Compassion at capacity
JUTICALPA, Honduras — Carlos Rivera didn’t seem to understand the question: “How does it feel to walk into a room full of COVID-19 patients?” “I…
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Covering COVID: Inside an ICU
JUTICALPA, Honduras — “It seems like an unnecessary risk,” one of the doctors told me the night before Erik Tryggestad and I headed to the…
Foreign operations: health care in Honduras
CATACAMAS, Honduras — Metallic clanging echoed through the surgical ward as Dr. Chad Eustis hammered the arm of the operating table against the floor to loosen…
John and Jan Bradley devote more than a decade to helping Afghans
The Afghan children call him “Grandpa.” Longtime minister Ken Durham prefers “Top Gun.” At least that’s how he describes his friend, retired Air Force Lt.…
Kabul airport attack strands Afghan contacts of Christian humanitarians
One of the families at the gate of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday had gone there with papers John and Jan…
A special delivery for expectant mothers
Expectant mothers lined up to receive fruits and vegetables from Rodgers Namuswa at the Kalomo Hospital Mother’s Shelter in Zambia, a shelter that gives women…
‘We brought the church with us’
ADDISON, Texas — “It’s unlike any other mission team that has ever existed or will ever exist again.” Caroline John used those words to describe…
A healthy blessing for Honduras
CATCAMAS, Honduras – “What am I even doing here?” It’s a question I ask myself at some point during every reporting trip. “Even though I’m…
After massive earthquake, Christians in Haiti brace for aftershocks — and bad weather
Marie Francois slept outside, despite an approaching tropical storm, for fear that her home would collapse in aftershocks of Saturday’s earthquake. Many of her fellow…
As Afghan government collapses, Christians work to help volunteers leave
For 13 years, John and Jan Bradley have focused on building schools and hospitals in Afghanistan. "A lot of people are contacting us. ... We’re…
