Posts by Joy Cline (Page 5)

A Briefing from The Bolick Foundation

PAY IT FORWARD If you have ever been the recipient of someone’s “pay it forward” kind word or deed, you know the uplift it can bring. It is remarkable how seemingly small gestures can leave a lasting impact on someone’s life.  There are many stories of how the “pay it forward” movement began. I have…

Persian New Testament

Elam Ministries supported Iranian Christians who were out sharing the Gospel during the Persian New Year. One of them was Zahra. It was 15 years ago that Zahra first found a New Testament. In a private home in Iran where she worked as a cleaner, Zahra noticed the small red book on a shelf. Intrigued by the notorious ‘Injil’, she quietly slipped…

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Training and Equipping

We wanted to thank you so much for your partnership with us to see people’s lives completely transformed by the power of the Gospel in action. Daily we are seeing many come to Jesus. Just in the last year alone, we saw 100,068 salvations and 88,012 people discipled! Look at what the Lord is doing! “I…

Pastoral Care

Through our partnership, Christian Missionary Fellowship International (CMFI) was able to catalyze significant advancements in CMF’s Missionary Care , enriching lives of our missionaries and strengthen their effectiveness as ministers of the gospel. Christian Missionary Fellowship International is a faithful partner of The Bolick Foundation.

Accepting Jesus

“I felt a dog was better than me,” says Mamane Abdou. “I was hopeless; I thought it was the end for me.” At just seven years of age, no one knew what was wrong with him. He was not functioning as a healthy child ought. He’d reach for a pencil and try to write…only to have his fingers fail him. Like A…

The Call

I met Norma Clemente in front of the Barrio Obrero Church in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I’d heard about the work she was doing with at-risk children and wanted to ask her about it.  Norma Clemente is from Buena Vista, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in San Juan, the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico. Though she grew up there,…

Prayer Changes Everything

Pastor Arjun, a leader you support and pray for, is a living testament to the transformative power of faith. Once a struggling addict, his pride led him to neglect his suicidal wife. However, his encounter with Christ changed everything. Now, Arjun’s deep passion for discipleship has led him to play a significant role in the lives of many of the God for…