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7 Reminders About the 10/40 Window

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

Pray for people in the 10/ 40 window to hear the Gospel. Ask the Lord to tear down the spiritual strongholds that bind the lost & open hearts to His grace.

WILLS POINT, TX – The primary ministry of Gospel for Asia and numerous similar efforts are focused on a portion of what has become known as “The 10/40 Window.” A recent article published by Advancing Native Missions, “What Is the 10/ 40 Window and Why...

Attacks on Churches May Be War Crimes

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

the US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom addressed the committee, calling the global attacks on places of worship as “a war on faith”.

WASHINGTON, DC – A recent meeting of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom declared that “Places of worship and other religious sites should be sanctuaries where worshipers feel safe to practice their faith.” Based on statements made at meetings of, or contained within documentation...

World Toilet Day Report: Open Defecation Still Practiced by Millions

November 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

The UN has designated November 19 as the annual observation of World Toilet Day. The point of the day is to draw attention to the global sanitation crisis.

WILLS POINT, TX – The United Nations has designated November 19 as the annual observation of World Toilet Day. The point of the day is to draw attention to the global sanitation crisis. Sanitation crisis? How bad is it? Some 4.2 billion people – over...

Polio Is Still a Threat in South Asia

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

Polio outbreaks will continue to be a concern in cases where children are not being vaccinated. This is the case in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

GENEVA – Despite the overwhelmingly good news from the World Health Organization (WHO) that two of the three wild polio virus strains have been eradicated, healthcare workers have been unable to eliminate the disease in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Recent outbreaks of polio in the Philippines...

Vision 2025 Publishes First Annual Report

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

“God has given us the Vision 2025 goal and positioned us to reach it. Without Him, we are powerless. With Him, all things are possible.”

ATLANTA, GA – When Mission’s Box News introduced our readers to Vision 2025 in February 2019, we asked Dr. Michael Youssef if he really believes that it is possible to lead 1,000,000 people to Christ by 2025. This is what he said: “God has given...

TeachBeyond Offers Transformational Education

November 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

TeachBeyond primary emphases are on educational initiatives to engage with the needs of the world—physical, relational, and spiritual.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – TeachBeyond is all about transformation. In the early years following World War 2, Youth for Christ invited the Janz Brother Quartet to travel from their homes in Manitoba to participate in crusades in Germany. Those crusades envisioned sharing the hope found in...

European Commission Grants Preliminary Approval for Ebola Vaccine

November 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

“Game changer", a reaction to the European Commission approved Merck’s Ervebo Ebolavaccine for the prevention of the Ebola virus.

GENEVA – “Game changer,” “a landmark decision for global health,” and “big times big plus big.” These are just a few of the reactions to the announcement from the European Commission (EC) that it has approved Merck’s Ervebo vaccine for the prevention of the Ebola...

This Disease Kills a Child Every 39 Seconds

November 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

It is the number one infectious killer of children in the world. More than 150,000 pneumonia-infected children die before they are a month old.

LONDON – One child under the age of five dies every 39 seconds from one of the least suspected diseases. One every 39 seconds equals 2,215 childhood deaths a day, a staggering number. It is even more heartbreaking to realize that the annual childhood death...

Bringing Hope to Family of Kidnapped Syrian Christian

November 14, 2019November 13, 2019 /Leave a comment

Jina was married to Rober in 2011. Their son, Abraham (known as Apo), was born in 2012. Rober was kidnapped in 2013 in Syria - targeted because he is a Christian. They don't know if he's alive.

ALEPPO - Jina was married to Rober in 2011. Their son, Abraham (known as Apo), was born in 2012. Rober was kidnapped in 2013 in Syria - targeted because he is a Christian. They don't know if he's alive. Jina and Apo live in Aleppo,...

WCC Condemns Violence in Syria

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 /Leave a comment

WCC has been working the Syrian conflict to promote and facilitate dialogue and mutual solidarity between representatives of disparate sectors of Syria.

GENEVA — As Turkey pursues its military operation in north-east Syria, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is gravely concerned about the humanitarian impact on the people of the region. It is reported that tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing from the first waves...

