Comments on: Pakistan’s Mother Teresa

By: Rod Cardoza

Rod Cardoza — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:08:31 +0000

Awesome! Don’t forget about the Muslim Mother Teresa in Pakistan, the amazing Abdul Sattar Edhi.

By: nadine assaf

nadine assaf — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:04:18 +0000

Thanking God for Mr Yancey, his family, and RBC who made the special on the Brand family and their work and loving witness, we feel so blessed, privileged and inspired to know and love you, from Andrew and Nadine in Melbourne Australia xxxxxxxx

By: Rodney Otto

Rodney Otto — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 01:03:16 +0000

My roommate from Concordia College, St. Paul, MN. was a Bible translator in New Guinea. But he was more a friend and adopted father to the Ippili people he served and gifted the Ippili NT as he culminated 43 years in New Guinea. They were his family and countryman. He often said he was not comfortable in the US any longer even though he had a loving family and friends in South Dakota in a rural parish outside of Aberdeen. He buried his wife of cancer, remarried to serve some more in NG, finally dying himself of cancer.
1200 Ippili folk gathered in a stadium in his last days as he landed in a helicopter with the first copy of this precious Scripture gift.
He and I had signed up for India…visa closed last year of sem…he went to NG. I buried my regrets that I was “stuck” in the USA at his graveside and thanked the Lord for knowing him and people like Mother Theresa, Dr. Pfau, Philip Yancey and Paul Brandt. God has blessed the poorest of the poor with our hands and feet. I tried to imulate their examples here in the states!

By: Tim Carpenter

Tim Carpenter — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:51:14 +0000

In reply to Jenn Batey. Great testimony. It is such a shame that we as Christians can't be honest about our struggles and doubts. You (like David) had valid reasons to lament and question. Way to persevere! God bless you.

By: Maha Guirguis

Maha Guirguis — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 20:59:00 +0000

Overwhelmed, challenged
Being focused is so important.
Thank you for sharing.I attended a meeting where you spoke several years ago in Cairo, Egypt.

By: April

April — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:36:47 +0000

Beautiful article! Have you heard of Mama Maggie? She is a Coptic Christian devoted to helping those living in the garbage dumps of Egypt. There is a wonderful book about her called “Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman’s Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt’s Garbage Slums,” by Marty Makary and Ellen Vaughn.

By: Virginia Ferrer-Calvin

Virginia Ferrer-Calvin — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 23:25:41 +0000

Hi Mr. Philip Yancey,

Greetings!

I don’t know if you have heard of Care Channels in Asia (carechannels.org). The founder is Yeoh SengEng- a Malaysian Singaporean. He is 55 years old with a wife who is a medical doctor and 2 grown children . He is an amazing man (but I’d rather call him SUPERMAN). He started the work in Manila, Philippines catering to the poorest of the poor, organised an NGO doing Medical missions, giving scholarships to the poor and sustainable livelihood. Now Care Channels is also in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China, Timor Leste, Malaysia. It’s work is also being started in Thailand and Tajikistan.

He is an HR consultant for huge companies like Singapore Airlines, BOSCH, GE etc. but gives half of his month (expertise, time, money) organising for the poor in the above-mentioned countries. Whenever he is in Pakistan (where I partner with him), he is full of energy, love and wisdom on how to reach-out the poor with lasting effects. In fact in Pakistan, several churches, livelihood (agriculture too), schools were established from the work he is doing.

His wife (reminded me of William Carey’s) suffered depression probably because of his long absences and overloaded house in Singapore with all sorts of guests (pastors, scholars, poor people, etc). Being friends with the wife, I judged this man before, dreaded to see him at times. For the past 20 years, I debated, said nasty things to him but I am always pulled back to continue the work in Pakistan (of course to serve God) because of his unstoppable passion to serve the master through the serving the poor. I will be seeing him again next week as I fly from Manila to Pakistan again.

I think his life as a missionary (and his ministry) is worth telling the world. I truly believe that his method of helping can set an excellent model of how christians can help (even when hurting) to ‘properly’ help the poor as a whole person.

Thank you for your time. May the good Lord continue to bless your endeavours.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Virginia Calvin

By: Georgia Wessling

Georgia Wessling — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:18:22 +0000

I have read all 3 of the books with Dr. Brand. I loved reading about Granny Brand. She served and raised a son to do so also. There is a service for children in the Church of God, Anderson, IN. It is called Children of Promise. For $32 a month you can feed, clothe and educate a child and sometimes their family. It is a way an old lady like me can help and do some good.

Two examples of the great good they can do is a boy from South America called Danny and a girl from the Philippines. The boy was able to get more help after high school to go on to college and become a doctor. Then he returned to his own country and practices there. The girl did the same in the Philippines and, after college, was hired as an aide of high degree to the President of the country.

So, even far away and unable to do a lot, we can still help people in areas of the world that will last and last. Each month as I set aside the amount I give, I add $10-12 to be certain that when I die, there will be enough in my savings to continue supporting them for 1 year. I am blessed doubly to be able to give since God saw to it that I was able to have extra to share.

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:09:33 +0000

In reply to Jenn Batey.

I am stunned as I read your story. Parents of disabled children (or children of disabled parents) are the real heroes, the place where faith is put to an advanced test. Your honesty and vulnerability teach all of us. Bless you in this very hard journey. As I mentioned, I’m updating some of my books with Dr. Brand, and am immersed in his life yet again. I wish you could have known him… –Philip

By: Dr. AK

Dr. AK — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 02:17:01 +0000

In the world of media where rarely any good news is read about Pakistan, I knew that I must still thank God for few courageous and faithful Christians who continues to witness the love of Christ in that difficult country. Reading about Dr Pfau has helped me to see the extent of the Love JESUS can exhibit through a feeble but faithful one. I thank God for a saint like Dr. Pfau who have shown us the possibility in and through Chriat. I am blessed and humbled. THANKS for an excellent report.