Margie had cared for her mother during a decade-long bout with cancer. After her mother’s death, Margie held her mother’s possessions dear, feeling that as long as some of her things were still around, she wasn’t completely gone. Everything of her mother’s was burned. Margie’s son, Joshua, and grandchild, Faith, lost all their possessions, too.

A child’s first new bicycle is a conventional rite of passage for most U.S. children. But in Barbour County, West Virginia, the gift of a new bicycle is a cherished treasure.

Missions trip volunteer gives money in addition to labor to help pastor with local ministry. Can you beat that?