Missions Box: Good News from Nonprofits Worldwide

Church Leader Ministers While Helping To Tackle Australia’s Wildfires

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 /Leave a comment

A church minister has joined the efforts to tackle the intense Australia wildfires in New South Wales as a volunteer firefighter.

With huge blazes tearing through bush, woodland and national parks across Australia one church minister is braving these dangerous conditions to serve his local community as a volunteer firefighter. This crisis has brought churches across the community together in prayer for an end to these...

Open Doors’ 2020 World Watch List Reveals Surge of Violence, ‘Human Rights Nightmare’ in China

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 /Leave a comment

Open Doors announced the 2020 World Watch List of religious persecution offenders: Christians in China experience unprecedented levels of persecution...

WASHINGTON – Today Open Doors announced the 2020 World Watch List at a press conference in Washington, D.C, and revealed that Christians living in China are experiencing unprecedented levels of persecution, and their quality of life is deteriorating at an alarming rate. China jumped four...

Gallup: Religion Ranks Among Top 5 Revolutionary Changes in the 2010s

January 21, 2020 /Leave a comment

A person’s politics generally reflect their religious beliefs. The more Americans ignore the Word of God, the more revolutionary these changes could become.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Gallup Organization released its Decade in Review report on New Year’s Eve 2019. The report includes four segments, focusing on Persistent Issues and Concerns, Striking Moments, Revolutionary Changes, and Lasting Effects. Among the Revolutionary Changes identified, Religion is listed along with...

20 Reasons The Salvation Army Serves America

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 /Leave a comment

The Salvation Army mission remains the same today, “To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.”

ALEXANDRIA, VA – What images come to mind when you think about The Salvation Army? A bell-ringer and a red kettle at Christmas? Thrift stores? Sadly, that is about the extent of what people generally know about this evangelistic Christian church/charity founded in 1865 by...

Jack Van Impe — 1931 – 2020

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 /Leave a comment

The beloved Dr. Jack Van Impe was welcomed into Heaven by His blessed Savior and Lord, who he had so faithfully served in ministry for over 70 years.

TROY, MI – One of my earthly heroes has finished his mortal race. Jack Van Impe is safe in the arms of the Savior he loves. The January 18 announcement on the Jack Van Impe Ministries website simply stated "The beloved Dr. Jack Van Impe...

Samaritan’s Purse Provides Vital Help to Families Hit by Australia’s Bushfires

January 16, 2020 /Leave a comment

Samaritan's Purse Australia have been deployed to bushfire ravaged regions in News South Wales and Queensland for the last three and a half months.

KILLABAKH, NSW - Samaritan's Purse Australia has been deployed to bushfire ravaged regions in News South Wales and Queensland for the last three and a half months. This video highlights where many houses were completely destroyed. During this deployment Samaritan's Purse volunteers worked on multiple...

GEM – Greater Europe Mission

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 /Leave a comment

With so many faith-based organizations focusing on the 10/40 Window across sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, we rarely hear about the relatively few that are committed to spreading the Gospel throughout Europe. Europe is at the heart of GEM, Greater Europe Mission. They might even be tempted to borrow the old colloquialism, “Europe is our middle name!”

MONUMENT, CO – With so many faith-based organizations focusing on the 10/40 Window across sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, we rarely hear about the relatively few that are committed to spreading the Gospel throughout Europe. Europe is at the heart of GEM, Greater...

1,000,000 Christians Fast for the Roaring Twenties

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 /Leave a comment

Think Eternity is inviting 1,000,000 believers to begin this new decade with fasting and prayer. The movement is called the Roaring Twenties Fast.

KANSAS CITY, MO – Think Eternity, the ministry of evangelist Matt Brown, is inviting and encouraging 1,000,000 believers to begin this new decade with fasting and prayer for the days ahead. The movement is called the Roaring Twenties Fast. The fast is aimed primarily at...

Evangelistic Highways Through Europe with Josiah Venture

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 /Leave a comment

Josiah Venture is taking that message of freedom to Europe’s youth and leading those young people to live passionately for Christ.

WHEATON, IL – It’s November 9, 1989. The world watches the fall of the infamous Berlin Wall that had divided the city of Berlin for 28 years during the uneasiness of the Cold War. Little could anyone see beyond the opening of the wall to...

Pastor Receives Nine-Year Prison Sentence After Secret Trial in China

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 /Leave a comment

Chengdu authorities sentenced Pastor Wang Yi of Early Rain Covenant Church to nine years in prison this morning, days after his secret trial.

CHENGDU, SICHUAN — Chengdu authorities sentenced Pastor Wang Yi to nine years in prison this morning, days after his secret trial. Wang, who is the pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church, was found guilty of "inciting subversion of state power" and "illegal business operations." Both...

