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Robbed and Deceived, One Pastor Found Healing in God’s Word
When two homeless men stumbled into his church in Mali—a large desert country in West Africa—Pastor Sylvain immediately came to their aid. He listened as they spoke of their recent escape from Liberia, where violence and unrest had driven them from the country. He listened as they shared a plan for finding long-term work in Mali. And he listened as…
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Healing Hearts in the Southwest
Laura Burgueño’s first encounter with American Bible Society’s trauma healing program was in a magazine advertisement.At the time, Laura found herself in the midst of a very difficult season of church ministry with her husband, Eliu—a pastor and international church leader. She was wrestling with whether or not she could handle any more full-time ministry.The magazine ad changed all that.…
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The Bible Heals Broken Lives in Phoenix
In mid-September, Christian leaders convened in Arizona to launch the first Bible-based trauma healing program in Phoenix. While American Bible Society’s international trauma healing program started in Central Africa in 2010, the program has now been contextualized to address spiritual pain and abuse in American cities.As Trauma Healing Program Associate Vanessa O’Brien explains, “We started in an African context where…
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Healing Flows from Jordan
When Ameer* crawled into the cool linens of his bed, he was in Jordan. Rosy whiffs of geraniums wafted through the white stone windows of the Christian retreat center where he slept. Peace permeated the air.But as Ameer drifted off to sleep, his mind raced home to Syria. The anxiety of walking wartorn streets made his stomach clench as he…
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How an African Soldier Forgave the Man Who Threw Him in Jail
For years, Ndale* had faithfully served as a military colonel in Burundi, a small country in Africa’s Great Lakes Region. But when he took a leave of absence to spend time with his family, his life changed forever.During Ndale’s absence, a group of Burundian extremists assassinated the country’s first democratically-elected president and overthrew the Burundian government. A 12-year Civil War…
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In the Aftermath of Abuse, One Woman Found Peace in God’s Word
Without warning, years of painful memories flooded Avery’s* mind. For decades, she had suppressed the shame of sexual abuse, inflicted by a close relative. She had concealed the grief of losing her mother to cancer—and the stress of caring for her elderly father. And she had buried the pain of verbal and physical abuse, imposed by her ex-husband. “I tried…
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