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One Day’s Walk

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…

Blinded but Not Blind

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…

Missionary Spotlights – Fall 2021

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…

Saraswati: A Testimony of God’s Grace

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…

Our “Neighbors” in Argentina

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…

The Good “Neighbor”

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.…

Planned Giving with SLM

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…

Freedom Beyond Release

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.…

Transformed by God’s Grace

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 Rapha Project

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…

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