Explore, Humanitarian & Medical Aid Stories

"Please help! Come fast!" A man came running to Deborah's home one morning in early May. "Simeon has drunk poison and is dying! Please help! Come fast!" Deborah, an ASAP medical missionary, whispered a prayer as she grabbed some supplies and ran to Simeon's house.

“Why, God? I am dying, my family is hungry, I cannot work! Why is this happening to me?” Renas,* a Syrian refugee in Lebanon did not consider himself a religious man, but in his desperation, he cried out to God.

James survived a traumatic childhood in eastern Shan State, Myanmar, thanks to a local Adventist missionary, Mrs. Pasaw Htee. But the trouble started soon after her sudden passing. James argued and fought with the other children in the family that took him in. Worse yet, their oldest son was a drunkard who taught James to steal. Soon James was branded as a little thief and marginalized by his adopted family and the community. No one wanted him.

The Lord amazed us with your tremendous response to the urgent, heartbreaking needs of your brothers and sisters in Christ, following the recent coup and Covid-19 outbreaks in Myanmar. Read to see how musicians, prayer partners, and Karen refugees answered God's call in unique ways.

Amid these scenes of heartbreaking devastation, Judy and I witnessed God’s guidance in providential ways. We traveled on landmine-infested roads, around blown out bridges and through pockets of Khmer Rouge resistance forces in search of returning church members. We experienced many joyful, tear-dimmed reunions!

Yes, angels do love to crowd into some smoke-filled rooms full of disfigured people. Now, why could that be?

How could a prayer for a part-time job in Michigan lead to an encounter with Syrian refugees in the Middle East North Africa Union?

Out of nowhere came the request for an English speaker for public evangelism in Myanmar and a dental and medical team. God moved quickly to gather a group for an exceptional mission trip.

Chheurn Oeun and his family were homeless after an extended stay in the hospital. All they could do was pray. Then they found Seng Sopheak and a home at the Sda Center.

Chomnath tells her life story, beginning as a wealthy child, and growing into a young Khmer Rouge victim, and eventually a refugee and immigrant to the United States, all within the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit.

Sim Thim’s story shows that a powerful solution is never far away when people pray. In this case, a new well gives Sim a chance to attend church, while benefiting the very people that meant to stop him.

Nong Sokkorn’s story is one of steady growth as she learns to trust God in prayer. She is moving from discouragement to hope, from stress to peace, and from disease to life.

Thenly tells how God provided for her and her family after she said a simple prayer. You never know how important your small act of kindness may be.

“Where is the Pun Chuan family today?” Church planter Nuth Mao wondered as he scanned the members sitting expectantly in his small church one Sabbath morning. “They have been so faithful in attending, something must be seriously wrong” he anxiously thought.

Dy Ky passed through the first, second, third, and fourth police checkpoint without any problems. But the at the fifth checkpoint Satan almost succeeded in stopping Dy Ky from reaching the needy believers waiting inside.

Torrential floods covered Chhom Boran’s village until only the roofs were visible. Still Chhom would not be deterred from reaching school. Find out how he overcame the obstacles to get his education.