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Help Form and Strengthen Disciples in Mexico

June 27, 2022

His friends and father were heavy drinkers, and a 17-year-old boy was on the verge of falling into the same lifestyle before a local missionary led him to Christ. He faced ridicule from his friends, and his father often beat him for becoming a Christian, but he was very public that he would not deny Christ and hoped to win others from his ethnic group with his testimony. Workers recently discipled other new believers in the process of planting churches and distributed more than 6,000 Bibles and 500 audio Bibles. They and other workers need donations to proclaim the gospel and follow-up with new believers. Pray that villagers will overcome strong cultural barriers to accepting Christ.

Feed Hungry Children in Peru

June 27, 2022

Poor children faced pressure to sell trinkets rather than attend school, and local missionaries encouraged them to stay in class. Every day of the week, children also received nutritious lunches at the local ministry’s feeding center, giving them the health they needed to excel in class and helping workers sow the seeds of God’s kingdom. The lunch is often the only meal of the day for one 10-year-old boy, who said, “Thank you for providing me with this food, you love me more than my mom and dad since they never come to visit me, and they don’t buy my food.” Donations of $35 or $70 are sought to feed hungry children. Pray the Lord will fulfill His purposes for each child.

Equip Evangelists in Brazil

June 27, 2022

Local missionaries obtained an invitation to visit elders of a large, semi-isolated people to tell them how the gospel had freed villagers of the Ticuna tribe from alcoholism and vice to living blessed by the Lord. The next day one of the elders became the first leader from his ethnic group to receive Christ as Lord and Savior. In another area, the mother of a seriously sick child asked a local missionary to pray for healing, and the worker first shared the gospel with her and her father. Both mother and grandfather put their faith in Christ, and after prayer the child recovered. Donations are sought for such gospel outreach and nurturing of new believers. Pray that worship in spirit and truth will unite churches.

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.

Pandemic Just One of Dangers of Serving in Latin America

April 7, 2022

Infection from COVID-19 is just one risk local missionaries in Latin America face as they serve the unreached and needy. While the pandemic has increased resistance as villagers fear workers from nearby areas could bring infection, spiritual warfare and persecution are prevalent and gunfire paralyzes some towns. “Armed conflicts in the towns are a problem for the mobility and security of our missionaries,” a ministry leader in Mexico said.

Tech Helps Power Gospel amid Pandemic in Latin America

February 17, 2022

Depressed since her marriage started to sour a few years ago, 32-year-old Ximena Flores suffered steady deterioration of her mental health, cementing her husband’s desire for separation. A schoolteacher with a 5-year-old daughter, Flores’ condition worsened when the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to teach online from home – where the sources of stress and conflict overlapped with work challenges. “Someone told me that there was another teacher who was a Christian and could help me,” Flores said. “She told me Jesus is the answer, and I said, ‘How?’”

Gospel Creates Lives Peruvians Never Imagined

January 13, 2022

At a small nightclub in rural Peru, the blaring music was drowning out the message a local missionary was giving nearby at a three-day gospel event. Villagers asked the nightclub owner to turn the music off, and he grudgingly consented. He was further annoyed when the preacher and other Christians visited him the next day and invited him to attend that night’s evangelistic event.

Workers Brave COVID-19 Dangers in Latin America

November 11, 2021

“We have had to see people die and go with the Lord, including local missionaries from our ministry, and we’ve comforted many loved ones,” the leader of a ministry based in Colombia said. Christian workers in Colombia and other parts of Latin America have become soldiers in the fight against COVID-19, with some dying in the effort to save others physically and spiritually. “We thank God that up to now He has helped and supported us in everything,” the leader said, “despite difficult circumstances and harsh experiences.”

Woman in Cuba Turns from Sorcery to Salvation

October 7, 2021

All his life, Diego had seen sick people come to his house in Cuba so his mother, a traditional healer in the Santería religion, could fight illnesses with charms, amulets and sorcery. When the young medical student recently became a Christian, his mother saw God’s power in his life.
She saw such divine power that she doubted her own traditional healing abilities, but a sick person was at the door asking for her help.

Raging Husband in Brazil Opens Eyes to Truth

August 12, 2021

Hungover from another night of drinking, a father of five in Brazil recalled that his wife had fled the previous night, figuring she had better chances of survival among wild animals in the jungle than at home with him.

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

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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Help Form and Strengthen Disciples in Mexico

Feed Hungry Children in Peru

Equip Evangelists in Brazil

As Conditions Worsen in Latin America, Grit is Key

Pandemic Just One of Dangers of Serving in Latin America

Tech Helps Power Gospel amid Pandemic in Latin America

Gospel Creates Lives Peruvians Never Imagined

Workers Brave COVID-19 Dangers in Latin America

Woman in Cuba Turns from Sorcery to Salvation

Raging Husband in Brazil Opens Eyes to Truth

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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