors of the shed is Mariam’s little grocery store. This is a far cry from the Walmart supermarkets found scattered across North America, but it is a...
Oct 7, 2025 | World Hunger Fund
In most of our updates, we speak on behalf of those in need. In this mailing, we would like to share a touching writing from a pastor in Cuba in which he describes the desperate poverty he encounters in his own home and in his church. Minimal edits have been made for...
Oct 3, 2025 | Water Systems for Yemen
Ever since his father died three years ago, 10-year-old Akmal* needed to make a long trek to a well with his donkey. The road to the well is treacherous with steep ravines etched into the sides of the mountains where he and his family live. If Akmal didn’t haul water,...
Sep 29, 2025 | Support-A-Widow
Being a widow in South Asia is not easy. Mira* found herself in a desperate situation after her husband died of malaria. Her three children were grown and married, and she was alone to navigate the many challenges. When a husband dies in South Asia, the widow’s life...
Sep 18, 2025 | World Hunger Fund
In 2020, conflict broke out within Ethiopia. The federal government and armed militias in the Tigray region are at odds. As people flee the conflict, they settle into camps in safer areas of Ethiopia. Many of these camps don’t have adequate food, shelter, or water for...
Sep 4, 2025 | Worldwide Refugee Crisis
Imagine a war breaking out near your home, and you had to flee. Where would you go? Perhaps to church friends in a neighboring county or relatives in another state? What would you take with you? Do you take as much food as possible, or do you take extra clothes,...
