Tragedy doesn’t stop the faithful
By Gerald Sonnenberg
NICARAGUA: Most people would agree that life is too short and more fragile than any of us can imagine. In a remote church district of Nicaragua called “Christ the Lord,” where Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM)-Nicaragua staff and volunteers do outreach ministry; families suffered a tragic loss when some of their relatives died in a bus accident.
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Despair leads one woman to witchcraft
By Gerald Sonnenberg
CARACAS, Venezuela: “Marie” is a Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) listener from Trujillo where she was born.
Baptized in a Christian church at the age of three, Marie she says this was the only experience she had in the church until she, at the age of 25, was married.
“My husband, Hernan, and I had two children and a very happy household until a time when a series of problems arose with my neighbors,” said Marie. “My neighbors, my husband, and I were involved in some strong arguments where we told each other many offensive words and insults, as well as being physically aggressive toward each other. This could have caused a human tragedy.”
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