AsiaStories

International World Changers student Jessica Newberry planned to visit Southeast Asia with her church and work with orphans. The only other Christian in the Newberry family, her mother, Jan, worked tirelessly to raise funds for her daughter’s trip. But, when Jan died in March 2011, Jessica found herself traveling to Asia without her main support system. God, however, blessed her in the midst of tragedy and used the death to begin to change the heart of her non-Christian father. Months later, she flew to Asia and let God heal her further through the grins of a disabled young woman.

Two 20-somethings put their young careers on hold and move to China as Hands On workers. Their goal is to share Christ with everyone they meet.

Southern Baptists dedicated a day of prayer and fasting in 2001 for Bhutan. Ten years later, your prayers have been answered. The Gospel is making its way into the country.

Esther Tallbott* boats up and down the Oras River in the Philippines, ministering to villages deep in the jungle. She learns true compassion during her two years.

War cut their work short, but 36 years after Saigon’s fall Southern Baptists’ investment in Vietnam is paying off.

A five-year journey of emotional ups and downs comes to an end for a Christian worker in China. Diana Huang* watched as those she grew to care for were shunned or beaten for their faith. Join Huang as she sings for her friends and introduces you to some people who have become “spiritual giants” in her eyes.

Meet women who turned to prostitution to support their families. Meet the women who minister to them. It’s a story of women helping women, no “stigmas” attached.

Miracles happen on this Cambodian lake, yet those living in this floating village refuse to leave their traditional beliefs and worship the One, True God. Baptist volunteers spend weeks trying to show God’s love through medical clinics.