ITMI’s first 2015 edition of In Touch Mission International Monthly tells the harrowing story of crisis and salvation – both spiritual and physical – of a key figure in the South Sudan conflict. In his words: “The three soldiers that were with me overrun [run past] me. I was tired, I gave up my life[,] […]
11/14 – Three Unexpected Things God Used to Provide
Have you ever been down to your last dollar? Ever wondered how you were going to pay your bills or buy food to eat or gasoline so you could get to work? Millions of people the world over know this feeling … Three Unexpected Things God Used to Provide
What’s So Special About Libeko?
ITMI partners, Timothy Keller and Gerhard le Roux, traveled with Director, Steve Evers, and John Jere to remote Lukulu, Zambia earlier this fall. These are their reflections:
Shattered
Not long ago, Slawek’s alcohol-induced tantrums estranged him from his family. He was unable to hold a steady job in the shifting construction market. His entire life’s work, everything he’s been working so hard to build, turned into a million tiny, almost un-reconstructable pieces.
08/14 – How Friends Became Enemies
You pull into work on Monday. You do a double-take. Shaking your head and rubbing your eyes, you stare. Am I going crazy? Is this a dream? Your place of work is gone. Panicked, you log in to your bank’s website to check your financial situation. How long can my family stay afloat? Instead of […]
07/14 – Saved from Mob Justice
Pastor Fidele heard from one of his church members what the community was about to do. Pastor Fidele quickly rushed to the scene and found Mr. Buyongwe surrounded by a very angry mob, yelling and shouting that he should be burned. Mr. Buyongwe was sobbing bitterly and pleading for his life to be spared by […]
Stabbed to Death Over a Cigarette
Cunan was stabbed to death. Why? Over a cigarette. A cigarette. Cunan’s life was worth less than the cost of one cigarette to someone. That someone was likely…
Saved from Mob Justice
There is a popular song in East Africa that teaches the community that a witchdoctor and a liar deserve to be set on fire. This happened to Mr. Buyongwe (Buy-yong-wee) John, an 80-year-old man who was a well-known witchdoctor, who lived in the Cankozo District in the Republic of Burundi. The people of Cankozo were fed up with the witchcraft practices of Mr. Buyongwe. This led to poverty because many people paid all their money to him to solve their problems. One day the community decided to (punish) his witchcraft lies by setting him on fire.
06/14 – 3 Ways Bread of Life Ivory Coast is Doing A Lot With What Little They Have
She darted toward the path of an oncoming vehicle. Acting quickly, Bread of Life’s Benoit Ouatara picked her up, preventing the deadly accident. “You can have her.” He looked around. An older woman, who appeared to be the girl’s grandmother was watching the whole scene from nearby. “If you want her you can have her,” […]
More Powerful Than Dark Spirits
When ITMI’s Muhindo Kawede was a boy, his mother told him to behave or else the ghosts of his ancestors would get him. Instead of using “monster spray” to calm children’s fears of imaginary goblins hiding under the bed, as in America, Kawede’s mother told him and his siblings their ancestors would eat them. And she meant every word.
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