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Serving in Storm-torn Arkansas
January 6, 2022 January 5, 2022 /Leave a comment
ARKANSAS – Samaritan's Purse is responding in northeast Arkansas where tornadoes caused widespread damage and loss of life. The charity is calling for pray for these hurting communities and for volunteers to serve in Jesus' Name. Clayton Steelman – Samaritan's Purse: We're here with Samaritan's Purse in Northeast Arkansas responding to the devastating tornadoes that…
Caring for Flood Victims in Washington
December 30, 2021 December 30, 2021 /Leave a comment
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA — Samaritan's Purse volunteers are coming alongside and caring for flood victims in Whatcom County, Washington, to help them clean up their damaged homes and let them know that God loves them and hasn't forgotten them. But more volunteers are urgently needed. Jaime Keoshian, Samaritan's Purse: My name is Jaime Keoshian with…
GFA World and Believers Eastern Church Help Bring the Joy of Christmas to Children
STONEY CREEK, ONTARIO – One of the core values of GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, is being a people who work together with the body of Christ. In the week of November 15-22, 2021, GFA World was able to demonstrate this value by…
GFA World Launches 'Moo-ving' Christmas Campaign to Tackle Poverty
December 2, 2021 December 9, 2021 /Leave a comment
WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, whose heart to love and help the poor has inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, reports: A "moo-ving" Christmas campaign aims to lift pandemic-affected families out of extreme poverty — with gifts of cows, goats, chickens and other farm animals. Texas-based…
Serving in Jesus' Name After Alabama Floods
November 22, 2021 November 22, 2021 /Leave a comment
PELHAM, AL — Samaritan's Purse disaster relief response in Floods in Pelham, Alabama, closed on November 4. 83 volunteers helped 84 homeowners, with three people placing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. One homeowner, Penny Gibson thanks the Lord for the Samaritan's Purse volunteers who helped clean up her house, becoming the hands and…
Encouraging Homeowners and Veterans in Louisiana
November 12, 2021 /Leave a comment
HAMMOND, LA — Team Patriot members with Samaritan's Purse are serving homeowners in Louisiana whose properties were damaged by Hurricane Ida by removing debris, cutting up downed trees, and tarping roofs. They are also ministering to and encouraging their fellow veterans who are working alongside of them. Eric Marcengill – Samaritan's Purse: My name is…
'Frontline' Pastors 'Risk Everything' to Aid Orphans, Widows, War-Torn Families
November 10, 2021 November 9, 2021 /Leave a comment
LOVES PARK, IL — A U.S. organization is aiming to help 1,300 "frontline pastors" and ministry workers in Russia and the former Soviet Union this winter who, it says, are "risking everything" to aid orphans, widows, and suffering families. During the pandemic, local pastors across Russia and the former Soviet Union have trekked hundreds of miles…
Ministering to Families Devastated by Northern California's Caldor Fire
GRIZZLY FLATS, CA — California's Caldor Fire burned 479 of the 660 homes in Grizzly Flats. Samaritan's Purse volunteers helped homeowners recover precious items from the ashes and shared with them the hope found only in Jesus Christ. Woman's voice: You could feel the heat coming. You could hear it– the fire– coming up the…
Send Me Where No One Wants to Go
November 9, 2021 November 9, 2021 /Leave a comment
BRADENTON, FL – The Lord answered that fervent title prayer from Carole Ward in 2001. As soon as she knew that He wanted her to go to Northern Uganda and South Sudan, she began to feel the pushback and resistance from well-intentioned church leaders and government officials. Entirely operated by indigenous leaders of Uganda and…
Refugee Housing Community Includes German Christians
GERMANY — Millions of refugees fleeing war and economic hardships in the Middle East and Africa have made their way to Europe. They must learn a new language and learn how to deal with schools, transportation, banks and everything else. But a Christian foundation in Germany has created a unique housing project to help refugees…
Mercy Ships Gives Hope and Healing to Gamai
GUINEA, WEST AFRICA — Gamai received horrible burns as a child. Her mother, Confort, felt a deep shame for allowing this to happen to her child. Follow Confort and Gamai's journey toward healing and see how a single surgery carried out by Mercy Ships while docked in Guinea in West Africa can impact an individual,…
Will Graham Brings Hope of Christ to America's Heartland
