The Community Police Forum (CPF) and police are meeting with the principal of the local school to discuss some issues regarding transport of the schoolchildren, but soon the meeting changed to a familiar tone I have heard so many times. “What are there for these children to do? They are idle! There are no activities to keep them busy! Nobody is making any extra effort to help these children! If I were in their shoes, I would also do the wrong things that they are doing!”
How We Made a Pivotal Difference…for less than $20.
It was still morning, but the Bangalore sun’s intense rays were already zapping the life out of everything in its path. The humid air weighed a thousand pounds. Taru has suffered from debilitating headaches all her life. The issue seemed temperature-related. Nonetheless…
Just in Time
After three long days of labor, Laizah was experiencing complications and still had not given birth. The doctor ordered a C-section procedure. “If you don’t have money, they usually use student doctors or nurses to do the operation,” her husband, Cozmore, explains.
Dear Team: Dream Big, Ask Boldly
This might be a small thing, but it tickled me. I should have known better when ITMI’s Charl van Wyk asked me how many thumb drives we had. Charl doesn’t look at things like most people. He…
What Happened When a Man from the Mosque Next Door Visited Kawede’s Church
One Sunday late in November 2016, a tall, thin man ducked through the doorway of the gathering of Bible Mission Church. It was his first time there. It was also his first time in a church, ever.
Why Did Steve and Adi go to Ukraine?
Last May we shared a story and some photos about Steve and Adi’s travels in Ukraine. You may have been wondering, “Ukraine? Where did that come from?” Here’s how it happened.
7 Benefits You Helped Provide for Young Village Boys in Zimbabwe (Video)
ITMI partner, Charl van Wyk, his friend and ministry partner, Cozmore, and the other believers ministering in Stone Hill, an impoverished squatters’ camp outside Cape Town, South Africa, arranged for 20 young boys from the settlement to go to a camp last summer. Their response to the camp was…
A Story from Steve in the Remote Hills of Ukraine
Greetings from somewhere in the remote hills of Ukraine. Our Romanian partner, Adi Ban and two of his three sons and I drove 6 hours north through eastern Hungary and into the Ukraine today. We’re here to…
Dear Team: Exciting News from Poland, My Trip to Asia and 2 Odd Benefits of Jet-lag
It’s 3:30am again here at home. This is a time that I have come to know very well the last 11 days.There are some really great benefits from being wide awake at 3:30am.
4 Things I Learned from ITMI Partners
On a recent trip to Southern Africa with Director Steve Evers and ITMI board member Jon Dekkers, I learned some very important things about missionaries, things which will help me appreciate them forevermore.