by John on May 09, 2013 | 0 comments
Desperate to return to the Grace Center, Ahil fled without a word—past his captors, past the parents that had sent him into the factory—and hitchhiked more than 100 miles. When he arrived, the people at the Center could barely recognize him. He begged them to let him stay and was immediately rushed in to safety. [...]
by John on May 02, 2013 | 0 comments
“I used to blame God. I used to say, ‘Why did you make me suffer like this? Why did I have to become HIV-positive?” Raka’s bitterness flowed from the latest and most devastating blow in an already hard life. She grew up without a mother, watched over by a father who made no money and [...]
by Danae Moran on Apr 24, 2013 | 0 comments
We love having such great people around the Unseen office, and the Season 4 Interns are no exception! JamieLee, Steph, and Kaia have been blessings and assets to what God is doing around the world and in Fargo/Moorhead, through giving of their time and skill to their internship here. Learn more about these great young [...]
by John on Apr 23, 2013 | 0 comments
Born blind in one of India’s slums, Paota didn’t seem to have much of a future. Her mother, a poor prostitute in a Hindu temple, knew this. So she came to Paota with a proposition. “My mother told me that since I was blind … I would not be able to marry, and so she [...]
by Than on Apr 15, 2013 | 0 comments
As I walk into my house after 17 days in India, it’s oddly comfortable—like I never left. The months of hard work, planning, travel, filming and adventure melt away as I return to the familiar. Yet I’m struck with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for those who haven’t left. I think about the staff and kids [...]
by Than on Apr 12, 2013 | 0 comments
If you’ve traveled outside of America, you’ve seen them and have most likely run into the same tough choice I have: What do you do when street kids and beggars approach? The government says not to hand out money, because these kids are often tied to gangs and forced to beg by their parents. But [...]