SOUTH DAKOTA / IOWA — Evangelist Will Graham brought the hope of Christ to America's heartland during a series of celebrations in the US states of South Dakota and Iowa. The Don Barnett Arena at The Monument in Rapid City came to life with uplifting music and inspirational messages of hope, as more than 5,100…
Vapor Ministries
November 1, 2021 October 28, 2021 /Leave a comment
SYLACAUGA, AL – You've seen the numbers before. They are beyond our comprehension. 785,000,000 people have no access to clean drinking water. 3,600,000,000 people have no access to essential health services. One-third of all children suffer from malnutrition. 40% of the world has little or no access to the Gospel. Why don't we more readily…
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Hosts UK Evangelism Summits
October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 /Leave a comment
LIVERPOOL ENGLAND — As churches continue to look at ways to minister the hope of the Gospel in their communities in the midst of the pandemic the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is hosting a series of evangelism summits across the UK. GNA reporter Peter Wooding went to the Liverpool Summit in the North West of…
The Trash Mountain Project
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS – More than 15 million people worldwide live out their entire existence – work, home, play – in garbage dump communities. They wake up in the morning to the same stench of rotting and decaying garbage that they remembered yesterday. Try to grasp the reality. These are not a few people who live…
Togo Doctor Answers Call to Give Sight To His Own People
TOGO — Dr. Abram Wodomé could've left this own country of Togo in West Africa to pursue a successful medical career abroad. But thanks to support from the Christian charity Mercy Ships Dr. Wodomé has chosen to provide vital cataract surgery and medical training in his home nation. As the country's leading cataract surgeon, he…
New Faith-Based Outreach Eyes Migrants, Others in Texas Bible Belt
CRETE, IL — A ministry that shares the Bible with people in far-flung corners of the world is embarking on a new faith outreach — this time, in the heart of America's own Bible belt. As desperate migrants from Central America and other countries flood into Texas, Bible League International (BLI, www.bibleleague.org) says thousands of…
Franklin Graham Holds Closing Night of Route 66 God Loves You Tour in Southern California
October 21, 2021 /Leave a comment
USA — At a time when many people are experiencing fear, uncertainty, and hopelessness, the God Loves You Tour has traveled 2,000 miles along America's Route 66 and Franklin Graham has shared a Gospel message in eight cities along the historic highway. More than 55,000 people attended the free evenings of music and hope that…
Largest Private Gift Ever to Christian Medical Missions
NEW YORK — African Mission Healthcare expresses gratitude to Jewish entrepreneur Mark Gerson and his wife, Rabbi Erica Gerson, for committing $18 million dollars to support the lifesaving work of African Mission Healthcare (AMH), a nonprofit Christian Medical Missions organization envisaged by Gerson and his friend Dr. Jon Fielder, who become friends 30 years ago…
In-Person and Online, Hundreds Find Hope in Christ at the 'Black Hills Paha Sapa Celebration with Will Graham'
RAPID CITY, SD — The Don Barnett Arena at The Monument in Rapid City came to life this weekend with uplifting music and inspirational messages of hope, as more than 5,100 people attended the three-day Black Hills Paha Sapa Celebration with Will Graham, held Sept. 24-26. "There's more to Jesus than many people think. Jesus…
Ratio Christi – Defending the Faith on Campus
October 6, 2021 September 29, 2021 /Leave a comment
LAFAYETTE, IN – Ratio Christi is observing its tenth year of ministry in the most hostile place for Christianity in the United States – at the university campus. The non-profit is a global movement that equips university students and faculty to give historical, philosophical, and scientific reasons for following Jesus Christ. The ministry was established…
Open Eyes Is Accelerating Access to the Gospel
WHEATON, IL – The men on the motorcycles are "Mobile Messengers," and they are heading out to share the Gospel of Christ with people who live in hard-to-reach places. The Mobile Messengers play a significant role in the ministry of Open Eyes, Open Eyes' Mobile Messengers are recruited from indigenous Christian leaders. They are trained…
Faith Mission Canada – Prayer, Evangelism, & Revival
CAMPBELLVILLE, ON – Missions Box recently featured a story about Village Missions in Canada. I decided to follow up on that with another Christian missionary agency that is also committed to sharing God's Word with our neighbors to the north. That decision may be somewhat connected to the fact that I lived there for nearly…
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Who Is This Man Called Mully?
