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July 22, 2022

If COVID-19 along with economic, political and other tensions have darkened lives in rich countries, imagine what it’s like for native missionaries in poor countries. Violence and the pandemic have ravaged the lives of workers from Nigeria to Burma to Iraq and beyond, many of them barely able to feed their families.

God’s Power Seen in Possessed Refugee Girl in Lebanon

December 1, 2022

The Muslim uncle of a 17-year-old girl under demonic influence was visibly irritated when local missionaries showed up at the door of their home in a refugee camp. The Muslim parents of the girl had requested they come to their home at the camp in Lebanon for Syrian refugees, but her uncle did not approve, especially as it was the Islamic month of Ramadan and the girl had already driven out a Muslim cleric who tried to help her. “The cleric had been met by the young woman’s screams and her aggressively pushing him away from the home,” said the leader of the local ministry. “As he began to leave, their daughter encouraged his quick movement from the property as she picked up stones and began throwing them his way. He left promptly and did not return nor seek out her parents.”

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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Find, Vet and Evaluate Workers

God’s Power Seen in Possessed Refugee Girl in Lebanon

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

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