When people think of mission fields, Fantastic Caverns near Springfield probably is not the first place that comes to mind. However, Mark Alexander, a retired Assembly of God missionary, finds it a ...
Read More »Today’s news briefs include British recycling; Missionary suicide; railroad strike
Today’s news briefs include British recycling gone crazy? Ukraine attack on Moscow; Wycliffe missionary suicide; Railroad strike. 11 bins? British recycling questioned Residents of one English community are furious over new recycling ...
Read More »Muslim convert urges churches to evangelize their local Islamic communities
Churches need to do more to evangelize the growing U.S. Islamic population, a Muslim Somalian refugee who became a Christian missionary says. “We take our personal discipleship and personal growth very seriously, ...
Read More »“God’s Smuggler,” Brother Andrew dies at 94
Brother Andrew, famously known as “God’s Smuggler,” has died at the age of 94 at his home in the Netherlands, according to a family spokesperson. Born Anne Van der Bijl, the defender ...
Read More »What people get wrong when banning Columbus Day
Monday is either Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, depending on perspective. Scott S. Powell, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute, wrote an opinion piece defending the traditional holiday. “The history of ...
Read More »Encouraging words from 18th century missionary David Brainerd
While reading the missions classic The Life and Diary of David Brainerd (see info below), I was struck by David Brainerd’s perseverance through great hardships. He endured them all to accomplish one transcendent ...
Read More »Sean Fuecht and ‘Let Us Worship’ event coming to Kansas City
Kansas City will host the “Let Us Worship” event with Sean Fuecht Saturday, October 17, from 5-8 p.m., at Mill Creek Park at the entry-way to the Plaza. In his own words, ...
Read More »Pearl S. Buck paves way for modern missionaries
Most people who know of Pearl S. Buck remember her as the author of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Good Earth. It was assigned reading for many Baby Boomers. The book ...
Read More »Man convicted in murder of missionary near International House of Prayer
A Kansas City man has been convicted of shooting and killing a Chinese missionary near the International House of Prayer. The murder rocked the large missionary community in the region. Curtrail Hudson, ...
Read More »How coffee allowed ministry in Colombia to share Jesus with mountain tribe
Helman Ocampo first came in contact with the Arhuaco tribe in Colombia in 1993. “God placed a passion and love in my heart for this ethnic group,” he said. “But at that ...
Read More »Missionary shares 10 things Christians need to know about Muslims
Christians have been asking many questions about Muslims. Who are they and what do they believe? Do all Muslims sanction violence? Most importantly, what attitude should Christians have toward them? Why do ...
Read More »Local pastor/missionary to be recognized for lifetime achievement
Rev. Max Manning, one of the original founders of Topeka Rescue Mission, has been serving the Kingdom of God since the 1950s. The pastor and missionary is the Director of Global Missions, ...
Read More »Jewish couple gives $5 million to Christian missionary doctors
A Jewish businessman and philanthropist is giving millions of dollars of his wealth to help Christian missionary doctors in Africa. Mark Gerson and his wife Rabbi Erica Gerson are giving $5 million ...
Read More »Family of missionary killed by tribe speaks out
The family of an American missionary killed while trying to bring the gospel to one of the most isolated tribes in the world is speaking out. John Allen Chau, 27, took a ...
Read More »Crash kills missionary family of 5 on way to training
A young missionary family of five from Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis is being mourned after a highway crash in western Nebraska took their lives July 31. Jamison and Kathryne Pals, both ...
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