(WND) — Jack Chick, a controversial California-based evangelist who used comic books to spread the gospel, died Sunday at the age of 92, according to a note on his Facebook page. “Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Brother Jack Chick passed away Sunday evening, October 23, peacefully in his sleep. He was 92,” the note said. […]
(Mission Network News) — Too often, the Old Testament is treated as though it has little to say to Christians today. But Chris Lang of Frontiers USA says these stories can actually teach us a lot about ourselves. Lang is the Director of Mobilization for Frontiers. His job is to bring people together who have […]
NIGER (The Independent) — An American aid worker has been kidnapped by gunman in Niger, where he was helping local tribes overcome drought and food shortages. Jeffery Woodke was abducted from his home in Abalak by armed men who killed two guards before driving him across the desert into neighbouring Mali. The Youth With A […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Fuerteventura will be the first place in Spain with a unique social project: a bus with a hair salon and toiletries for the homeless, which will offer its service for free, in order to “improve the quality of life of people living on the street,” the Modern Christian Mission Church explained in […]
Iran (Mission Network News) — Forty-five years ago, on October 12-16, 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi threw a lavish party celebrating the 2,500th year of the Persian Empire. The celebration cost an estimated $200 million USD, and featured 50 tents with lush Persian carpets, French linens, and marble bathrooms, according to The New York […]
China (Mission Network News) — There are few mission fields surrounded by as many misconceptions as China. A country so well-known for its technological advances couldn’t still require access to the Bible, could it? In fact, in the cities, there seem to be plenty of copies of the Scriptures for the registered churches. But Wendelle […]
Lebanon (Mission Network News) — About one in five people living in Lebanon is a refugee. That’s according to Dyann Romeijn of Vision Beyond Borders who says that despite the trials these people are facing, they are perhaps for the first time encountering eternal hope. That’s because many of the refugees come from countries where […]
Iraq (Mission Network News) — We’ve kept you updated on the situation in Fallujah, Iraq, the town under ISIS control that was recently reclaimed by Iraqi troops. Thousands of people from Fallujah had fled to a nearby refugee town dubbed the City of Refuge. Frontiers USA tells us in the last 18 months, through the […]
Kenya (Mission Network News) — In some rural areas of Kenya, having a deaf child can be seen as a blight on the family. But that is completely the opposite of how God sees them. “Deaf people are hidden in the rural areas. People think it’s a spiritual representation of their home that they have […]
BRULE, Neb. — A young couple that was traveling to a missionary training session was killed on Sunday along with their three children, and the tractor trailer driver who rear-ended their vehicle is now facing several charges of vehicular homicide. Jamison and Kathryne Pals of Minnesota, both 29, were reportedly traveling this past weekend to […]