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 [...]
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Quarterly Update
Hi Friends, As it’s been just over three months since the pandemic was announced and many countries in the world moved into shutdown. On that not so happy anniversary, we want to take this opportunity [...]
God is using churches in the Philippines
Recently we’ve been amazed at the way some churches in the Philippines are reaching out in love to their neighbors and experiencing God’s transforming power. We wanted to share two of our favorites with you. [...]
Love drives out fear in Sobou, Burkina Faso
For many believers around the world, December is the season of increased persecution. As I’ve prayed for my brothers and sisters, I was reminded of a testimony I heard recently of one church who is [...]
Love Drives Out Fear – the story of the church at Sobou
“I would like to give you the testimony of how fear can lead a community to live in sickness and poverty.” - Pastor Innocent, sharing at TCT training in Burkina Faso, August 2019 Sobou is [...]
Caring for the Community’s Health
Pastor John is studying TCT in India. Through the training he learned that God cares about all areas of life, so he decided to use his talents to serve his community. https://vimeo.com/336323389 [...]
Love and Weddings
We were a little confused when we received a report from one church explaining that a man had decided to “wed his wife.” But it’s a common scenario: many couples have never formally married because [...]
Fixing Roads in Burkina Faso
"We as the church, we cannot say that we love people without showing fruit. We want our love to be visible." Here is a story of how churches in Burkina Faso are showing God's love to their community.
WDC Class of 2019
The Wholistic Development Center (WDC) is preparing for graduation! Spring commencement is an exciting time for time for high school and university students around the world. But for the students of WDC, graduation is extra-special. [...]
Churches are Transforming DRC
Churches in DRC are rising up to love their communities in so many ways! We’ve put together a short video (3:52) celebrating how God is at work in this beautiful country. [...]
Clean Water: Uganda Act of Love
Clean water—it’s a basic need and, therefore, one of the most distressing problems in the Majority World. We’ve all heard the stories: girls who ought to be in school spend hours a day carrying [...]
Living Out the Gospel….stories from Uganda
We recently received a multitude of stories from partner churches who are studying TCT through Food for the Hungry in Uganda. I’ve spent a good chunk of my day reading reports of hundreds of [...]
God Will Be Glorified: A Community Gets Water
"There’s a water problem in the community. We have a bore well, but there is no proper storage tank. So the people are suffering because when the motor is on, the people are leaving to their works. When they come back from works, the motor is off, the power cut is there...So they thought if you build a water tank for the storage...the water will be stored in the tank, so the people can use the water at any time"
God Answers Prayer in New Delhi’s Slums
In a few of the slum communities where Rahham has been working, the new churches have been focusing on prayer and fasting. Groups meet every day to pray. When they began this prayer focus in [...]
TCT – Does it Work?
We began Truth Centered Transformation (TCT) nearly 15 years ago. It is a five-year church training program with three goals: 1) Glorify God, 2) Strengthen the church, and 3) see communities move out of poverty. [...]
Founder’s Story
Poverty is complex. It didn’t take me long to learn that. As a young development worker, I was involved in doing all the usual programs—vocational training, micro-enterprise loans, school building. However, the results weren’t [...]
Housebuilding: TCT Asia
God is at work through the church. This video tells the story of an Act of Love from a community we work with in Asia. It's an inspiring example of how their church is being obedient [...]
The Church is Capable
For years the church members of Tu Pi village had waited for someone to come help them. They were extremely poor—at least three months a year they had to scavenge for food. The village was [...]
Muslim Outreach in Uganda
A church in a muslim dominated area of Uganda shares the love of God with their community.
Digging a Well in Marare Uganda
Water. It is what the people of Marare, Uganda treasure above all else. Though the people of Marare are of different tribes and religions, water is what brings them together. Decades ago, the community was [...]
Stories from Uganda
Last week, Anna blogged about the complexity of generational poverty and the need for prayer. The truth is, we see Him answer these prayers every day. We are so excited about what God is doing amongst [...]
Bridge of Love
"How do we love our neighbor? We go out and we show them in actions that we really care. Not just talking. We show them what love really means." [...]
Ending Gendercide Award Ceremony
Violence against women, especially domestic violence, is a major problem in India. About one-third of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have experienced domestic violence here. Sadly, the problem is also prevalent among [...]
Priyanka’s Story
Priyanka is an artist. She feels deeply and laughs loudly. She is a wife and mother in a culture where women are traditionally expected to stay in the home. But she doesn’t want to [...]