STORY LIBRARY
One of the gifts God has given us is the many stories of God at work in churches, lives, and communities around the world. They destroy the boxes we tend to put God in and lead us to our knees in worship. We invite you to read, watch, listen, and explore the story library.
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Stories of God’s power displayed in the Church
This is a collection of stories from the TCT program. These stories were originally included in our printed story book, and we’ve made them available in a digital format here.
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Churches Are Practicing Biblical Stewardship in DRC
We recently checked in with some of our TCT partner churches in DRC and heard many encouraging stories about how God is using them in their communities. Many stories included their efforts to steward natural resources. These churches learned from Module 2 training that God created and cares about all [...]
STORY LIBRARY
Love’s Domino Effect
Love’s Domino Effect There's nothing more satisfying than setting up a line of dominos, and (if toddlers or pets or a misplaced elbow don't ruin it) watching them fall down tile by tile. The slow [...]
Becoming ‘Those who See’
Becoming ‘Those who See’ “I choose to become the ‘I see you’ in a world full of ‘you’re not enough’”. –Patricia Seymour As visionaries, it’s common to focus on the gap between where we are [...]
Sometimes It Starts With a Toilet
In a small community in the Philippines, a local church was committed to seeing more people come through its doors. They devoted their energy and resources to this goal. But after completing the first module [...]
A Church Passes on Skills to the Vulnerable
Many Christians around the world love God with all their hearts, but believe that due to their poverty, they are unable to follow God’s call to love their neighbors. They see desperation around them, yet [...]
Harvesting a Field Softens a Man’s Heart
Vinod was a rich and influential man who belonged to the high caste in India. Vinod considered Christians untouchable and of a lower caste. The Christians were afraid of him because he often used his [...]
Biblical Literacy leads to Community Literacy
More than one in five adults in the Democratic Republic of Congo cannot read. In the remote villages where Reconciled World focuses its work, these rates can be even higher. This has a huge impact [...]
A New Home for a Sick Man
There was a kind hearted pastor in Nepal who felt compassion for the suffering of those around him. But he believed his role as a pastor was only to care for those in his church. [...]
Empowered Women Find a New Path
In the village of Muluma Musulu, in the DR Congo, poverty and wrong beliefs about gender have had devastating consequences. Like in many other places, people believe that women belong at home, so women and [...]
Showing Love to Muslim Neighbors
Churches in Bangladesh face significant challenges from both poverty and tension with the majority Muslim population. Although most believers know that God’s word says to “love your neighbor as yourself,” they think this commandment is [...]
A Lie that Keeps us Waiting
Florence, a Master Trainer in Uganda recently shared this: “I was transferred to serve in a church in another area. The area was very bushy. Seeing myself as a resource from the TCT training we [...]
A Small Garden Leads to Big Growth
A Small Garden Leads to Big Growth A Flourishing Garden Arnold's church began doing small Acts of Love as they studied TCT. When the village headman saw their good work, he donated a plot of [...]
Love’s Domino Effect
Love’s Domino Effect There's nothing more satisfying than setting up a line of dominos, and (if toddlers or pets or a misplaced elbow don't ruin it) watching them fall down tile by tile. The slow [...]
Becoming ‘Those who See’
Becoming ‘Those who See’ “I choose to become the ‘I see you’ in a world full of ‘you’re not enough’”. –Patricia Seymour As visionaries, it’s common to focus on the gap between where we are [...]
Sometimes It Starts With a Toilet
In a small community in the Philippines, a local church was committed to seeing more people come through its doors. They devoted their energy and resources to this goal. But after completing the first module [...]
A Church Passes on Skills to the Vulnerable
Many Christians around the world love God with all their hearts, but believe that due to their poverty, they are unable to follow God’s call to love their neighbors. They see desperation around them, yet [...]
