Abandoned wife grateful for a wheelchair

Abandoned wife grateful for a wheelchair

Twenty-three-year-old Aleena* in the Middle East suffered a stroke-like episode several months ago, leaving her unable to walk or speak well. Her husband, seeing she could no longer take care of their two young sons, left her and married another woman. Abandoned and...
Life in Africa with blindness

Life in Africa with blindness

Youngor Zayzay’s life in Africa has been anything but easy. Youngor Zayzay’s mother died soon after she was born in Liberia, West Africa. She was raised by her grandmother. Youngor met her father for the first time when he came to grieve her grandmother’s death....
O little town of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem

It is December, so the center of Bethlehem—Manger Square—is echoing with Christmas carols and crowded with tourists and local families. It is a time of celebration, even if the winter rains have started. Bethlehem, the City of David, is filled with Bible history....
“Why should I be discouraged?”

“Why should I be discouraged?”

Martha Espinoza fell off a moving train when she was seven years old. As this Nicaraguan girl lay helplessly on the tracks, the train ran over her, dismembering all four of her limbs. After our staff delivered a new wheelchair to forty-two-year-old Martha, she shared,...