Listener Stories

My God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence. 2 Samuel 22:3 ...

Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. ...

Forced to marry at age 14, Hafsa* became the wife of a man 40 years older who raped and beat her regularly. ...

Radio provides a lot more than just pop music or weather updates to Women of Hope listener Arundhati* in India. When she got in touch with our response team, Arundhati explained that she was illiterate and therefore depends on her radio for much of...

When Kemal* decided to leave his home country of Iran, he learned that following the rules for refugees is complicated. ...

Forgiving someone who has hurt you can be hard, but it’s often the only way to resolve a family conflict. ...

My father left our family to marry another woman, but he did not leave his abusive ways toward my mother, sister and me. When I asked him why, he said, “Because a woman needs to be hit to stay on the right path; she has only half a mind.”...

Like many women in northern India, Anju knelt before gods and goddesses, praying for her life to improve. When she found no peace, she tried to kill herself. Thankfully, Anju survived, and her sister came to visit her. ...

I was never consistently discipled by a specific person in the beginning of my faith journey. As a two-year old believer, I’m just now learning some of the foundational truths by which faith is strengthened. ...

In many countries, our TWR Women of Hope ministry teams have the opportunity to speak hope into the lives of women who have experienced brokenness. This is one such story from Colombia: ...

When TWR staff visited listeners in Mozambique, they found a woman named Daya,* who had an incredible testimony. ...

Aida* in Angola was only eight months old when her parents separated. Her father took her away, where she remained in his care for 17 years. He was not a good father. He did not respect women and treated his daughter poorly because of her gender....