IDES – Inspiration and stories from around the world

The Value of Perseverance in Uganda

It would have made sense for our partner in Uganda to give up after a failed drilling attempt. But, all hope was not lost.

Thanks to your generosity, there was still funding leftover to consider other options to provide clean water in these communities. So, our partner chose to persevere instead of giving up.

Hear the rest of this encouraging project story:

Persevere

Every Breath

Take a deep breath.

Inhale… Then exhale…

Have you ever considered that the breath you just took was a gift from the Creator of the Universe? Read more in this week’s inspiring devotional blog:

Breathe

Clean Water and Good News in Ethiopia

Freihiwot, a 12 year old girl in rural Ethiopia, walked 30 minutes one way twice a day to gather contaminated water for her family from a dirty little stream nearby.

Thanks to your love and generosity, Freihiwot now has a clean water well which was drilled in her rural village in Ethiopia. Read more of how you made hope possible for her in this joyful project story:

See Hope

5 Verses on Freedom

(July 4th Special)

For followers of Jesus Christ, the concept of “freedom” means something much, much deeper.

To celebrate Independence Day, we observed 5 passages in scripture that discuss the freedom that we have. We hope that you find them encouraging, and that they inspire you to love others even more like Jesus would.