MISHAWAKA, Ind. — The wife of an American missionary killed in Cameroon in October is asking for prayer for herself and her eight children as she has now learned that she has a number of masses on her liver. The Praying for Stephanie Wesco Facebook page outlines that Wesco went to the emergency room last […]
(Mission Network News) — Ninety-percent of deaf children are born to parents who can hear. Most of those parents—85-percent—never learn sign language. As a result, many deaf kids are cut off from the world around them. Not so for two-year-old Sam Savitz. Her neighbors—all hearing people—learned American Sign Language because that’s the heart language of […]
(Mission Network News) — Doors of opportunity are opening for World Missionary Press (WMP) to send Scripture booklets into Muslim-majority areas. In the past, it hasn’t been safe to send booklets to contacts for distribution among the people. However, contacts in Kazakhstan, Northern Nigeria, Senegal, and other areas are now giving WMP the green light […]
(Mission Network News) — A year ago, Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in the world, was faced with an ongoing drought that left the nation seriously short on water. However, Cyclone Idai deluged the country last week, and while it sounds like a respite, going from drought-parched land to flooded land basically overnight is actually one […]
LONDON — Police in the United Kingdom have admitted that they drove an arrested street preacher miles away from the location where he had been speaking in order to prevent him from returning. “As the man indicated that he wished to continue his activities at Southgate tube station, officers felt it necessary to take the […]
EL PASO, Texas — Prosecutors in Texas have dropped their case against an evangelist who was arrested in 2017 while preaching on the sidewalk outside of “A Drag Queen Christmas: The Naughty Tour” as he refused to relocate due to the complaints of the hearers. As previously reported, Ryan Denton of Christ in the Wild Ministries, who preaches […]
A new book has been released that teaches modern-day Christians about the biblical practice of open air preaching, and encourages the Church to get out of its comfort zone and take the gospel to a lost and dying world for the glory of God. “It’s not some kind of weird, radical way of evangelizing. It’s […]
LONDON — A pastor and missionary originally from Nigeria who had been arrested last Saturday in the UK after refusing to leave as a bystander complained to authorities that the man was “Islamophobic” is now thanking supporters and says that he was able to go back to the same spot where he was arrested and […]
(Keys for Kids/Mission Network News) — It is with deep sadness, but great hopefulness, that Keys for Kids Ministries (formerly Children’s Bible Hour) announces the passing of Charlie VanderMeer (a.k.a. Uncle Charlie). He passed away quietly at his home on Friday, February 22, 2019, following a recent fall. “It’s not what you know, it’s who […]
LONDON — A video posted to social media on Sunday captures police in London arresting a man who had been preaching on the sidewalk outside of Southgate Station, telling him that “you’re disturbing people’s day” and “nobody wants to listen to that.” The man was taken into custody after refusing to “go away.” The name […]