Stories

How do you confront poverty, isolation and spiritual emptiness in a place that can only be reached by boat? At the beginning of April, I traveled with Priscille, a young employee from the dry Sertão, to the hot and humid Amazon region – a green wonder, full of life and challenges. The ProRIBEIRINHO team, which works holistically among the river

Nicole was born in Switzerland but has lived in Cuba for over 23 years. After a stay in Switzerland, Nicole, her husband Gilberto and their two children returned to Cuba a few weeks ago. Re-entry is bumpy. We consciously make our way from heavenly conditions – in the form of full stores and gas pumps, always available electricity and water,

As part of her veterinary studies, Nina traveled to Asia for a research project – at the same time, she wanted to find out whether God was calling her to this region in the long term. I had planned a domestic trip during my assignment: By bus from one city to another somewhere in Asia, and back by plane. But

I’m Chiara, 19 years old and I spent two months in the Philippines working on a tuberculosis and community project. As a health specialist, I was able to pass on my knowledge and provide practical support to the local people. My assignment took place in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. At the weekends, I stayed with a family in

Power cuts, cooking over the fire, washing by hand – everyday life in Uganda. And now also for Selina. What did she learn? Gratitude for everything, in all circumstances. I traveled back and forth between Switzerland and Uganda for a long time until God made it clear to me: now is the time to go. In spring 2023, I emigrated

It was over 30 years ago when my story began in East Africa: Suddenly there they were. Four young conscientious objectors from a neighboring country. They had heard from us in church that we spoke their language. They were on their way to the West. Were we not the wrong address? We weren’t a travel agency, a diplomatic mission and,

Sara was created by God and was born in Jimma, Ethiopia. Her mother, who was addicted to an unhealthy lifestyle at the time of Sara’s birth, knew she could not raise a baby. As is a devastating but common practice, the unwanted baby Sara was abandoned at the edge of the local garbage dump. A woman noticed Sara at the

Thank you very much for coming up to me and talking to me.” A passer-by in Montreux. Seraina explains: “Even before our outreach day ended, I knew that we had to go and see this young woman sitting next to the stone. There were two of us and we approached tourists in Montreux as part of an outreach week. We