Read the report sent to Rae Burnett, Africa Director for Christian Aid Mission, by Gabriel Barau, the leader of Missionary Crusaders Ministriesin Nigeria. The Jos community, still in recovery mode from January's violence, was awakened at 2 a.m. on March 7 by Fulani Muslims who set fire to houses and vehicles, and butchered or shot those who tried to escape. They killed over 500 people, mostly women and children. Read story.

"We need to train missionaries and send them to rural areas," urges a native ministry leader in Sri Lanka, "those called to reach the unreached with the gospel of Christ." In the beginning an accredited teacher went from village to village preaching the gospel, as well as teaching and discipling new believers. But as the church grows, so does the need for more trained workers. Read story.