Missionary sees needs firsthand during visit to Darfur refugee camp
The young boy's drawing had rows of thatched-roof houses — and dozens of tiny figures running from them. Little airplanes flew above, shooting at the…
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Oprah Winfrey puts ministry’s ‘magnificent seven’ in spotlight
Oprah Winfrey was too late to save Mark Kwandwo.The host of the highest-rated talk show in television history saw a photo of the 6-year-old boy…
Singapore, Thailand churches partner in missions
About 50 members of the Moulmein church in Singapore traveled to Thailand recently to help members of the Cheung Dol church in Chiang Mal with…
A mission to the heart of Bolivia: During weekend of violent protests, a new church begins
COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA — At 109 feet tall, the Cristo de la Concordia towers over the city of Cochabamba. Arms outstretched, as on the cross, the…
Around the world: Church takes root deep in Brazils Amazon jungle
Missionary Ellis Long preaches in a new chuch building in a village near the city of Tabatinga, Brazil. The village, in the Amazon basin in…
Around the world: Sharing food and faith on the island of Mauritius
Church potlucks aren't confined to the United States — or the Western Hemisphere. On the volcanic island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean east of…
North Korean evangelist executed for distributing ministry’s New Testaments
In North Korea, ruled by the enigmatic Kim Jong-il, “genuine religious freedom does not exist,” according to the U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report.…
Around the globe, marriage matters
MISSIONARIES MAKE NEW CONTACTS and reach the lost through marriage enrichment programs. But counseling couples in foreign countries rarely is as simple as His Needs,…
President of Malawi helps churches celebrate 100 years of evangelism
A little more than a century ago, a Malawian named Elaton Kundago traveled to South Africa looking for work. He found the gospel and took…
Uganda wreck claims missionary Adam Langford, church leader Moses Kimezi
Comforting a grieving woman who lost her sister to AIDS, Adam Langford could only say “nga kitalo,” a phrase in the Lusoga language that roughly…
