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From Convicts to Kids, Workers See God’s Power

February 25, 2021

When the leader of a ministry based in the Middle East recently went to a prison to tell inmates about salvation in Christ, he knew it was not normal that an official checking his ID asked him to take a nearby seat.

Merchant in Laos Makes Christ Known Despite Opposition

February 18, 2021

The way a businesswoman in Laos drew people to Christ was the way the salvation message often spread in the first century: redeemed merchants and traders planting gospel seeds as they went about their everyday business.

Church-Planters Battle Witchcraft and Islam in Burundi

February 11, 2021

A 19-year-old man in Burundi had engaged in occultic practices for years, with sorcerers sending him to church services to carry out spiritual attacks. An aunt who practiced a blend of Islam and witchcraft had initiated him into the occult; she dedicated him to serve Satan, a local ministry leader said. “Once he came to our church to attack as usual, but he was caught by the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word during our evening service,” he said.

More Hidden Abuse Feared in Pandemic-Stricken Mexico

February 4, 2021

Working among Mixtec and other indigenous peoples, local missionaries in Mexico face the challenge of helping women and children who have suffered abuse to heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Muslim Woman in Middle East Battles Preacher Online

January 28, 2021

When a Muslim woman in the Middle East heard a local missionary say on a Facebook video that Jesus is God, she replied with some insulting messages.

Christian Boy in Laos Driven from Home for His Faith

January 21, 2021

The parents of Kimsan, a 15-year-old boy in Laos, gathered up all his belongings, stuffed them into a bag and threw it at his face.

Protests Lead to Gospel Advance in Iraq

January 14, 2021

Samer Jawad joined thousands of others who set up tents in Iraq’s Tahrir Square last year, settling in for months of protests over a faltering economy and breakdowns in public services.

Drug Addict in Burma Receives Hope and Healing

January 7, 2021

Aung Myint, addicted to drugs since his youth, was a Buddhist in Burma who had never heard the gospel before he went to prison for using drugs.

Muslim in Africa Journeys from Poisoning to Pastor

December 31, 2020

Yacouba Sanou had helped his father, a Muslim traditional healer, in black magic as far back as he could remember.

Refugees Plead for Tablets More than Food

December 24, 2020

Local missionaries had distributed their only 10 tablet devices, used to teach refugee children to read, and a grandmother pleaded and cried for one: “Please, he is an orphan! Please, let my grandson learn to read!” Workers explained that they had already given out all the tablets and had spent all remaining funds on clean water and medicine for the nearly 800 people in the camp. “We promised to help her next time we came, but the woman would not quit sobbing, ‘Please, please,’” the leader said.

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