(Mission Network News) — It’s only taken a few centuries, but Creole communities are finally getting a chance to hear God’s Word in their heart language. Gil Moreno with Faith Comes by Hearing says three Creole languages have been recorded in the past few years, and audio New Testaments have been made available. Listening groups […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Mission Network News) — For the last 20 years, World Mission has used thrift stores as part of its ministry in the U.S. But only recently has the mission organization begun expanding its thrift store ministry to serve globally, creating an international impact. Greg Kelley with World Mission explains, “We have found so […]
Greece (Mission Network News) — Christian Aid Mission reports that while the European Union reached an agreement with Turkey this week to stem the tide of Syrian and other refugees to Greece and other EU countries, refugees continued to pour onto the Greek islands–or die trying. At least 25 refugees perished when their Greece-bound dinghy […]
Costa Rica (Mission Network News) — Three years ago, the Health Ministry of Costa Rica and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched a campaign to curb teen pregnancy. At the time, the Costa Rican Health Ministry and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) were alarmed that teenage mothers represented 15%-20% of all childbirths in […]
Kenya (Mission Network News) — Nearly 70% of people in Kenya are Christians, according to African Studies Center. And in Nairobi, there’s the highest concentration of evangelicals in the world. Yet, even in this country, there are more than 4,000,000 people unreached by the Gospel. In the northern and eastern parts of the country, the […]
(Mission Network News) — These certainly are exciting times for the Great Commission. Developments like the Global Bible Network are making our job as believers easier than ever before. Faith Comes by Hearing (FCBH) VP Troy Carl says they are working on a digital network that uses mobile devices, satellites, and language-recognition to deliver God’s […]
China (Mission Network News) — Despite the persecution, Christianity has increased in China over the years. It is slowly rising to be one of the world’s most Christian nations. A lot of the thanks go to missionaries and mission organizations, including Bibles for China. Bibles for China has come alongside local churches in China to […]
GUANGDONG, China — Government personnel in China’s southern Guangdong province detained and interrogated a Christian woman for several hours after she passed out Christian reading materials on Feb. 8. When authorities learned that Jiang Junying, a member of the persecuted Zhongfu Tongxin Church in Shantou, was on a sidewalk distributing Gospel leaflets to passersby on […]
Latin America (Mission Network News) — The violence in Latin America has intensified over the years with the rising spans of gangs, drug lords, and human trafficking. A recent report from the Brazilian Center for Latin American Studies and the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences showed Brazil was in 7th place worldwide for the […]
Guatemala (Mission Network News) — Though Christianity in Guatemala has spread, there is still work to be done and lives to be changed, which is why Family Christian recently went on a week-long mission trip to Chichicastenango, Guatemala. Family Christian Manager-in-training, Stetson Harper, explains the work was centered around helping orphans and widows. In order […]