People with disabilities often face significant barriers to fully participating in their communities, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, leading to exclusion from community and a deepening experience of poverty. The story of Dipak, a 26-year-old Nepalese man, is one of hope.
If our notion of humanism excludes the dimensions of beauty, imagination and spirituality then we are championing an anorexic humanism. So how can the Christian faith contribute to an understanding of and living into a true humanism?
The more I learned about how to maintain one’s character in Christ, Christian courtship and Christian marriage, the more I felt empowered as a Christian woman. I learned how to respect and value myself.