By Melissa Wuske The Pain of Converting from Islam Author Nabeel Qureshi grew up as a Muslim in the U.S. with Pakistani immigrant parents. “I was very happy with my faith. I was a Muslim, and I was a proud Muslim. I loved Islam.” A friend shared the gospel with Qureshi when he was in […]
By Melissa Wuske Evangelism Tool Transcends Literacy Evangelists in Sierra Leone and other regions have a new tool: the Proclaimer. This battery operated audio player with speakers comes loaded with audio Bibles, music, sermons, and other Christian materials in the native language of a region. They allow the message to reach large groups, especially people […]
By Melissa Wuske Hobby Helps People Living on the Streets Judy Gardner, a senior citizen in New Bern, North Carolina, recently began a hobby that’s helping the environment and people who live on the streets. Gardner uses plastic grocery store bags to crochet sleeping mats for them. The mats are cheap to make and easy […]
By Melissa Wuske Businesses Helping Homeless The Le Carillon project in Paris’s 11th arrondissement neighborhood aims to connect people who are homeless with businesses offering goods and services. Through the program, willing business owners can place stickers in their windows allowing people in need to see what help they can receive from that business. The […]
By Melissa Wuske Religious Restrictions Around the World Pew Research released its annual study on global religious restrictions, covering 2014. Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of the 198 countries examined had high or very high levels of government control over religion. That number is down from the recent high of 29 percent in 2012. The […]
