Around the World: Medical missions team serves at world’s tallest mountain
AUSTRALIA HOBART — On the island of Tasmania, Christians gathered to discuss “Defending Gender: Affirming God’s Role for the Sexes” during the 24th Eastern Short…
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22 baptized in Papua New Guinea mission
Amid breathtaking mountain scenery, thick jungle brush and raging rivers, 22 souls gave their lives to Christ through baptism in Papua New Guinea. The baptisms…
The Gospel in 10,000 boxes
BAGUIO, Philippines — Filipino Christians gasp as Chris Swinford tells them what he found in a box in an African village. Speaking to a packed auditorium…
A seeker finds his voice
MANILA, Philippines — He seems like an unlikely candidate to receive Sunset International Bible Institute’s 10,000th solar player. And his country seems like an unlikely place…
A rare show of love and unity
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act." — Proverbs 3:27 NAIROBI, Kenya— When she saw…
Around the World: Micronesia meets Ant-onio and Bob — and learns of Christ’s love
FEATURE PHOTO (above): Children on the Pacific island of Pohnpei are introduced to two friendly puppets, Ant-onio and Bob, brought to life by brothers Spencer and…
This is what short-term mission trips are really all about
In 1977, my father, mother, brother, sister and I lived in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., near the Virginia state line. I was 9 years old. Dad…
Planning a short-term mission? These 11 tips might help
Short-term mission trips have taken Paula Harrington and her family to disaster zones in the U.S. and poor communities in Third World countries. “We have…
Prayers — and food — for Venezuela
'We can’t save the whole country, but we can help.” Michael Hursey and Russ Garner believe that fervently when they speak about Venezuela, a place…
Churches of Christ in India respond to Kerala floods
The worst monsoon floods in a century have claimed more than 350 lives since June and displaced nearly a million people in the Indian state…
