Women’s Empowerment & Social Enterprise

Women’s Empowerment & Social Enterprise

We assist local ministries in establishing and carrying out vocational programs, including job training and support for microenterprises. Our women’s empowerment program provides one-time investments to equip extremely poor women and their families with the skills,...
See a Need and Meet it

See a Need and Meet it

“If you can’t help 100 people, then just feed one.” ~ Mother Teresa In January I spent time with two indigenous missionaries in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital of 19 million people and the fastest-growing, most densely populated city in the world....
People, not Populations

People, not Populations

As I pore through six month reports from our South Asian missionaries, A.W. Tozer’s wisdom comes to mind:  “God does not love populations, He loves people. He loves not masses, but men.”  Reading through stories of persecution, miracles,...
On the banks of the Irrawaddy: Lydia’s Story

On the banks of the Irrawaddy: Lydia’s Story

On the banks of the Irrawaddy, a 24-year old woman looks out on the river she’s grown up on.  This is the river she worked on with her parents, carrying goods across the water by boat, after stopping her schooling at age seven with only basic reading and writing...
Going Where Others Won’t Go

Going Where Others Won’t Go

Last month, as I ascended into the Himalayas with our Nepalese ministry leader, I was struck by both the beauty and brutality of our surroundings.  The Nepal-Tibet border region is a land of high peaks and steep slopes, raging rivers and unpredictable weather....