Missions Box: Good News from Nonprofits Worldwide

IRF Summit 2022 Convenes Civil Society Congress to Innovate and Develop Solutions for Religious Freedom

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 /Leave a comment

WASHINGTON — In recent years levels of persecution and restriction based on faith or belief have increased around the world. This is despite a growing movement of people who are committed to protecting this fundamental human right. It is time to think big for religious...

Persecuted Religious Groups Speak up for Each Other on Capitol Hill, Urges Congress to Protect Religious Freedom

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 /Leave a comment

Persecuted religious groups speak up for each other on Capitol Hill, Congressional Advocacy Day, urges Congress to protect religious freedom

WASHINGTON — On June 27, one day ahead of the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022, the summit is hosting a Congressional Advocacy Day to encourage convening organizations to present their causes and discuss religious freedom concerns with members of Congress and their staff on Capitol...

695,699 Young People, Kids from Rwanda Respond to the Call of Jesus

June 20, 2022June 16, 2022 /Leave a comment

Spring of 2022, Christ for All Nations (CfaN) evangelism teams held more than 1,145 Kids Crusades throughout Kigali, Rwanda, in 9 weeks

KIGALI, RWANDA — During the Spring of 2022, Christ for All Nations (CfaN) evangelism teams held more than 1,145 Kids Crusades throughout Kigali, Rwanda, in just nine weeks. The staggering number of outreaches yielded tremendous fruit as 695,699 young people chose to make Jesus their...

Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church – Shooting Incident Pastor Billy Chang: The Answers Are Found in God

June 17, 2022June 16, 2022 /Leave a comment

Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, Pastor Billy Chang shares on the recent shooting incident: The Answers Are Found in God

NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN — Billy Chang was a pastor who helped to subdue the gunman in the Laguna Woods church shooting. One person was killed and five others were injured during a luncheon for the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church at Geneva Presbyterian Church in...

Texas Mother in the Aftermath of the Shooting: ‘Hopefully I Can Leave Some of This Pain Here’

June 16, 2022June 14, 2022 /Leave a comment

Billy Graham Chaplains are with the community of Uvalde in Texas as they process through grief and trauma from the recent school shooting.

UVALDA, TX — At a growing memorial site, the community of Uvalde, Texas, is processing many emotions after a deadly school shooting. Residents and Billy Graham RRT chaplains share how God is providing much-needed hope. Valerie Joseph –...

Emanuel Church Refugee Center – Galati, Romania

June 15, 2022June 14, 2022 /Leave a comment

Poland and Romania received the largest amount of refugees from Ukraine since the beginning of the war, according to UN

GALATI, ROMANIA — Poland and Romania received the largest amount of refugees since the beginning of the war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Over 3.2 million refugees arrived in Poland, and approximately 1 million crossed the border into Romania. One point...

Praying With Uvalde Following Texas School Shooting

June 15, 2022June 14, 2022 /Leave a comment

UVALDA, TX — Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Chaplains are on the ground and praying with the community of Uvalde in Texas as they process through grief and trauma from the recent school shooting. As the community is devastated by this tragedy that claimed the...

The Church is Growing Fast in Eritrea Despite Growing Persecution

June 14, 2022June 13, 2022 /Leave a comment

Eritrean Christians give insight into what life is like to follow Jesus in the country, how the church is still growing despite persecution

ERITREA — Last month marked 20 years since the Eritrean government closed all churches that were not Orthodox, Catholic or Lutheran. It’s led to extreme persecution and one of the reasons Eritrea is at number six on the Open Doors World Watch List. In this...

GFA World Invites Young Generation to Join ‘Greatest Adventure’

June 14, 2022June 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

Set Apart 2022 – a weeklong retreat by GFA World, aims to help those ages 18-30 discover that "following Jesus is the greatest adventure."

WILLS POINT, TX — Young people need to experience God in a way that's worth "giving their life to" if they're to stop leaving America's churches in droves, a group of global mission leaders says. Nearly two-thirds of 18–29-year-olds in the U.S. who grew up...

Global Mercy Medical Ship Inaugurated in West Africa

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 /Leave a comment

World's largest civilian floating medical hospital ship Global Mercy run by Christian charity Mercy Ships has finally arrived in Senegal

DAKAR, SENEGAL — H.E. President of Senegal Macky Sall has inaugurated the world’s largest purpose-built hospital ship and committed to accelerate access to surgical, obstetric and anesthetic care for the nations of Africa. Ceremonies commemorated more than 30 years of service in Africa. ...

