(Mission Network News) — Open Doors USA’s online presence in the Middle East is growing rapidly. Several social media projects focusing on supporting Christians in the Arab-speaking world have now culminated into a combined total of 500,000 “likes.” Each week, thousands of people are engaging on one of the social media outlets supported by Open […]
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Amid ongoing dangers, Christian leaders in Nigeria this month recalled the exemplary faith of indigenous missionaries who gave their lives in areas overrun by Islamic extremist militants. While President Muhammadu Buhari told an India-African summit this week that Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has been contained to “sporadic” attacks in […]
United Kingdom (Mission Network News) — Despite its long religious history and grandiose church buildings, there is barely a trace of the United Kingdom’s spiritual fervor of the past. In the continent that birthed the Reformation, church attendance is rapidly declining. Many teens and adults feel a sense of hopelessness and are turning to drugs, […]
(Bible Society) — Last year saw the highest number of Bibles being given out by Bible Societies around the world. There was a six percent rise from 2013 as almost 34 million Bibles were distributed according to United Bible Societies. There were a total of 428.2 million scriptures being given out by international Bible Societies […]
Cambodia (MNN) — You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Desperate times call for desperate measures.” Pregnant single moms in Cambodia live it out day after day. Many vulnerable women end up having abortions because they feel like they have no other choice. Extreme poverty drives them to eke out an existence in the muddy slums outside […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamists upset by a Christian-Muslim debate are suspected in the killing of a long-time evangelist in eastern Uganda who led many Muslims to Christ, sources said. The mutilated body of Samson Nfunyeku was found close to his home in Kalampete village, Kibuku District early on Sept. 23, after the latest […]
Europe (MNN) — Even in the worst of times, especially in the worst of times, God is at work. There’s proof of that with the refugee crisis, which has been migrating into Europe. After forces of war and terrorism, hundreds of thousands have poured into Europe–legally and illegally. Some countries–Sweden, Luxembourg, Holland, Germany, and the […]
A Christian evangelist and apologist has established September 13 of each year as global “Mercy Day”—a time for Christians to celebrate the mercy of God and to share the gospel by telling others about the meaning of the rainbow. Sye Ten Bruggencate announced the launch of Mercy Day shortly before midnight as he embarks on […]
North Korea (MNN/VOM) — North Korea is sick of balloons. These are not the kinds that you find at parties, but they’re the sturdy kinds, built for tracking weather and able to carry weight—and they’re used by Voice of the Martyrs to reach North Korea with the gospel. VOM USA spokesman Todd Nettleton explains, “They clearly […]
A jihadist trainer for the barbaric Islamic group ISIS, which identifies itself as the Islamic State of Iraq in Syria, recently requested a Bible from a taxi driver, explaining that he is “sick of the killing.” An Operation Mobilization missionary to the Middle East who simply identified himself as Julian relayed the story on a […]