Getting to Know Gospel Fellowship Association Missions

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Gospel Fellowship Association (GFA) commissioned its first 12 missionaries in February 1963. Today GFA has more than 270 missionaries in 38 countries.

GREENVILLE, SC – The Gospel Fellowship Association (GFA) commissioned its first 12 missionaries in February 1963. The original 12 served in Chile, Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico, and Sweden. Today GFA has more than 270 missionaries serving in 38 countries. The Gospel Fellowship Association was established...

Tribal Chiefs in Ghana Coming to Christ

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 /Leave a comment

“There are now so many Christian chiefs in Ghana’s north that . . . they formed their own fellowship society—Northern Ghana Christian Chiefs Association.”

ACCRA – The office of a tribal chief is so embedded in Ghana’s culture that “most Ghanaians today cannot imagine a community without a chief.” In fact, in Accra, the nation’s capital, 95 percent of the residents would not favor abolition of the office of...

When You Have No Place to Go | November 19: World Toilet Day

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 /Leave a comment

according to current United Nations data, 4.2 billion people – more than half of the entire global population live without a toilet facility at their home.

NEW YORK – On my first trip to a big city (several decades ago), I saw a sign in the front window of a home. The sign had two lines of large print. The first line said, “Rooms.” The second said, “to let.” In the...

Gallup Survey Asks ‘Do You Believe in God?’

November 13, 2019 /Leave a comment

The purpose of the Gallup poll was to determine what percentage of Americans believe in God, like many Gallup polls on religious matters.

WASHINGTON, DC – It was only a few weeks ago that the results of a survey published by the Pew Research Center reiterated that Christianity appears to be in decline in the U.S. Late last week, the Gallup company released their findings from their latest...

Portraits of the Syrian Refugee Crisis

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 /Leave a comment

More than 13,000 Syrian refugees have embarked on harrowing journeys through the conflict zones in their own country to find safety in neighboring Iraq.

BARDARASH, Iraq - More than 13,000 Syrian refugees have embarked on harrowing journeys through the conflict zones in their own country to find safety in neighboring Iraq. Their first stop across the border is the Sehela transit centre where Samaritan’s Purse staff has been present...

Francis Chan Announces Plan to Fish in Asia

November 10, 2019 /Leave a comment

What came as a shock to those who heard his announcement made perfect sense to Francis Chan. He revealed at a chapel service at Azusa Pacific University that he and his family plan to move to Asia in February 2020.

AZUSA, CA – What came as a shock to those who heard his announcement made perfect sense to Francis Chan. He revealed at a chapel service at Azusa Pacific University that he and his family plan to move to Asia in February 2020. The pastor,...

New Dengue Vaccine Shows Promise

November 8, 2019 /Leave a comment

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, Takeda Pharmaceutical appears to be well on its way to producing an effective dengue vaccine.

CAMBRIDGE, MA – According to a November 6 report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Takeda Pharmaceutical appears to be well on its way to producing an effective vaccine against one of the world’s top 10 threats to global health.There is currently no...

Action Against Hunger & Mercy Corps Return to Nigeria

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 /Leave a comment

Faith-based organizations Action Against Hunger and Mercy Corps were forced to suspend operations in northeastern Nigeria in mid-September.

ABUJA, NIGERIA – Faith-based organizations Action Against Hunger and Mercy Corps were forced to suspend operations in northeastern Nigeria in mid-September. The Nigerian army closed two Action Against Hunger offices and four Mercy Corps facilities based on allegations that both agencies were aiding terrorist groups...

UK Theologian Challenges Public to Rethink Jesus

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 /Leave a comment

A leading theologian claims there is compelling evidence for the reliability of the Gospels, speaking to the growing number of doubters of Jesus’ existence.

LONDON - A leading theologian has claimed there is compelling evidence for the reliability of the Gospels, and spoken directly to the growing public perception of those who doubt Jesus’ existence. Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House and member of the Faculty of Divinity at...

Literacy & Evangelism International

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 /Leave a comment

TULSA, OK – Gospel for Asia released a special report written by Karen Burton Mains in September 2019. “Literacy: One of the Great Miracle Cures” discussed resolving the limitations that illiteracy places on the human spirit.Mrs. Mains explained that because we read and write, we...