
Photo: Kylon and Te You know the song, “A Whole New World,” from Disney’s Aladdin?
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Photo: Jana Kubrock “Don’t touch anything without your gloves on!” shouted our trip leader. A group of us inhaled one last deep breath of fresh air before entering another moldy home. Dinner time was approaching, my energy was vanishing, and the last thing I wanted to do was haul out loads of grungy items

Photo: Chad McDermott Paquito Vazquez was 35 when the American doctors came. A leading businessman in his mountain village, he hosted the missionary team and guided many patients their way
Kathy Schallert I was raised in an alcoholic home where it made perfect sense to follow the same path as my parents—a path of denial and abuse. At thirteen, I’d already learned too much about life the hard way. It seemed much more bearable to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol than to be straight

Mindy Manuel At three months of age, I was already a missionary. My family lived in the bush in Nigeria

Ron Williams Asleep in my California seaside apartment, I suddenly heard my name, “Ron,” in a clear, distinct whisper. Immediately I awoke and checked the small apartment and balcony, but there was no one there. This experience was repeated again during my one-year extended business assignment in California, and then again when I was sent to Paris, France, for another extended assignment

Photo: Liesl Cole Have you ever been sick? Swine flu, pneumonia, strep throat, mono, ear infections you name it. There are any number of diseases that can readily affect a teenager these days.

Photo: Alexandra Buell I recently lost my mother to cancer, and since then I feel the most comfortable when I rely solely on myself to control my life. All through winter and spring quarters of my junior year in college I tried to nail down my summer plans
Dawn Thomas I can’t imagine where I would be if it were not for my small group. I remember one of my first visits. Rebecca, an acquaintance of mine, was brand new to Orlando and wanted to connect with some folks to praise God and fellowship
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