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Claudia Elzinga

Stories of Hope

Dogri Worship Reaches Remote Villages

Having recently overtaken China as the world’s most populous country, India boasts over a billion people and yet many have never even heard the name of Jesus. And yet, through

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Prayer

July 2025 Prayer Guide

NIGER — Please pray for people in Niger as they face displacement and danger due to ongoing terrorist activity. Give thanks that, even in crisis, the message of Christ continues

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June 2025 Prayer Guide

DEVOTIONAL — Please pray for a devotional reader who is struggling with her faith. She asks for healing from disbelief, doubt, fear, trauma, depression, and anxiety. She is also facing

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May 2025 Prayer Guide

TÜRKIYE — The team in Türkiye gives thanks for God’s faithfulness. They are grateful to have solidified departmental leadership, which is allowing them to focus more fully on production. Pray

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Stories of Hope

Yemi’s Journey to Faith

When you support Words of Hope, you are helping people around the world encounter God’s life-changing love in real and personal ways. In a village in Niger, a man named

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Prayer

April 2025 Prayer Guide

ALBANIA — Praise God for increased engagement with gospel content on social media in Albania. The team is encouraged by new interest in devotionals and growing use of the Bible

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Hope Restored

The Words of Hope devotional reaches people in all walks of life—each with their own unique stories of faith and need. One recent thank-you note came to us from a person living in prison. Written on a torn piece of paper towel, it was a reminder of why this ministry exists.

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Prayer

March 2025 Prayer Guide

NIGER — The team in Niger is focusing on the theme “Year of Encounter with God” to encourage believers to draw closer to him for strength and hope. Pray that

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