There are a billion stories to tell of lives in need. There are many stories of changed lives. These are just a few.
- BGR offers health care for people in Pakistan
A particular village in Pakistan is an attractive place surrounded by mountains. The literacy ratio is very low and unemployment is high. Most of the communities performing labor for daily wages have to struggle for their survival. There is limited lan...
- Although illegal, temple prostitution is still alive in parts of India, Christian worker says
By Kate Taylor KARNATAKA, India — Imagine living in a society in which you are judged by your station in life, determined by your birth, rather than by your individual worth or accomplishments. As a member of the lowest rung of society, you can ba...
- Caring for a beggar man opens doors to share the Gospel
By Janae Herd MUMBAI, India — It is not uncommon to see beggars at train stations in Mumbai. Often, they are individuals who are physically impaired. They will lay in the middle of the platform and rattle a tin can in which those passing by can dr...
- Jailed Pakistani mother's plight buffeted by money, media strife
Baptist Press, Jan 10, 2012: http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=36926 By John Evans LAHORE, Pakistan (BP) -- As a Christian mother of five sits on death row in Pakistan accused of insulting Islam's prophet Muhammad, new controversies are brewing...
- FIRST PERSON: The whisper of God
By Gene Yaussy BANGLADESH — She sits next to me with virtually all her earthly possessions on her frail body. Her weak voice tells of a husband’s death, a son’s desertion, and a daughter’s distance. She has come to speak with the people who ...
- Fearfully and wonderfully made: Muslims in Bangladesh find value in God
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- Beggars in Bangladesh find food, Christ
[caption id="attachment_5524" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The center staff members visit the girls' mothers regularly to ask about the families' needs and pray with their mothers."][/caption] Baptist Press, Oct 12, 2011: http://w...
- Bangladesh: At a glance
Bangladesh is a country located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except Myanmar in the far southeast and the Bay of Bengal in the south. Bangladesh was earlier a part of India, but later became a part of Pakistan. In 1971 the country...
- This is Bangladesh: A poem
By Madison Strauder Beautiful people with brown eyes and raven hair Women adorned in a kaleidoscope of colors Bangles and nose rings display their marriage, their heritage, their style Little children’s stares and giggles as you look their way ...
- FIRST PERSON: Shadow of a legend
[caption id="attachment_5985" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="Tom Thurman, who was an IMB representative in Bangladesh for 35 years, sits on the porch in the early hours of the morning with his Bible in hand. Everyday, he and his wife Gloria wel...