A biblical perspective on Israel-Hamas war
Oct 25, 2023 · Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas, and a pending ground invasion could expand the war across borders. The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the escalating conflict and deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.. Simultaneously, the United States military announced possible evacuation plans amid increasing attacks from Iranian-backed militias in the ...
“I think we’re seeing the collapse of Islam” - Mission Network News
Jun 19, 2023 · Middle East (MNN) — A senior cleric made waves in Iran earlier this month by saying Islam was weak. Roughly two-thirds of Iran’s mosques have closed, he said – a “worrying admission” for a state built around the principles of Islam.
Season two winner of “Alone” heads international ministry
Jul 2, 2021 · “By the time I got to the island, I was completely reduced to nothing. My car had been totaled; I’d spent all my money on gear for the show. I remember about six days in on the island just praying, ‘Lord, you have taken everything away from me and exiled me to a rock on the north end of nowhere.The only thing I have left to lose is my life or my health.’
Iranian Muslims turn to Christ after encountering Open Bible Stories
May 10, 2024 · Iran (MNN) — Iran’s government may be hostile to Christianity and the Gospel message, but Iran’s people are hungry for truth.. However, only five of Iran’s 39 languages have any Scripture, leaving millions without any access to God’s Word. Transform Iran is translating the Bible into Iran’s ethnic ‘heart’ languages, with help from groups like unfoldingWord and SRG.
Overcoming misconceptions for church planting among the Deaf
Sep 18, 2024 · International (MNN) — What are the obstacles for gospel ministry to the Deaf? Rob Myers with DOOR International shares three misconceptions or challenges that make Deaf-led churches rare today. “Some of it has to do with the …
Equal in writing only: the reality of Christians in Indonesia
Jan 30, 2024 · Indonesia (MNN) — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a report in January 2024 on the the state of religious freedom in Indonesia. USCIRF recommends that Indonesia be placed on the U.S. Department of State’s Special Watch List “for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.”
India needs more church planters, but there are challenges
May 4, 2023 · Erik* with Mission India says, “We go through a very complex and detailed process of identifying Christians in India that want to be Church Planters and then we spend a year traini ng them. “There’s in-class training and then there’s field training.
Unraveling the pattern: why former Muslims leave Christianity
Apr 6, 2020 · “We assume if they want to become Christians that they have understood what that means,” Houssney says. Instead, Christians need “to make sure they understand the cross, the redemptive work of Christ and what it does to them, giving up everything for Christ, surrendering their lives, not just adopting another religion.”
Younger generation in Indonesia showing greater tolerance for …
Jun 13, 2023 · What’s amazing is the Evangelical Church in Indonesia is growing at an annual rate of 2.8% — just slightly faster than the overall global growth rate for Evangelicals.. As more Indonesian young people discover the God of the Bible through interaction with Christian peers, they are finding true spiritual freedom in Jesus. “Islam does not offer an assurance of forgiveness of sins, and yet ...
How did Jesus deal with race issues? - Mission Network News
Jul 13, 2020 · USA (JFP) — Just since 1992, when four LAPD officers were acquitted after beating Rodney King on film, there have been more than a dozen race-related riots in the United States.The death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minneapolis, MN, kicked off protests in most of America’s major cities, many of which have erupted into riots.