Stories

It’s that time of year when we start thinking, can I play Christmas music or wait? Why are we excited to begin thinking of this season and its music? I believe it’s the reason and story behind the music. Christmas is so much more than playing music and decorating our...

Who Are You? Imagine not being able to prove who you are, no birth certificate, no national ID, no passport, no driver's license. Nothing to say I am me! Try to Imagine No Proof of Identity Without an identity it is impossible to go to school, have a job, housing,...

Hope is Alive In 2009 a door was opened for us in Goa for a prevention program. While visiting there we saw that a large percentage of children were not in school. We heard of children missing and met many teenage girls that had tried to commit suicide. We began a...

Greetings from Delhi!   I have been in India for almost three weeks now. I had a wonderful group of six women with me for two of those weeks. They poured into our staff and those we serve and loved them well. Many things happened while they were here. I will...

NEW LIFE! Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life. Romans 6:4 Rahab's Rope is all about hope and a new way of life for women and children. We love it when we can follow up with women and children we...

Hope is such a powerful word! It causes us to never give up. Hope causes us to never give up. Today's story is about a young woman who never gave up because she found Hope and Strength in the Giver of both. We will call her Laura. Not too long ago we were at a partner...

“Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.” Psalm 16:8   The Good News of Jesus is spreading deep with the women we serve in the red-light areas. This year we...

“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 16:8 A lot of things happen in a week in our State Home work in Bangalore. In this work there is a lot of emotions with highs and lows each week. We try to bring some normalcy...

Dena and her brother, Sam, are orphans. Sam is older so he worked and did the best he could to raise Dena and keep her in school. Once she reached 6th grade, he could no longer afford to keep Dena in school. She had to get a job to help with the household expenses. At...

Ena is 16 years old and grew up in a loving family that included her father, mother, and grandmother. She had a dream of one day becoming a model. A young man had befriended Ena. The family told Ena not to hang out with this boy, that he was a bad person. Like most...