Churches Rush to Aid Heartbroken Ukrainian Refugees

June 7, 2022May 25, 2022 /Leave a comment

Churches are providing emergency aid and sharing God's love with heartbroken Ukrainian refugees pouring into Poland and other countries.

LOVES PARK, IL — Heartbroken refugee women and children are saying a tearful goodbye to their husbands and fathers at the Ukrainian border, but local churches are coming to the families' aid. CHURCHES RUSH TO AID HEARTBROKEN UKRAINIAN REFUGEES: Local evangelical...

Airlift Arrives with Life-Saving Medical Equipment in Ethiopia

June 7, 2022May 25, 2022 /Leave a comment

Samaritan’s Purse life-saving medical equipment & supplies airlift landed in Ethiopia with to help hospitals devastated by recent violence

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — A Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 airlift has landed in Ethiopia with life-saving equipment and supplies to help hospitals devastated by recent violence. Armed conflict in one northern area of the East African nation has left medical facilities unable to provide critical services...

Helping North African Persecuted Women Stay Strong

June 6, 2022May 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

Around the world, millions of women from religious minorities face persecution for their faith and their gender.

NORTH AFRICA — Sarah* in North Africa has twice been thrown out of her home, simply because she loves Jesus. As a woman, she is particularly vulnerable – throwing her out endangered her. Around the world, millions of women from religious minorities face persecution for...

ChinaAid Releases Report Detailing Persecution and Key Findings for 2021

June 6, 2022May 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

ChinaAid released its 2021 Annual Persecution Report today, detailing persecution and key findings for the year.

MIDLAND, TX — ChinaAid released its 2021 Annual Report, detailing persecution and key findings for the year. ChinaAid works closely with sources in China to expose abuses of human rights, religious freedom, and rule of law since 2002. While not an exhaustive list of cases,...

Young Victims Remain Hidden in Pandemic’s Shadow

June 3, 2022June 24, 2022 /Leave a comment

GFA World (Gospel for Asia) issued this Special Report on girls facing decreased opportunity, increased violence, hidden by the pandemic

WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, whose heart to love and help the poor has inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, to serve the deprived and downcast worldwide, issued this Special Report update on girls facing decreased...

ServingHIM Delivers Ukrainian Refugee Assistance with $200K+ in Matching Gifts from Texas Donors

June 3, 2022May 25, 2022 /Leave a comment

PLANO, TX — Texas-based Christian ministry and nonprofit organization ServingHIM (Healthcare International Ministries) announced today the organization has received a new $108K donor match from a local benefactor as part of its ongoing assistance campaign to support Ukrainian refugees at the borders between Romania and...

Samaritan’s Purse Compassionate Medical Care brings Faith, Hope, and Healing in Lviv, Ukraine

June 2, 2022May 25, 2022 /Leave a comment

Samaritan’s Purse is providing compassionate medical care in a clinic at the Lviv train station in Ukraine for sick and injured refugees

LVIV, UKRAINE — Samaritan’s Purse is providing compassionate medical care in a clinic at the Lviv train station in Ukraine for sick and injured refugees who are fleeing the carnage across their country. Natasha - Lviv Resident: Many...

Ukrainian Grandmother Reunited with Daughter After Fleeing Kyiv

June 2, 2022May 25, 2022 /Leave a comment

Christian charity Mercy Projects is continuing to transport women and children from worst-hit areas of war-torn Ukraine to safety.

POLAND — Christian charity Mercy Projects is continuing to transport women and children from some of the worst-hit areas of war-torn Ukraine to safety. Here the charity's volunteer Launa introduces us to grandmother Nina who they were able to rescue from Kyiv and reunite her...

FEBC Ukraine Broadcaster Reports From Bombed Out Kyiv Apartment Building

June 1, 2022May 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

KYIV, UKRAINE — An apartment building in the Obelon District of Kyiv in Ukraine came under intense shelling on March 14. FEBC Ukraine Senior Broadcaster and Pastor Sergey Nakul brings this update on this latest attack from Russia. ...

Emergency Field Hospital Opens in Ukraine

June 1, 2022May 25, 2022 /Leave a comment

The Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital is open in western Ukraine, and their medical team is already treating patients suffering.

LVIV, UKRAINE — The Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital is open in western Ukraine, and their medical team is already treating patients suffering due to the escalating conflict. “We come in the Name of Jesus Christ, and we hope this hospital is a blessing to...