Stories from Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is situated in West Africa and bordered to the north and west by Mali, to the east by Niger, to the southeast by Benin and to the south by Togo, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The southern part of the country, less arid than the north, is wooded savannah, gradually drying out into sand and desert [Read More]
Stories from Congo
Stories from Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire is a French-speaking West African country that borders Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. Except for the prolongation of the Guinea Highlands in the northwest, Côte d’Ivoire is a vast plateau [Read More]
Stories from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Straddling the Equator, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the third largest country in Africa (after Sudan and Algeria). Think of the United States East of the Mississippi, minus Florida and New England. That is roughly the size of the DRC. The mighty [Read More]
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Stories from Ghana
Saving and investing in the future can be a real challenge for people living in rural Africa. Often there are no banks or saving institutions close by where funds can be safely deposited. Added to that, ready cash is often “swallowed up” by requests for financial assistance from friends or family members [Read More]
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Stories from Kenya
Many of us are familiar with Jesus’ parable about the persistent widow and the unjust judge from Luke 18. A Discipling for Development team in urban Kenya has seen this parable lived out. Agnes is a single mother who sells lace curtains door-to-door. For over two years, one of the [Read More]
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Stories from Malawi
This story from Malawi, written by Andy Atkins a Discipling for Development International Mentor from Canada, illustrates the dramatic impact that intercessory prayer can have in a person’s life. During early spring, 2011, a prayer request came to us in North America from Andy and [Read More]
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Stories from Nigeria
John is 44 years old. He was born in Kebi state northern Nigeria. He was one of 10 children, and grew up in an animist family. He was the only member of his family who was sent to school. While attending Secondary School, John became a Christian and devoted his life to following Jesus Christ. [Read More]
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Stories from Rwanda
Marita is a member of the Kirambo Friends Church in southwestern Rwanda. God has done an amazing work of grace in her life. Earlier this year He did equally remarkable things through her testimony. Marita is HIV positive. Her husband left her long ago [Read More]
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Stories from Uganda
One of the primary outreach tools we use in our Discipling for Development ministry is, 14 Points of a Healthy Home. These 14 steps show people in rural Africa they can create a healthy environment for their families from in-hand resources which God has provided. Andy Atkins, one of our International Mentors, is [Read More]
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