World Challenge Stories

God met one young woman in the Middle East on her path running away from her family and home into a sea of economic and social unrest.

Amal was born in a devout Shiite family, one of 10 children. She was raised to rigorously follow her Muslim faith, and her childhood and teen years as a cherished daughter were both happy and uneventful.

The fall of church leaders and people hurt in the fallout has made headline news in recent years, but now more than ever we must ask the question: how do we wisely evaluate spiritual communities?

World Challenge teams are reaching out to those who have crossed the borders of Thailand out of desperation and found themselves caught in even worse straits as a result.

“Escape from the tiger only to meet the crocodile.” —Thai proverb

World Challenge’s partners in Ukraine are reaching out to offer prayer, comfort and care to widows and those in need of God’s unconditional love.

Few will argue that 2020 was a difficult year. 

After the initial waves of COVID-19, general buzz on the internet was that the pandemic was hitting people harder than we’d realized it might, even if they never caught the virus. Now studies are substantiating our sense of the impact.

Christ reached one young man through a violent interrogation at the hands of those who claimed to follow the same god as him.

One of the highlights on any development trip abroad is the chance to meet the people we’re helping and working alongside. This most recent time in Turkey, I was able to visit several refugees’ homes and hear stories of how they escaped Syria and came to faith in Christ.

Many of World Challenge’s partners around the world face immense opposition for their beliefs, and yet they boldly continue to love their communities.

The Middle East is filled with refugees right now who are seeking safety, and the church is providing places for those who have lost their homes to heal and rest.

Like ministries all over the world, World Challenge’s partners in Israel were very much affected by the pandemic. One team who works with refugees in Northern Israel had over 30 women and children in their shelter on lockdown, and it was very challenging to minister to their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.