STORIES & MORE

News, stories of lives changed, devotionals, videos, missional thought. Browse to be encouraged, explore a call, or go deeper into an area of the world where missionaries are faithfully serving.

09 Jun 16

David Stoddard

Christ Will Build His Church

Europe is the new “dark continent.” Churches are being turned into bars and museums. But does that mean the European Church is without hope?

07 Jun 16

Richard*

Sowing the Gospel in the Midst of Drought

In West Africa, a microbusiness can be a gospel lighthouse—a beacon shining the light of Christ in a dark world.

02 Jun 16

Mike Pettengill

Missiology Reflection

The Insufficient Missionary

The daunting task of glorifying God in another culture seems too much to bear when all you see is your own sin and insufficiency.

31 May 16

Kay Burklin

Athens Berlin SE Berlin SW Kyiv

They All Have First Names

As refugees flood into European countries where we minister, we are learning how to love them as Christ does.

26 May 16

Global Japan Global Nagoya

Japanese Student Finds Christ through School

The missionaries involved at her high school invited her to youth group. The ripple effect that had on her family proved to be powerful.

24 May 16

Eowyn Stoddard

Berlin SE Berlin SW Germany

Oaks of Righteousness: Church Planting in Germany

For years our team has referred to its ministry as “plowing in concrete.” But today the spiritual landscape looks quite different.

18 May 16

Bangkok Chiang Mai Southern Thailand Thailand

“To Be Thai is to Be Buddhist”

To become a Christian in Thailand requires a fundamental shift in identity. But it is a shift many are making.

16 May 16

Tom Austin

Adoany Madagascar Missiology Reflection

Ministering to Oral Cultures in the 21st Century

An estimated 5 billion people are oral learners. As a result, an orality movement is emerging globally in Christian missions.

10 May 16

Erin Pettengill

Bata La Ceiba Equatorial Guinea Honduras

(Not) Just a Nurse

When a pregnant woman in critical condition stormed out of her clinic, Erin worried she might never make a difference on the mission field.

09 May 16

Richard*

Reflection

Remaining Faithful in the Mundane

A missionary’s life doesn’t always make for a good report. Truth is, much of what missionaries do is struggle to be faithful in the mundane.

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