NAIROBI, KENYA – The title question is not one that needs to be asked in Kenya. Everyone there knows who Mully is. I had never heard about Mully until I watched the Mully Movie last evening. I immediately knew that I had to introduce our readers to Mr. Charles Mully. He is a man whose…
Village Missions: Preach the Word & Love the People
September 30, 2021 September 29, 2021 /Leave a comment
MISSION, BC – The calling and thrust of Village Missions of Canada is to "Preach the Word & Love the People." More than 60 million people live in rural areas of North America, including many of whom are isolated from major metropolitan areas. To that extent, we are not all that different than other regions…
Communitas International: Normal People with an Extraordinary Sense of Purpose
CENTENNIAL, CO – Communitas International has been described as "a global missional movement focused on secular, "post-Christian," and mostly urban communities." The Mission Field When we think of the unreached, our minds gravitate toward a history of sending Christian missionaries to foreign countries where the people had never heard about Jesus and His great grace….
Serving Law Enforcement Officers at BGEA Retreat
USA — In appreciation of their devotion to protect and serve others, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team supports America's law enforcement community through annual retreats. These events acknowledge the unique challenges officers and their families face. BGEA President and CEO Franklin Graham brings this update from their most recent Law Enforcement Appreciation Retreat. Franklin…
Afghanistan: Christians Face Even More Opposition
CANADA — Long time humaritarian worker in Afghanistan John Weaver talks about the opposition and challenges Christians face in Afghanistan, now that the Taliban has taken over, but how the current situation may actually see more Afghans turn to Jesus. And CEO of The Voice of the Martyrs Canada, Floyd Brobbel, explains how they're supporting…
Willing Hands and Hearts Needed in Louisiana
September 27, 2021 /Leave a comment
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA — Samaritan's Purse volunteers are in Southeast Louisiana tarping roofs, removing debris, and cutting downed trees for homeowners who were impacted by Hurricane Ida. But more volunteers are urgently needed to come alongside these hurting residents and let them know that God has not forgotten them. Debbie Anderson, Homeowner: This down here is…
Praising God for Salvations in Northern California
PUMAS COUNTY, CA — As they pressure washed fire retardant off houses in Northern California after the Dixie fire, God used Samaritan's Purse volunteers to lead three people to salvation in Christ. The teams are now preparing to soon sift through ashes of burnt houses to help recover cherished items for hurting homeowners. Leroy Wentz, Samaritan's…
Franklin Graham Launches Route 66 God Loves You Tour
CHARLOTTE, NC – At a time of intense fear and uncertainty across the USA evangelist Franklin Graham will be sharing a message of hope during his 8 city Route 66 tour across the country. BGEA Vice President Steve Rhoads this is one of most needed messages for the people of America right now. Evangelist Franklin Graham…
Baylor University Research Provides Evidence: Prison Fellowship International Program Transforms Prisoners, Prisons
WASHINGTON — A groundbreaking Baylor University study of a Prison Fellowship International (PFI) in-prison program provides evidence that the faith-based course transforms prisoners – and leads to culture change in prisons. "PFI is providing innovative prison programs that are quickly becoming one of the centerpieces of the emerging field of positive criminology," said Dr. Byron…
Billy Graham Chaplains Give Hope to Tennessee Flood Victims
WAVERLY / HUMPHREYS COUNTY, TN — Billy Graham chaplains are ministering to flood victims in Middle Tennessee where 20 people lost their lives in recent floodwaters. Resident Shane Gannon shares what it was like in the midst of such a disaster and how the Billy Graham team has impacted his community. Shane Gannon – Homeowner:…
Rural Pastors Equipped to Impact Ghana's Most Remote Communities
GHANA — While many rural pastors in remote villages across Ghana have no access to training resources, many also face the challenges of not being able to read and write. In response Theovision International has partnered with the Moody Bible Institute to provide a unique oral Bible training school. During their latest graduation many of…
Sharing Christ's Love With Tennessee Flood Victims
September 10, 2021 September 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
WAVERLY, TN – Samaritan's Purse volunteers are in Waverly, Tennessee, after extreme flooding killed more than 20 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of houses. They are helping with cleanup and sharing Christ's love with hurting homeowners. Nathan Curtis – Assistant Pastor, Open Bible Assembly: Unexpected. It was like a tsunami, like a wave of…
Serving Flood Victims in North Carolina
September 9, 2021 September 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC – Samaritan's Purse is in Haywood County, North Carolina, helping flood victims and homeowners clean up their houses after a foot of rain fell in 24 hours and caused massive flooding. Andrew Metcalfe, Samaritan's Purse: We're here in Haywood County, North Carolina, where last week they received over 12 inches of rain…
College is Starting – Platform Reversing the 70% Faith Attrition to Bring Awakening on Campuses
AUSTIN, TX – All national surveys point to the fact that 50% to 70% of students involved in the church today are walking away from an active faith in college. We can no longer afford for this to happen; they are needed to help shape their generation and catalyze students to Gospel movements on campus….
