Celebrating True Wellness
The village of Kouorou, Benin suffered from a lack of water, depending on their only water source – the swamp. The contaminated water from the swamp caused frequent sickness, meaning villagers would spend a lot of time and money in hospitals. “We would share the same water as the animals,” Marie, a village resident of 10 […]
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Transformation in Windjinnawa
Before receiving a deep-capped well, the villagers of Windjinnawa, Benin knew that the only water available to them was unsafe and could cause them to contract deadly diseases. Still, they drank the dirty water because they had no other option. “We used to get our water from the swamp,” Village Chief Jacques told the Water for […]
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Paraguay
“I never knew that I could make an impact in other people’s lives with the things that God has taught me and prepared me for,” Osmond, from Richmond, B.C., stated after his return from a GAiN LIFE Team trip to Paraguay in July 2017. “I knew in what areas we were going to serve but I didn’t […]
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Explaining My Joy
By Shital I am Shital, a daughter of Mukti Mission. I arrived at Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission in May 2001, at the age of five, along with my two older sisters. After our father’s death, our mother was not able to look after us or provide for our needs. So she decided to take the […]
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Family On a Mission
When May’s first daughter Rachel was born 11 years ago, May knew that she wanted to take her family on a mission trip. “With our children growing up in a society where they have everything at hand, I wanted them to know that God loves all people, not just those around them that they are […]
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Listening in Lebanon
Nardeen, a medical interpreter in Illinois, gets the opportunity to work with refugees from the Middle East but because her interactions with them are restricted to just interpreting, she has no time or place to give any personal advice or words of encouragement while on the job. The desire to work more closely with refugees […]
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Building a Better Future
Close your eyes and journey with me as we travel down a dusty, red dirt road in rural South America – a road unmarked and impossible to find to the untrained eye. After half an hour of twisting, turning and bumping along, the road becomes impassible by car and the journey must be continued by […]
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Sharing Hope in Paraguay
On their first day in Asuncion, Paraguay, during a nice stroll along the Paraguay River, the LIFE Team was exposed to the stark reality of inequality. High-rises towering over the floodplain slums revealed the intense economic disparity of the city. When heavy rain pours and the river rises, squatter homes – made of cardboard, metal […]
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The Edge of Hope
In 2017, the Syrian Civil War entered its seventh year. Bombs hit our local partner in Syria. Although there was some damage to the building, nobody was injured. “Last Friday, two bombs exploded in front of the building. I was near the window and shrapnel went through the two windows,” recalled the partner. “The windows and aluminum […]
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Not Forgotten
“People at Mukti are being the hands and feet of Jesus,” one India LIFE Team participant observed of the staff and volunteers. “It was great to work as part of a team to do God’s work. We shared the challenges and tasks, which made the project a success.” “Canadian team!” The senior women at Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission […]
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