NO OTHER GODS It was Tuesday, the second week in September. Every member of the Akuble Clan in the poor fishing village of Prampram, Ghana, gathered to observe the family ritual established by their great-great-grandfather more than 100 yea [...]
George Zarris lived in the Fort Apache—at least that is what his mother called the one-room, third-floor apartment that he shared with his parents and a younger brother Gary. It definitely was spartan and almost empty except for a bed, a ta [...]
Dozens of believers and refugees have packed the pews of the Revival Baptist Church in Vyzhnytsia, Ukraine (pictured above), since the Russia-Ukraine war began. The destructive forces of missiles and bombs have not yet reached this mountain [...]
“Grandma, I don’t want to go to Hell! Is there another way?” Michael’s six-year-old voice quavered as he contemplated the burning fires of the bottomless pit. “Yes,” Grandma responded. “You must practice Islam. I will teach you a prayer, wh [...]
Have you ever had a dream—something that burned deep within, something that you wanted more than anything? Fifteen men in Liberia have had such a dream. Each one planned and schemed to reach that dream, but with no job and no money, it seem [...]
“Your mother had four abortions—she should have had five!” Those stinging words from Kathleen’s uncle pierced her wounded soul. Born prematurely after her drunk mother fell off a barstool, Kathleen never lived one day without pain. Her heal [...]
I ONCE WAS BLIND Ali was a zealous Muslim, and like his father, who is the spiritual leader (Imam) of his own mosque, Ali was a staunch Muslim. Despite his blindness, Ali pursued his Islamic studies with a determination that made his parent [...]
What do a puppet and a radio have in common? Seemingly nothing, but in the mind of Paul Collins, the two were inexplicably linked. The year was 1959. Five-year-old Paul, along with eight million other American children, was captivated by a [...]
HONDURAS (Choluteca), Central America Just a Ten-Year-Old Boy What can a ten-year-old boy do? Not much, right? Wrong! Ask Fabio Betancourth. It all started with a cheap guitar—a gift from a Christian lady (and lover of music) to a ten-year- [...]
(The following testimony was received by Iran Alive, a Persian satellite television channel on which CRI preacher, Michael Germi, broadcasts. The author is a 23-year-old young lady.) I was raised in a very religious Muslim family. We did no [...]
