PROJECT UPDATE | NEW MOTORBIKE
Earlier this year, we shared the need for a new motorbike with you all. Thanks to your generous support, RAM now has one! Our Cosmovision Center, where we offer medical care, vocational training, and legal assistance, is located in a more rural area close to those we...
HUMA’S STORY | SEWING INCOME TO CONTINUE STUDYING
18-year-old Huma,* who comes from a village, joined our sewing school because of her family’s poor financial condition. Though it’s only been four months since she joined our vocational training sewing program, she has already begun earning from her new skills. She...
ZAINAB’S STORY | FORCED TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL
16-year-old Zainab* was forced to drop out of school after being unable to pay her tuition for four months. She wants to study and join the police force, but her family is not able to pay the fees and transportation as her father is an auto rickshaw driver. However,...
MAIRA’S STORY | TRAINING OFFERS HOPE FOR FAMILY
PROJECT UPDATE | SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM
Thanks to your generous support and the help of our partners, RAM now has solar panels! The system is powerful enough to support the entire Sablone House during the day. For the evening and nights, four large tubular batteries were installed. This project was crucial...
RELIEF FOR CHRISTIANS IN JARANWALA BEGINS
Thanks to your generous support as well as a partnership with AMG International, we have begun relief work for the victims of the Jaranwala attack that destroyed or vandalized the homes of over 100 Christian families. A member of our staff personally met with the...
JARANWALA ATTACK DESTROYS HOMES OF 90+ FAMILIES
On August 16, Muslim extremists attacked multiple Christian towns and churches in Jaranwala, a city in Punjab, due to blasphemy allegations against two Christians. The mob looted and burned more than 90 Christian homes and 21 churches from 7 a.m. until midnight...
RAZIA’S STORY | TYPHOID FEVER FOR MONTHS
As much as we can, we hold mobile medical clinics at brick kilns in the surrounding areas to provide medical care to those in need. Brick kiln workers in particular are subject to many health problems due to severe working conditions, malnutrition, and lack of access...
SAMINA’S STORY | TREATMENT FOR HER BABY’S PNEUMONIA
Samina lives in a small village located about 2.5 mi (4 km) away from our Life Center. She came to us for treatment of her baby boy who was not even able to breathe properly. When the physician asked about what treatment the baby was getting, Samina said that they...
SARAH’S STORY | NEWFOUND CONFIDENCE
Sarah is a young Christian girl who lives near the Sablone House. She and her sister, Gulab,* both enrolled in our computer training center program for young Christians. Sarah's father is a drug addict and often does not come home for many days. Her mother is working...
BABAR’S STORY | GRAPHIC DESIGN WORK AFTER TRAINING
Babar* is a young Christian who lives near the Sablone House. Babar was a frequent visitor as he used to come to drop off his sister for sewing classes. He always asked for opportunities for boys to learn vocational skills. So, when we opened the computer training...
MAWRA’S STORY | HIGHER PAY AFTER COMPUTER TRAINING
After Mawra completed our free computer training program for young Christians, her employer gave her a higher paying data entry job at the factory where she works.
IMRAN’S STORY | RICKSHAW BURNT, REPLACED
In February, Christian rickshaw driver, Imran,* drove through a religiopolitical protest. Those involved saw an inscription on his rickshaw indicating that he was a Christian and set it on fire. The rickshaw was now completely destroyed. Imran is the only provider for...
KHADIM’S STORY | MALNUTRITION
Currently in Pakistan, food prices have soared 30-40 percent due to inflation and weather that has destroyed wheat crops. We are seeing many patients come in to our medical clinic with symptoms of poor nutrition. When asked why they are not eating properly, they say...
SONIA’S STORY
As Women's History Month comes to a close, we would like to highlight the story of one of the bright young women enrolled in our computer training classes. 18-year-old Sonia attended school up until a year ago when her mother became severely ill. She had to begin...
FLOOD RELIEF | ASIA & AZMAT’S STORIES
Although it has been five months since the extreme monsoon flooding in Pakistan, water is still standing in many fields. People continue to live in makeshift camps. Children are dying due to typhoid fever, malaria, and pneumonia. Thanks to partnership with AMG...
SUGRA’S STORY | BURN VICTIM
This story is how we helped Sugra. In villages here, people use cow dung as a fuel to cook food. One day Sugra was failing miserably to start a fire. She tried using gasoline and suddenly the fire spread to her clothes. Sugra was shocked and did not understand what to...
SAJJAL’S STORY | Flood Relief Project
Extreme monsoon flooding wreaked havoc on Pakistan this summer, destroying lives and livelihoods. Sajjal is a church elder who lives in interior Sindh in a small goth, which means village in Sindhi. One day during our relief efforts, he told us the story of the...
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