Death, destruction, uncertainty, floods, food insecurity, bitter-cold winter days, missiles exploding in the night, electricity a “sometimes thing.” These words describe daily life in much of the country of Ukraine. Imagine living like this, raising a family, trying to feed your children, unable to use your cell phone to call relatives and know whether they […]
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Can you imagine being rejected by your family and thrown out of your village because of something horrible that happened to you? Eddie and Rachel Andersen, missionaries in Dukana, Kenya, work with the Gabra people and have been witnesses of this. Among this people group, there is a group of outcasts — young ladies who
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Imagine 24 choirs coming together to sing praises to the Lord! Imagine six new churches begun in just six years, all due to the influence of a Christian radio station in Tabora, Tanzania. Radio Uhai receives cell phone calls and texts every day, indicating that listeners are attracted by the programs. People who are coming
Two thirds of the country of Mauritania, located in the Sahel region of West Africa, is classified as desert with many communities living in remote, off-the-grid regions. Starvation is a regular threat to areas compromised by poor distribution of rainfall. This results in high food and trade prices leaving already vulnerable families with a lack
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In 2013, SonSet Solutions designed a portable tripod to safely install hand pumps in water wells. This was used in partnership with a clean-water ministry called Design Outreach (DO) to install a water pump in Zolomondo, Malawi. Previously, many people in this village died because of unsafe water, which they had traveled up to 10
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Discover your mission. SonSet Solutions uses this phrase to summarize the purpose of our Discover program, a one-year service opportunity designed to help recent graduates explore ways of using their professional skills in a ministry context. This is an apt description of my personal experience going through Discover. When I graduated from college, I had
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Delivering SonSet® Radios in Ukraine Where would you turn for hope during a time of war and desperation? On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and there has been incredible suffering and despair for many. However, there is a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness. In March of 2022, SonSet Solutions asked a partner ministry, TWR,
Furaha1 was devastated. She was grieving because her baby was stillborn. This was the third time. Her husband had now had enough and kicked her out, not wanting to have anything more to do with her. The chaplain stopped by her bed and listened to her. He shared the good news of Jesus Christ, and Furaha
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Fred was a church altar boy with a bright future in Gulu, Uganda. But, when the head of his household died, it left him hopeless and full of frustration. Fred ended up joining street gangs, using drugs, and eventually becoming mentally ill. He walked around like a mad man on the streets of Gulu for
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Radio Voice of Hope (VOH) has a heart for the nation. They began their broadcasting ministry in the city of Bujumbura in 2008 at the request of the president of Burundi. The president asked Hope Africa University to start a radio station that would “play modern music, bring the gospel to his people, and help
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