Around 700 children and 200 volunteers participated in Lifeway's "Destination Dig" VBS last June at TMG Bible Church* in Manipur, India. Leaders said Lifeway’s VBS provided a message of stability in Christ during a time when children and adults were facing a political crisis marked by violence and an uncertain future. | Lifeway photo

Retired Chief Warrant Officer Anthony “Tony” Prescott and wife Sheri with their five children. Reflecting on Memorial Day, Prescot says, “We can drive to church, walk through the doors, and worship freely. … Many young men and women have died so that we can do these simple things we've taken for granted.” Photo courtesy of Anthony Prescott

Davy and Natalie Lloyd, seen here with some of the children they worked with in Haiti, were killed May 23 by gunmen in Port-au-Prince. Photo from Missions in Haiti website