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Teacher Who Fled Islam Faces Children of ISIS Militants

November 10, 2022

A young man in Iraq who had left Islam to follow Christ recently began teaching school in an area where children of Islamic State (ISIS) fighters were living. Kassim Mahdi* had grown up watching ISIS militants destroy buildings and lives in his hometown, the leader of a native ministry said. “He saw many of his friends and relatives killed, and he did not believe that God sent His messengers in this way,” the leader said.

Christ’s Wonders Advance Kingdom in Iraq

October 13, 2022

For 10 years a veteran of the Iraq-Iran war wondered how he could respond to Christ for having freed him from needing a wheelchair. Years after losing use of his legs, Mustafa Abbas* was watching a Christian progam on a satellite channel in 2011 when he followed the speaker’s encouragement to pray in Christ’s name for healing, he told ministry workers in his native Iraq.

Help Equip Gospel Workers in Ghana

September 26, 2022

From soccer tournaments where youths hear the gospel to seminars for merchants on how to do business with Christian principles, local missionaries have seen much fruit from multiple opportunities to proclaim Christ. Through their sports ministries, 179 young adults have received the Lord’s salvation.

Help the Internally Displaced and Refugees in Iraq

September 26, 2022

More than 1 million internally displaced people and refugees remain unable to return home due to military destruction or ongoing violence, about half of them children. Some of these people have lost loved ones to Islamic extremists or other militants, and all have lost their homes and jobs.

Enable Workers to Proclaim the Gospel in Iraq

July 22, 2022

An 8-year-old boy who received a children’s Bible at a local ministry’s Christmas event read it to his illiterate father and asked the native missionaries to visit them.

Syrian Army Officer Finds Christ as Refugee in Iraq

July 7, 2022

A refugee from Syria told local missionaries in Iraq that he had dreamt of a group of Christians visiting his house and telling him pleasant things that he could not now recall. He said he was a Muslim officer in the Syrian army who had fled when enemy soldiers occupied his home. “I remember when I woke up, I had a wonderful peace and joy that I had never experienced before,” he told them. “Can you visit us at home?”

Make Eternal Life Known in Iraq

June 27, 2022

During a time of war, a Muslim who had learned about Christ through satellite TV programs had no one to answer his questions about Christianity, but after fighting ended he told a local missionary that when his city was being bombed, Jesus had visited him in a dream and given him a message.

Refugee Tortured in Iraq Fulfills Father’s Wish

June 2, 2022

A young man in Iraq, Sami, and his father were descended from multiple generations of historic Christians, but during occupation by Islamist militants they had been forcibly converted to Islam. Such converts have trouble showing loyalty to a new caliphate, often refusing to join the fight to establish and expand it.

The Power of Scripture Shines in Iraq

November 18, 2021

The pope’s historic visit to Iraq in March presented massive security challenges, with all military and civil security forces taking stringent measures. Soldiers at checkpoints were instructed to seize the cargo of any transport vehicle, and before one major papal event they confiscated local missionaries’ carload of 1,000 Bibles. “The strange thing is that we met several people while walking in the streets carrying the same Bibles that we distribute, and when we asked them, they said that they got them from the checkpoint,” a ministry leader said.

Victims of Violence in Iraq Find Healing in Christ

August 5, 2021

A 30-year-old Kurdish woman was one of 6,000 Yazidis seized when ISIS militants invaded Iraq in 2014. Yazidi religion being especially despised by Muslim extremists, over the next three years she was sold to fighters of different factions who raped her and her daughters. When she was freed, her parents did not recognize her.

Deeper Discipleship Transforms Lives in Indonesia

November 17, 2022

The wife and children of a new Christian in Indonesia still refuse to live with him, even though he has turned from his prior life of taking drugs and robbing people to support his former habit. By the time Dimas Sinurat accepted Christ, workers at the native ministry had discovered that discipling new Christians by simply scheduling times of Bible study and prayer was impractical and largely ineffective. With Sinurat and others, they have adopted an entirely new approach that is forming more committed believers.

Teacher Who Fled Islam Faces Children of ISIS Militants

November 10, 2022

Argentine Evangelist Perseveres in Jungle Mission

November 3, 2022

A native missionary was the only one who knew how to reach a jungle community in northern Argentina. Returning to the area to share the gospel and bring discipleship materials to a small church plant, the worker spent 10 hours making his way through thick foliage to reach the destitute tribal people. “It’s a risk,” the leader said.

