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We have our fingers on the pulse of modern missions. Mission work is changing rapidly as the world's cultures and global conditions are changing. Ease of travel and communication impact how the Gospel is spread. But at the heart of missions, there is the work of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, and the obedience of the Church to carry out Jesus' command to go into all the earth.
We want to present challenging biblical truths, insights into today's missions environment, and progress reports on reaching the entire world with the Gospel. Please keep checking our blog regularly for updates, stories and challenging thoughts from Scripture!
Easter, as celebrated by most of the Christian world, is dominated by the sufferings of Christ as evidenced by processionals depicting the “passion of the Christ” and Easter “passion” plays. Focusing on the suffering of Jesus in His human body is only looking at one small snapshot of a much bigger picture.
The crucifixion of Christ, as horrible as it was, was not just a single event on a single day. It was an eternal truth. According to Revelation 13:8, Jesus was the “Lamb slain from the foundation of the world”. Think about that! The eternal God who knows no “time” as we see it, had...
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You may have heard the news this morning (February 24, 2022) that Russia has invaded Ukraine. Over a dozen of cities are being bombed. Food shortages. ATM's out of cash. People fleeing. Martial law. War.
We received the following communication from one of our partners who is on the ground in Kyiv:
The pain of the local people is enormous. They do not show fear or despair, but anxiety about the unknown. They are well aware that their military strength can’t match that of Russia... Still, they will not surrender without a fight...
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the coup in Myanmar, also known as Burma. The military junta took over in the early hours of February 1, 2021 just before newly elected officials were to take their seats in government. The top democratic leaders were all arrested, and the junta assumed full control.
This sparked nationwide peaceful protests which turned into a civil disobedience movement. Families, healthcare workers, bankers, teachers, lawyers, and even street sweepers all took part. Protests were met with violence and deadly force. Soon, only the urban youth remained, who had...