In Step with Cadence International
August 26, 2021 September 29, 2021 /Leave a comment
ENGLEWOOD, CO – Cadence International began in the prayer of a young U.S. soldier during World War II. Along with several other servicemen serving in the Philippines, Jesse Miller was a frequent visitor at the home of American missionaries Cyril and Anna Brooks, where he grew in grace and faith. The impact of his experiences…
All Things Possible – Marine Turned Missionary
August 24, 2021 August 24, 2021 /Leave a comment
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – "There are times that bad stuff is going to happen, no matter how much you try and prevent it. It's what you do afterward that makes a difference." – excerpt from the opening of the documentary movie, "Triggered." All Things Possible is a unique faith-based organization founded by Victor Marx. Marx…
Jubal Band's Message to Iran: Jesus is the ADHA in the Injeel
CYPRUS – When Jubal Band Ministries began in 2007, the concept was of a musical group producing online Christian worship videos. The group consisted of persecuted Iranian Christians living in Turkey. History By 2010, Jubal Band had added radio and television broadcasts in cooperation with existing Christian-owned networks and channels. 2013 was highlighted by the…
Mission Lazarus
NASHVILLE – Their Facebook page says that Mission Lazarus (ML) is a Christian ministry actively working in the developing countries of Honduras and Haiti with the purpose of intentionally sharing Christ's love. Given the onward march of Christian missions of purposely becoming increasingly like secular NGOs, I am attracted to agencies who boldly proclaim that…
Prison Fellowship International, Faith Comes By Hearing Partner to Transform Lives of More than One Million Prisoners in 65 Countries by 2027
WASHINGTON / ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Prison Fellowship International (PFI) and Faith Comes by Hearing (FCBH) – two ministries working as global catalysts to help spread the Gospel – have formed a strategic partnership to launch 100,000 in-prison Audio Bible programs in 65 countries, to graduate one million inmates by 2027. "This partnership marks a truly…
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James O. Fraser: A Missionary Ahead of His Time But in God's Time
LONDON – James Outram Fraser had an engineering degree and was a talented concert pianist. He was also a faithful follower of Christ who was obedient to God's calling on his life. He ministered among the Lisu people in China's Yunnan province from 1908 until his death in 1938. Neither his name nor his story…
Restoring Dreams in Germany After Devastating Floods
AHRWEILER, GERMANY – Samaritan's Purse is partnering with To All Nations to aid Victoria and others who have been impacted by the widespread flooding in Germany's Rhineland-Pfalz region. To date, more than 1,500 volunteers have helped over 360 individuals clean out their homes and businesses while also comforting and encouraging them. For Victoria, the past…
Rescuing Children from Slavery in Pakistan: One Organization's Fight to Give Housing and Hope to Girls Rescued from Bonded Labor
August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 /Leave a comment
NASHVILLE – In May 2019, One by One – a UK-based global missions organization with a heart for the poor and broken across the Third World – opened King's Children's Home, near Lahore in Pakistan, to rehouse and give hope to children rescued from brick factory bonded labor in that country. The home opened with…
Outside the Bowl
July 30, 2021 July 27, 2021 /Leave a comment
PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA – There are essentially two major problems when it comes to hunger among impoverished families. First, there is food scarcity. That doesn't mean that there is not an adequate global supply of food to feed everyone. There is. The problem is that the food is not readily available to the hungry people…
Loving South Sudan In Deed And Truth
TONJ, SOUTH SUDAN – According to the World Watch List, the secession of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011 left both countries in chaos. This was especially true on a personal level for thousands of Christians who were starving, killed, injured, or displaced during attempts to force Sudan to become an Islamic state. Sabet Kuj…
TEL Evangelism
CEDAR HILL, TX – Elgin and Dorothy Taylor became the first African-American missionaries to Japan in 1959. Their 23 years on the island of Okinawa were merely the beginning of their 55 years of service in foreign missions. Following a brief retirement due to health reasons, the couple returned to missionary work, founding TEL International…
Reaching England's Unchurched Students
LEEDS, ENGLAND — Church of England parishes are to form new congregations aimed at reaching unchurched young adults and students in several parts of the country. A series of grants to help fund the projects has been awarded as part of the Church of England's programme of Renewal and Reform. St Augustine's church in Leeds…
Minnesota Family with Special Needs Children Finds Rest and Enrichment
July 14, 2021 /Leave a comment
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA — Hugh and Pat from White Bear Lake, in Minnesota have two daughters with Down syndrome, but they are exhausted. Having not slept through the night for a decade because of the demands of disability, this family was in desperate need of respite. Through the Joni and Friends Respite at Home…
Roderick Davis Quote
January 18, 2019 /Leave a comment
"Love is the root of missions; sacrifice is the fruit of missions." —Roderick Davis, missionary to Kenya
How to Practice Thanksgiving in an Unthankful World
During the last two months of the calendar year, Americans can often indulge in a celebratory season of self-absorption. All the while, a nucleus of God-fearing folks try to retain the spirit of the holidays...
