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The Light of the Cross Stirs Malaysia

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 /Leave a comment

During the recent testing of lighting fixtures at a residential high-rise under construction in the city of Penang, a local Muslim Mufti complained to local authorities because the resulting pattern was in the shape of the cross

PENANG – During the recent testing of lighting fixtures at a residential high-rise under construction in the city of Penang, a local Muslim mufti complained to local authorities because the resulting pattern was in the shape of a cross. The mufti insisted that the authorities...

Australia Politicians Debate Religious Freedoms

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison published an open letter this week to “Australians of all faiths.” The catalyst for the letter is the parliamentary debate on freedom of religion versus discrimination against sexual orientation in religious schools and institutions.

CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison published an open letter this week to "Australians of all faiths.” The catalyst for the letter is the parliamentary debate on freedom of religion versus discrimination against sexual orientation in religious schools and institutions. A Missions Box report...

You Can’t Have a Church Here

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

The closure, censure, and prohibition of churches has become regular in news. It is reasonable to expect it eventually into the home of the free and the brave.

GAFFNEY, SC – The closure, censure, and prohibition of churches, whether as congregations or as church buildings has become a regular theme in news from countries around the world. It is reasonable to expect the trend to continue and, eventually, to overflow into the home...

Open Doors Releases 2019 World Watch List

January 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

At the beginning of each new year, Open Doors publishes a well-researched and analyzed World Watch List of the 50 nations in which Christian persecution is the most intense. The 2019 list has just been released.

SANTA ANA, CA – According to its website, "For over 60 years, Open Doors has worked in the world's most oppressive countries, empowering Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs. Open Doors equips persecuted Christians in more than 60 countries through programs like Bible &...

Remember Radio?

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 /Leave a comment

February 13 is World Radio Day. Missions Box will highlight the radio ministries that reach millions of unreached with the Gospel worldwide.

Contrary to popular belief among many Americans, radio is not a relic of the past. Once again, we are victims of our own isolation and our preoccupation with the ever-emerging technologies that seem to have relegated radio to the recollection of retirees. Then, there is...

UN Releases New Report on Human Trafficking

January 17, 2019 /Leave a comment

January 2019 is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. According to the United Nations 2018 Global Report the exploitation has “taken on horrific dimensions.”

VIENNA – January 2019 is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. According to the United Nations 2018 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons released this month, human trafficking has "taken on horrific dimensions." The report, which compiles data from 142 countries, was published in two booklets. The...

Spotlight on Chosen Children Ministries

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 /Leave a comment

MANAGUA – Chosen Children Ministries is a faith-based, non-profit organization focused on reaching families and communities in Nicaragua. Its methodology is unique in that the organization has field staff in two locations within the country through which it utilizes teams of volunteers from evangelical churches,...

App Helps African Pastors Minister to Refugees

January 17, 2019 /Leave a comment

The African Pastors Fellowship, with the demand for pastoral supplies, commissioned a mobile app loaded on a solar-powered, Android tablet - eVitabu.

KAMPALA – Being a pastor is a difficult life at the best of times. Pastors commit to a life of serving the Lord and reaching out to others, often at great personal sacrifice, to help them carry their burdens. Being a pastor in developing countries...

Children and Families Enslaved in Brick Kilns

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 /Leave a comment

A Special Report published in February 2018 by Gospel for Asia revealed that more than 40 million people around the world are currently living in some form of slavery. The report added that 25 million of those are enslaved in Asia and the Pacific. Seeking...

Can Smart Toilet Technology Reduce Open Defecation in Kenya?

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 /Leave a comment

The IHE Delft Institute has begun to place smart toilet technology in Kenya in hopes that these will bring the country closer to being open defecation free.

NAIROBI – A joint report released last year by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United National Children's Fund (UNICEF) indicated that the sub-Saharan nation of Kenya is one of the countries facing an urgent need to overcome the problem of open defecation. Nearly...

The Missions Legacy of Don Richardson

January 16, 2019 /Leave a comment

Modern missions pioneer and advocate, Don Richardson, passed away on December 23, 2018, at the age of 83. In 1952 at the age of 17, the young Canadian from Prince Edward Island gave his life to Jesus Christ at a Youth for Christ rally. In...

518th Birthday of the First Common Language Hymnal

January 16, 2019 /Leave a comment

January 13th, 2019 is the 518th anniversary of the first-known hymnal in a common language, produced by Bishop Luke of Prague in 1501.

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." – Colossians 3:16 Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs have always been...

Leading Cause of Death in 2018 Kills 42 Million

January 11, 2019 /Leave a comment

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading cause of death in the world in 2018 claimed the lives of 42 million people: Abortion.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading cause of death in the world in 2018 claimed the lives of 42 million people. That's more than the number who died from cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, smoking, alcohol, and traffic accidents combined. Worldometers estimates that there...

5 Million Women Line 385 Miles of Route 66 in Kerala

January 10, 2019January 11, 2019 /Leave a comment

Five million women gathered in a single "women's wall" line along a 385-mile stretch of National Highway 66 on January 1, 2019

KERALA – In an event unprecedented in India's history, five million women gathered in a single line along a 385-mile stretch of National Highway 66 on January 1, 2019. The focal point of "the women's wall" was a response to being prevented from entering the...

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