When Your Whole World Changes (WYWWC) is a series of 30 devotions written for people in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster or violent conflict. Based on principles from Scripture, this book brings a biblical perspective to the experience of suffering. It was developed in partnership with the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College to bring comfort and help build spiritual resilience. The topics systematically take participants through the three phases of spiritual first aid:
Honest Expression of Emotion
Growth in God’s Peace
Building Sustaining Hope for Tomorrow
Disasters impact every aspect of our lives. They interrupt our daily routines and leave us feeling uncertain about the future. We struggle to find our way through the confusion, fear, and painful losses that come with the crisis. Even governments, healthcare systems, and essential service providers can be crippled.
The Scriptures give voice to our feelings, comfort us, and strengthen us for the future. The Bible helps us see beyond our struggles to the eternal hope that God brings. WYWWC brings a biblical perspective to the experience of suffering with passages from both the Old and New Testaments.
A sample of the themes and key verses is shown below.
The WYWWC Handbook offers 30 devotions that help people facing trauma explore their emotions in the light of what God has to say about crises and disaster situations.
- Amharic, Arabic, Chichewa, Creole, English, Farsi/Persian, French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian
Bring Biblical Hope to Those in Crisis
When disaster strikes, your ministry can offer more than relief—you can provide lasting hope. Get trained to use WYWWC’s proven framework for building spiritual resilience in trauma survivors.