Survival is No Longer the Goal
“I struggled to live. I had no money in my wallet.” Lucia, a resident of Mariano Roque Alonso, is a mother of two, Eladio, 7, and Mia, 6. Her husband lives with her and the kids, but she still carries the burden to provide for her family. Before she heard about Diaconia, Lucia worked as […]
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The Ability to Dream
Maria Carmen, 37, is the mother of three children (a 12-year-old girl, nine-year-old boy and one-year-old boy). Every day she leaves the home before 4 am to collect and recycle trash, leaving her kids with her mother. When she gets back to the house at around noon, she spends the afternoon cooking food, such as […]
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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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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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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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Maria’s Story
Maria lives in one of the poorer communities of Asuncion, Paraguay. When our partner, Diaconia, arrived at her house, she warmly invited them in and started to share about her work. “I heard about Diaconia in a time where I was desperately looking to grow my decorating business. When I started with Diaconia a year […]
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No Longer on the Streets
Meet Marta, a single mom to one son. A year ago, she was struggling to make ends meet. Selling food on the streets was her only way to make a living. But this all changed. This month marks one year that she has been with Diaconia, our local partner in Paraguay. “A year ago I […]
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