By Kimberly Thigpen The village sits at the top of a mountain, remote from the world, a day’s walk—up—from a town. As missionary W. D., who has served with Source of Light for 40 years, puts it, “For people like me it will take more time as we are not used to walking up so […]
Letter from the Editor – Ron Barnes A number of years ago I arrived at my destination in Asia and sat at the airport waiting for my ride. Quite often I am not exactly sure who I am meeting, but usually someone is holding a sign if we haven’t met. I walked around trying to […]
By Kimberly Thigpen BEN DOOMY Once upon a time (2017) at Piedmont International University, Ben Doomy and Sophie Barnes became good friends. Sophie returned to Georgia after college, where she worked with church youth. Ben served as a youth pastor in North Carolina. The two dated long distance until they married on April 11, 2021. […]
By S.S. in India Saraswati Mizar lives in Nepal in Sindhupalchowk, Melamchi. She is 38 years old. She was involved in idol worship, going to temples and bringing garland made out of flowers for the idols, fasting, going on pilgrimages and involved in witchcraft. She was very religious and used to worship idols daily. Her […]
By Ron Barnes While many people her age are looking to retire, Graciela Guerrero has asked God to make her continually useful. She came to SLM a couple of years ago from another mission agency upon the recommendation of her home church, First Baptist Church of Atlanta. God has given Graciela the gift of evangelizing […]
By Gwenda L. Trapp Sika Yawo was raised in the village of Sika-Kondji, near the Togo/Benin border. Sika was not a Christian when he left home. He had placed all his confidence in his father an employee of the state and a traveling journalist. Christians had preached to him, but he ignored them. In August […]
Americans are among the most generous people in the world. Charitable giving topped $400 billion last year. About 80% came from individuals like you, and much of that annual giving occurs at the end of the year. At Source of Light we strive to impact the maximum number of lives as effectively and efficiently as […]
By Kimberly Rae Thigpen “Since the 1980s, incarceration rates have risen substantially in most countries, tripling in the United States and nearly doubling in many European countries.” Prisons are a vast and diverse mission field. Those who live in these contained sub-cultures come from different backgrounds, different levels of education, and a multitude of differing […]
By Ron Barnes I am Rolando Huidobro Chagray, a Peruvian from the city of Huacho, north of Lima. I started using drugs when I was 11 years old, because I lived in a neighborhood where most people were drug users. This area was known as “the little ravine of Huacho,” because it is close to […]
SLM’s Response to the COVID Crisis in India By Ron Barnes But a certain Samaritan… when he saw him, he had compassion on him… bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine… and took care of him (Luke 10:33–34 kjv). As the crisis in India began to unfold last April, I cried out to […]
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