Karen Smith steps into a new ministry role as Area Director for Africa, a leadership position that was held by recently-retired the Rev. Dr. Eleazar Ziherambere (EZ).

Generally, education in African countries is not free, and funds raised here will help prevent gaps in students’ education.

This past January, I had the privilege of participating in the 30th anniversary celebration of the ministry of the New Life Center Foundation.

Mia is an ethnic Shan girl, and a survivor of labor trafficking and sexual assault. She was abandoned by her family and grew up with a distant relative on the Thai/Burma border. Forced to work in an orange tree orchard throughout her childhood, Mia never attended school.