God Awakens Muslims to Christ in Turkey

October 27, 2022

A university student in Turkey often saw the cross on a native ministry’s church building while walking with her boyfriend, and a few months ago – though she was from a strict Muslim family – she suggested they check it out. Her boyfriend of three years, Ahmet Korkmaz*, saw no point in doing so. “There’s nothing in this church,” he told his girlfriend, Beyza Yavuz*.

God’s Kingdom Advances amid Dangers in Laos

October 20, 2022

The headman of a village in Laos summoned a local missionary to his office. “I heard that you are speaking to people in the village, and you are talking about Jesus, and now people told me that some of them are interested,” the headman told him. The local missionary, pastor of a house church, showed the headman a government booklet stating that Christianity was one of the officially accepted faiths in the country.

Christ’s Wonders Advance Kingdom in Iraq

October 13, 2022

Refugees Obtain Miraculous Help in Europe

October 6, 2022

A Kurdish family recently fled from an oppressive government in Iran. After walking 37 nights in the mountains of Greece, the mother’s feet had swollen so much that they no longer in fit her shoes. She also had a skin infection, as did one of her children. “They had been walking at night and sleeping during the day, hiding in the mountains,” the leader of a ministry in Greece said.

Gospel Reaches Gloomy Corners of Kyrgyzstan

September 29, 2022

At a Christian youth camp with distant views of snow-capped mountains in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, nearly 50 nervous children were having a hard time warming up to each other. At more than 5,200 feet above sea level, the camp center was warmer in July than during most of the year, but the kids ages 10 to 14 had arrived cold with gloom about how they were going to get through the week surrounded by strangers. “On the first day when the kids arrived, they were very closed and dissatisfied,” the leader of the native ministry said. “We began to worry a little about how we would do anything if they were so dissatisfied.”

Change of Heart Seen in Syrian Refugees

September 22, 2022

Muslim extremists often appear in refugee camps, and word spreads that native missionaries bringing aid to the tents pray with refugees and leave Bibles for them. So workers were concerned when a grim-faced refugee camp leader summoned them to talk over tea.

Christ Revealed amid Troubles in Southeast Asia

September 15, 2022

Kimbap was on her way home from work in Cambodia last summer when she saw a gang of teenage boys assaulting a younger boy. Though a lifelong Buddhist, Kimbap had been listening to a Christian radio program for several days, and when he screamed for help, she instinctively began praying to Christ.

Military Conflict in Burma Drives People to Christ

September 8, 2022

Burma’s internal military conflicts have curtailed ministry efforts, but the chaos also has helped expand God’s kingdom as displaced people take refuge at a Bible college and Christian camps. Among those fleeing to the jungles or to neighboring countries are young people, a native ministry leader said.

Dying Woman in North Africa Finds Hope

September 1, 2022

A ministry leader in North Africa arrived at the home of dying woman to say farewell, pray for her and, at her parents’ request, baptize her. Only after he arrived did he realize she had often attended his church, then mysteriously stopped. “She was aware that she had a few days left before she would die and had no hope for healing,” he said.

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Teacher Who Fled Islam Faces Children of ISIS Militants

Christ’s Wonders Advance Kingdom in Iraq

Help Equip Gospel Workers in Ghana

Help the Internally Displaced and Refugees in Iraq

Enable Workers to Proclaim the Gospel in Iraq

Syrian Army Officer Finds Christ as Refugee in Iraq

Make Eternal Life Known in Iraq

Refugee Tortured in Iraq Fulfills Father’s Wish

The Power of Scripture Shines in Iraq

Victims of Violence in Iraq Find Healing in Christ

Deeper Discipleship Transforms Lives in Indonesia

Teacher Who Fled Islam Faces Children of ISIS Militants

Argentine Evangelist Perseveres in Jungle Mission

God Awakens Muslims to Christ in Turkey

God’s Kingdom Advances amid Dangers in Laos

Christ’s Wonders Advance Kingdom in Iraq

Refugees Obtain Miraculous Help in Europe

Gospel Reaches Gloomy Corners of Kyrgyzstan

Change of Heart Seen in Syrian Refugees

Christ Revealed amid Troubles in Southeast Asia

Military Conflict in Burma Drives People to Christ

Dying Woman in North Africa Finds Hope

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