‘Before you kill me, first hear me’
WICHITA, Kan. — ‘They have mouths, but cannot speak; eyes, but cannot see.” Joseph Ghorpade shares the Bible verses he uses when he speaks to Hindus…
International
Around the World, September 2017
ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES — As immigrants come to this South American nation from Latin American nations including Haiti, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru for higher education,…
Sadness and service in Africa
Macheke, Zimbabwe — “It was such a tragic loss,” said Kara Scharrer after the recent death of a 17-year-old girl in the Zimbabwe Orphan Program,…
A ‘cacophony’ of praise in Europe
DOUBRAVA, Czech Republic — ‘Everybody go ahead and sing in your own language,” Jaro Marcin told participants in the recent Central European Retreat. Johanna Halamicek attempts…
A gift fit for a president: God’s Word
The people of Slovenia recently celebrated the birthday of Primoz Trubar, regarded as the father of their written language. And Eastern European Mission brought 50,000…
A business-minded mission down under
LILYDALE, Australia — Two Christian families in this eastern suburb of Melbourne are serving lattes and sticky date puddings to their community. They’re also serving…
‘The little movement that makes a radical difference’
The mission trip almost didn’t happen. After 10 years of serving street children in Siem Reap, Cambodia through an annual event called Angkor of Faith,…
Around the World, August 2017
BRAZIL SÃO PAULO — God, marriage and family, then ministry. Those are the priorities for church leaders around the globe. Heiderich“However, internal and external pressures…
A site of human sacrifice redeemed
On land once used for human sacrifices, Nigerians learn about a human sacrifice that happened more than 2,000 years ago. Aniefiok Akpan “My great-grandfather was…
In the mists of metropolis, God reveals his beauty
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — This isn’t the view most people come to Monserrate to see. A rainbow over Monserrate in Bogotá, Colombia. (PHOTO BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD)…
