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 […]
An unrepentant professing Christian rapper, who has worked with artists such as Lecrae, Tedashii and Sho Baraka, is claiming that it is permissible for Christians to use profanity and is arguing that refraining from the use of expletives has nothing to do with being set apart for Christ. Andy Mineo, known for his “God Belongs in My City” […]
Ukraine (Mission Network News) — The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has been the reason for an increasing number of broken families and orphaned children. Backyards have been turned into war zones. More than 8,000 have been killed since it’s start in 2013 and 2 million more have fled their homes in eastern Ukraine. Suffice it […]
(Open Doors) — Vietnam is home to more than 50 ethnic minorities. Each has its unique language and culture, but such diversity has often presented challenges for the government leaders, whose Communist ideals are averse to individuality, private ownership and religion. The Kinh group is the largest, making up about 86 percent of the country’s […]
India (Mission Network News) — There’s a saying that goes, “Good, better, best. Never let it rest, until your good is better and your better best.” It’s possible that this quote might just be Audio Scripture Ministries’ (ASM) motto when it comes to audio Bibles. Last year was a pretty good one in India for […]
(Mission Network News) — In the digital age, new ways of sharing the gospel keep cropping up, but one that seems consistent is social media. Open Doors USA is initiating the social media project, “I Share Life – Young Christians Online,” in the Middle East. The goal is to facilitate Christian youth from Iraq, Syria […]
Burma (Christian Aid Mission) — In spite of steep mountains, opposition, and a new law stipulating that the government must approve all religious conversions, an indigenous ministry leader in Burma (Myanmar) said the Holy Spirit has not slowed down. “God is moving fast in our country, more than ever before, to the few elect among […]
China (Mission Network News) — The Chinese government, which hasn’t actually banned religion, is atheist itself. This has resulted in an entire generation literally following the leader and ignoring Christ. Yet, Bibles for China has noted a pattern over the last few years. Young people have started abandoning the atheistic beliefs of their parents and […]