The Good News Missionaries Must Share
The life and work of a missionary are never easy. Whether the missionary is indigenous, laboring among his own people, or from another part of the globe, his mission should always be the same -...
The Nations are Coming to Us
BAKERSFIELD, CA – We have seen the desperation of the Afghan people trying to escape as Taliban forces take over Kabul. The US Air Force C-17 plane was packed with 640 precious lives as countless...
Three Little Words That Can Do the 'Impossible' – Annika Antonov
August 9, 2021 August 10, 2021 /Leave a comment
KAZAKHSTAN – Is it possible that three little words can heal the life of someone sexually assaulted as a little girl? That "God loves you" is really that powerful? ...
She Calls Me Dad
June 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
She called me Dad. Jessie had come home to celebrate her birthday—she was turning 68. "I know the routine, Dad" she reminded me. (I am 83 years of age.) And immediately, she began to jump...
Os Guinness, Discusses His Take on The Future of American Society
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 /Leave a comment
Three Keys to Success in Christian Missions
May 21, 2021 August 12, 2021 /Leave a comment
Two Mothers Whose Love Changed the World
May 5, 2021 May 4, 2021 /Leave a comment
A Different Look at Missions from GFM
April 28, 2021 April 26, 2021 /Leave a comment
Malaria Makes Comeback Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
April 28, 2021 December 15, 2021 /Leave a comment
Good News! Jesus Has Risen from the Dead!
April 3, 2021 April 7, 2021 /Leave a comment
It Was a Good Friday
March 26, 2021 /1 Comment
Water Stress: The Unspoken Global Crisis
March 24, 2021 October 15, 2021 /Leave a comment
Great Lent: The Great Invitation
March 23, 2021 /Leave a comment
'God Has Not Deserted Us': A Voice of Hope In Beirut's Carnage
March 16, 2021 March 11, 2021 /Leave a comment
Modern Day Slavery Accelerates Under Cover of COVID-19
February 26, 2021 March 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
Resolved to Make No New Year's Resolutions
December 31, 2020 /Leave a comment
I Am No Ordinary Shepherd
Small Star, Bright Light in Russia
The Great Advent-ure
Samuel Rodriguez Says You Can Thrive Through Your Pain | Charisma
December 11, 2020 December 8, 2020 /Leave a comment
KP Yohannan: The World Is In Turmoil, But Do 'One Thing' for God
December 5, 2020 December 18, 2021 /Leave a comment
Thanksgiving Can Be Tough in Times Like These
Fighting Extreme Poverty with Ideas & Education that Imparts Values
November 3, 2020 December 21, 2021 /Leave a comment
Rewriting the Tragedies of Girlhood
October 16, 2020 December 22, 2021 /Leave a comment
The Incredible Story of Corrie ten Boom | Washington Examiner
October 10, 2020 October 9, 2020 /Leave a comment
International Day of Non-Violence: October 2nd Conundrum or Oxymoron?
October 1, 2020 April 20, 2021 /Leave a comment
Two Nurses Describe Fighting COVID-19 in New York City
August 21, 2020 /Leave a comment
Are We Winning the Ancient Battle Between Man and Mosquito?
August 20, 2020 April 13, 2021 /Leave a comment
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