UK Christian Doctor Secures Freedom to Pray with Patients

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 /Leave a comment

National Secular Society (NSS) registered “concern” with the General Medical Council that the GP was “continuing to pray and promote Christianity during consultations in an attempt to convert patients.”

LONDON - According to Christian Concern UK Christian doctor, Dr Richard Scott, has finally been vindicated after a concerted and targeted attack against him by a secularist campaign group was thrown out by the General Medical Council (GMC). Back in June, the National Secular Society...

Passion 2020: 65,000 to Ring in New Year at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 /Leave a comment

Passion 2020 — a gathering of 18- to 25-year-olds and their church and campus leaders — is the largest gathering of its kind for the age group in the USA.

ATLANTA – More than 65,000 people from across the globe will fill Mercedes-Benz Stadium to ring in the New Year and new decade with a multi-day gathering of worship and teaching. Passion 2020--a gathering of 18- to 25-year-olds and their church and campus leaders--is the...

Sudan Removed from State Dept. List of Worst Religious Freedom Violators after Dictator Ousted

December 30, 2019 /Leave a comment

The U.S. State Department removed Sudan from its list of governments that are engaging in or tolerating systemic and ongoing religious freedom violations and has placed Nigeria, Cuba, and Nicaragua on a special watch list for “severe violations of religious freedom” for the first time....

Christmas ‘Cancelled’ in Burkina Faso, in Aftermath of Extremist Attacks

December 30, 2019 /Leave a comment

Attacks by extremists on a military base & Arbinda town in Soum province in the north of Burkina Faso resulted in the deaths of 35 civilians & 7 soldiers.

BURKINA FASO — Simultaneous attacks by extremist insurgents on a military base and Arbinda town in Soum province in the north of Burkina Faso resulted in the deaths of 35 civilians – almost all of them women – as well as seven soldiers. President Roch...

Australia Calls World to Start the New Decade in Sunrise Prayer Relay on New Year’s Day 2020

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 /Leave a comment

Australia Christian prayer leaders invite their brothers and sisters in Christ, prayer groups, prayer networks and churches to join with them all over the world to pray at sunrise on New Year's Day 2020.

UNANDERRA, AUSTRALIA – Australia Christian prayer leaders invite their brothers and sisters in Christ, prayer groups, prayer networks and churches to join with them all over the world to pray at sunrise on New Year's Day 2020. This prayer gathering can take place at a...

An Amazing Story from The Timothy Initiative

December 26, 2019December 23, 2019 /Leave a comment

Last year, the Timothy Initiative had planted 50,000 churches and commissioned a million disciples.This year, TTI planted another 10,000 churches.

RALEIGH, NC – The Timothy Initiative (TTI) began as a small, faith-based, church-planting organization. Its original name clearly identified the group’s original vision: Project India. Within its first year of operation, the project had trained more than 3,000 church planters. By 2011, 7,000 had completed...

Feed My Starving Children

December 25, 2019January 15, 2020 /Leave a comment

COON RAPIDS, MN – When I saw a headline in The Christian Post that 5,000 people from a church in New Jersey would spend December 6 & 7 packing one million meals for an annual Christmas Outreach, I had to reread it. As I was...

The Barnabas Fund: British Aid Agency to Persecuted Christians

December 25, 2019December 23, 2019 /Leave a comment

On May 7, 2019, the military council in control of Sudan declared that Sharia would continue to be the rule of law throughout the country.

COVENTRY, ENGLAND – On May 7, 2019, the military council in control of Sudan declared that Sharia would continue to be the rule of law throughout the country. By July, it had become clear that Christian women and children comprised the majority of those imprisoned...

Harmonizing Worship and Work: Partners Worldwide

December 24, 2019December 23, 2019 /Leave a comment

Partners Worldwide is filling a much-needed niche for Christian faith-based organizations. Their ministry is being a catalyst to help evangelical partners around the world to develop and sustain poverty alleviation efforts.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Partners Worldwide is filling a much-needed niche for Christian faith-based organizations. Their ministry is being a catalyst to help evangelical partners around the world to develop and sustain poverty alleviation efforts. Team members agree that “work and worship shouldn’t be divided.”...

Far East Broadcasting Company Proclaiming the Gospel Boldly

December 24, 2019December 23, 2019 /Leave a comment

“With nothing more than a heart to reach the lost and an understanding of radio’s ability to reach far and wide,” Bob Bowman and John Broger incorporated the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC).

LA MIRADA, CA – “With nothing more than a heart to reach the lost and an understanding of radio’s ability to reach far and wide,” Bob Bowman and John Broger incorporated the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC). Their passion was to reach the world for...