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Tuesday, November 16 – Laos The Holy Spirit is enabling local missionaries to break the grip of Buddhism and ancestor worship. At events to encourage church leaders and other Christians

Effective Gospel Proclamation

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Monday, November 15 – Albania In a country where most people care little about religion even as 57 percent identify as Muslim, local missionaries know the varied nuances of Albanians’

Leading People to Saving Faith

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Sunday, November 14 – Bangladesh Quoting Christ saying not to be troubled, that no one comes to the Father except through Him and that He will never forsake His followers,

The Love of Christ for the Lost

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Saturday, November 13 – China Visiting the sick and disabled in a village every Sunday afternoon, local missionaries have opportunities to pray for them and share the gospel. Workers continue

Friday, November 12 – North Africa Destitute families were thankful for food that local missionaries provided to them amid wrenching poverty. “The reality is that folks are disenfranchised, hungry, hoping

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Thursday, November 11 – Argentina Many of the people suffering increased need due to the pandemic are coming to Christ as local missionaries help feed and care for them. Thanks

Help Advance God’s Kingdom

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Wednesday, November 10 – Iraq People in camps for the displaced who have come to saving faith are growing as followers of Christ thanks to weekly discipleship meetings with local

Proclaim the Risen Christ

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Tuesday, November 9 – Sri Lanka The gospel continues to spread, with four families recently putting their faith in Christ even as four other families were so drawn to Him

Help Equip Evangelists

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Monday, November 8 – Togo A woman who received Christ at a local ministry Bible meeting was the target of a curse after she refused the advances of a man

Critical Aid for Refugees

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Sunday, November 7 – Spain New streams of refugees continue to arrive; recently 40 boys and girls who lost their parents and other relatives to war in an African country

Syrian Refugee Widow Learns to Overcome Affliction

June 30, 2022

A Syrian widow with several children had endured affliction before and after arriving as a refugee in Jordan. Islamic State (ISIS) invaders in Syria had seized her oldest son and, fearing they might take her other children, she and her husband had fled in 2013. Some of her children were able to help her husband in odd jobs he might find on the streets – until he was diagnosed with cancer.

Prayer Helps Transform a Killer and a Town in Kenya

June 23, 2022

A series of murders of children and young women prompted a three-day prayer event in a town in western Kenya. Church members and community leaders were praying for safety when a young man burst in and confessed to raping and killing six young women. The local missionaries and other leaders prayed for deliverance and salvation as the man’s anguished cries drew more people to the meeting tent – including some bent on lynching him and burning his body.

Christians in Laos Remain Steadfast – and Pay the Price

June 16, 2022

Accompanied by police and soldiers, a district official in Laos told Christians in a tribal village that those who refused to renounce Christ would be imprisoned. He was angry that they had refused to heed a prior warning to quit worshiping Christ. “Christianity is a western religion – it cannot be practiced in our country,” he told them. “I will give you one more chance to renounce Christ. If anyone still wants to believe in God, then just raise your hand.”

Indonesian Swaps Gun and Dagger for Peace of Christ

June 9, 2022

A shaman in Indonesia had quit his life as a robber and drug seller five years ago, but he still had no peace. Deeply troubled, he invited a worker and others from the ministry to his house to talk with him and his family about Christ. When the local missionaries showed up, they found 40 people at the house.

Refugee Tortured in Iraq Fulfills Father’s Wish

June 2, 2022

A young man in Iraq, Sami, and his father were descended from multiple generations of historic Christians, but during occupation by Islamist militants they had been forcibly converted to Islam. Such converts have trouble showing loyalty to a new caliphate, often refusing to join the fight to establish and expand it. Both men were subjected to torture; Sami told native missionaries in Europe that his father died trying to save him from the militants.

As Conditions Worsen in Latin America, Grit is Key

May 26, 2022

Amid conditions that seem to grow more apocalyptic every day, local missionaries in Latin America need either super-human stamina or otherworldly faith. A worker in Bolivia needed true grit to continue reaching out to a young man whose drunken rages had driven his family away. “Every time Pablo got drunk, he went home and hit his wife and children,” the leader of the native ministry said.

Ukraine’s Displaced Souls Seek Relief and Recovery

May 19, 2022

Local missionaries in Europe are counseling and praying with refugees from Ukraine traumatized by the invasion of their homeland. Besides needing food and other aid, many refugees have suffered the shocks of bombing and artillery fire since Russia invaded in late February. “Pray for their mothers and grandmothers who suffer because they have lost their loved ones, or have their children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters or fathers in the war,” the leader of a local ministry said.

Refugee Mother’s Soul Warmed after Burning Bible

May 12, 2022

Like most refugees from Afghanistan, Gayana lived in a broken, drafty apartment with no means to keep out the winter cold. To keep herself and her small daughter warm, she had taken the last Bibles and other free Christian literature from a stand outside a church in the Middle East with the intention of burning them in her potbelly stove. “My house was cold, and my little girl was cold,” she said. “In the evening, I took the wood and tore off the Bible pages and threw them into the stove, and they started to burn.”

Young Muslim Faces Crisis of Faith in Arab World

May 5, 2022

Kamal had been raised to become a mosque leader in such a strict Islamic home that his religiosity alienated even other Muslims. But since seeing an online ad stating, “God loves you,” he had been reading the Bible on the internet. The university student was in crisis.

The Gospel v. Supernatural Evil in Vietnam

April 28, 2022

Two Christian women told a visiting leader of a native ministry in Vietnam that when they lay in bed at night, they suffered deep dread as they felt the devil’s power – a sensation of cold going from their feet to their heads, cold sweats and uncontrollable shaking. In a country where some tribal people walk on burning coals to demonstrate the power of supernatural evil, the women were desperate for deliverance from demonic attacks. “Please pray for us,” one of the women said. “We don’t know what this is.”

Middle East Muslims Hear God’s Voice in Dreams

April 21, 2022

In the five years that local missionaries provided aid to Syrian refugees, Zainab often asked why Christians would bother to help Muslims. In his discussions with them in a Middle Eastern country, the Muslim recently insisted the Bible was corrupted by changes over the centuries – but then he had a dream that both excited and horrified him. Having experienced Christ’s love from the local workers, Zainab was eager to tell the ministry leader about the dream.

Workers Weather Dangers in War-Ravaged Burma

April 14, 2022

In war-ravaged Burma (Myanmar), violence and the pandemic complicate local ministry efforts at a time when they are most needed. A worker recently told a ministry leader that local missionaries and their families had to flee their homes. “He told me that he was one of three pastors who fled with their families to the forest and stayed at a cave, trying to run to a village where they could stay temporarily,” the leader said. “His son, who was 19 years old, was killed by the terrorists.”

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Syrian Refugee Widow Learns to Overcome Affliction

Prayer Helps Transform a Killer and a Town in Kenya

Christians in Laos Remain Steadfast – and Pay the Price

Indonesian Swaps Gun and Dagger for Peace of Christ

Refugee Tortured in Iraq Fulfills Father’s Wish

As Conditions Worsen in Latin America, Grit is Key

Ukraine’s Displaced Souls Seek Relief and Recovery

Refugee Mother’s Soul Warmed after Burning Bible

Young Muslim Faces Crisis of Faith in Arab World

The Gospel v. Supernatural Evil in Vietnam

Middle East Muslims Hear God’s Voice in Dreams

Workers Weather Dangers in War-Ravaged Burma

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