If we don’t pay attention, today’s missionary teams could become the equivalent of yesterday’s missionary compounds. At one time, missionary compounds were standard operating procedure for Western agencies. North Americans serving in Africa, Asia or Latin America often lived in an enclave that served as the center of missionary activity. Besides the missionaries’ homes, the […]
John, 83, went to India 1944. William, 93, went to Congo 1955. John, 91, went to Central African Republic 1944. Darlene, 78, went to Liberia 1945. Jack, 70, served in Peru 30 years. Anna Louise, 80, joined the mission 1945. Ruth, 81, joined the mission 1946. Rachel, 73, child of missionaries and missionary herself. Delbert, […]
God threw open the door for the preaching of the gospel in Russia when communism fell. After 70 years of suffering, small groups of Christians are seeing answers to their prayers. The new believers also include more than 300 native Yakut (Sakha) people. Their homeland in the vast northern Republic of Yakutia represents the second […]
By Sara Needham November 2006 Many people are involved in the GO100 vision of starting one hundred Missionary Training Schools (MTS) around the world by the year 2012. For nearly sixty years Bethany International (BI) has existed to delight God’s heart and extend his kingdom by training and sending servant leaders to disciple the world’s […]
People love to hear the stories about “those wonderful missionaries.” They are enthralled at the level of sacrifice and commitment of “these dedicated servants.” I’ve witnessed trails of tears on caring faces as stories of Christ’s love for the nations are shared through “the willing workers.” Something happens when the stories change to personal application. […]
ANGOLA: Some families are accusing their children of being witches, then torturing, abandoning or killing them for being cursed. Human rights workers say the accusations have unleashed a wave of domestic violence affecting thousands of children and forcing many to live hand-to-mouth on the streets. Some have been burned alive, including one boy under the […]
AIDS: For the first time women made up 50 percent of those living with AIDS at the end of 2002. In sub-Saharan Africa the figure is 58 percent. A UN study in Zimbabwe found that girls made up two-thirds of the children withdrawn from school because of HIV/AIDS in their household. These girls are caring […]
The war is over, but Kosovars are suffering and their needs are great. Christian workers in this tiny, embattled Balkan nation find that outreach there is rewarding but the people’s needs are staggering. A woman (name withheld) with Operation Mobilization (OM) working in Kosovo, says a lot of work remains to restore Kosovo and its […]
NEWSMAKERS Internationally known author and speaker John Dawson is to be the next president of Youth With a Mission (YWAM). The New Zealander will replace Frank Naea next September.To read more see www.charismanews.com/a.pl?ArticleID=6931 CALENDAR May 19-30: Development Institute for Christians.The second annual Christian Economic Development Institute. The Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College, […]
ASIA: Since 1981 fast economic growth in Eastern Asia has pulled almost a half-billion people out of poverty, according to World Bank figures. That growth has lowered the overall proportion of the world’s people living in extreme poverty, defined as less than $1 a day, from 40 to 21 percent of earth’s population. BHUTAN: Police […]
Paco García is pastor of a growing church in Chiclana, Spain, near the historic port city of Cadiz. As the founder and president of the Kairos Project, he helps train missionaries from Latin America and the United States who feel called to work in Spain. He began his ministry working with alcoholics and drug addicts. […]
The world is sick and dying. Shall we call the salt and light brigade, or the fire brigade? The Christian public is impor-tuned to do both, by different powerful public appeals, pamphlets, articles, e-mails and Web sites. Macedonian cries to “come over and help us” multiply with expanded media powers. The case for calling the […]
Franklin Graham in Honduras Samaritan’s Purse, the international relief and evangelism ministry led by Franklin Graham, ended its Hurricane Mitch recovery efforts with a three-day crusade January 25-27 in San Pedro Sula, attended by 160,000 brought in from around the country. Crusade organizers reported that 7,953 responded to Graham’s invitation. Samaritan’s Purse rebuilt almost 5,000 […]
When Mark Smith*, a church-planter in Kazakhstan, sat down with pastors and asked them to name their peoples’ greatest need, their response was unanimous: “Employment!” Men and women in the former Soviet Union are facing an uphill struggle just to stay alive. Approximately 80 percent of Kazaks who follow Christ have no way to support […]
