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Risking It All

// April 21st, 2012 // No Comments » // LL Lifestyle, South Asia, Stories of Sacrifice

“How many of you have been persecuted for your faith?” No one raises a hand. This puzzles me. These evangelists live in a Southeast Asian country where religious groups are required to get permission for reading their Bibles and prayer. So, I rephrase the question. “How many of you have suffered for preaching the Gospel?” [...]

The Gospel through music

// April 19th, 2012 // No Comments » // LL Lifestyle, Projects

By Torie Speicher INDIA — From Music City, USA, musician and songwriter Jeff Bourque made his way to India to share the basics of songwriting for a congregation with Indian believers. The mission: write songs. Through a friend of a friend, Bourque was chosen by Ethan Leyton,* ethnomusicologist, and Mani Dutta,* an Indian pastor, to [...]

In Nellie’s Memory…

// November 22nd, 2011 // No Comments » // Projects

Her name was Kw’nelle (Kwa-nellie). She never knew her biological parents. She was born HIV-positive and was taken in by a local ministry. Medicines that kept the HIV at bay — combined with the love and provisions of her caregivers — were all that kept Nellie alive. Nellie passed away last week. She was 8 [...]

Stories of Sacrifice – Won and Shunned

// October 12th, 2011 // No Comments » // Stories of Sacrifice

Elvin and Sophie Trueb* Recently in Bihar, a young 19 year old woman named Laxmi Devi was told by her in-laws that if she was going to continue to follow Jesus that she would have to leave their home. She then proceeded to boldly tell them that she is convinced that Jesus is the true [...]

Stories of Sacrifice – Challenged by the Water

// October 9th, 2011 // No Comments » // Stories of Sacrifice

Vann and Lindsey Whittingham* Over a three year period, the Lord providentially brought believer after believer into Yanki’s life – each being used to draw her closer and closer to a relationship with Him. A few weeks ago, she followed Jesus as her personal Savior! Yanki, who will be headed to the US for college, [...]

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