Stories

When life quieted down after years involved in sharing Christ's love in Eastern Europe, Risto and Terttu found themselves asking God what was next. The answer came in the form of a big bus.
Ivy, in the striped shirt on the left, does a Bible study at Lake Tanganyika. Photo by Doseong Park.
“I find it interesting: the different (cultures) and how we can all work together,” Ivy said. “We can live together and show that God is real. [He’s] not just in one culture, nor does God do things [one particular] way.”
“As we visit homes in the village and meet with children with cerebral palsy and their parents, the memory of this boy in pain gives me energy and impetus to keep going, to keep teaching and showing and training as much as I am able, so that other kids can have a chance to be well cared for and helped,” says Beth.

Our experience with this boy encourages us to keep smiling, to keep telling people that besides what the culture tells them – they are loved by God, not cursed, and their love is seen by their children.”