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Australia: Can a Christian Govern Without Compromise?

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

Can a Christian govern without compromise? Perhaps the election of a Liberal majority in the Australian Parliament — Scott Morrison, the new prime minister.

CANBERRA – Can a Christian govern without compromise? The question has been asked many times and in many different circumstances. Perhaps the election of a Liberal majority in the Australian Parliament offers the best answer yet as Scott Morrison, an unabashed Pentecostal and the leader...

Where in the World Is Abkhazia? And Why Is SOAR Ministering There?

October 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

SOAR International Ministries operates a camp in Abkhazia to minister specifically to handicapped children and their caretakers.

ABKHAZIA – SOAR International Ministries is holding special camps for handicapped kids in Abkhazia. Raise your hand if you know where Abkhazia is? Anyone? Anyone? Okay. Let's try this. Raise your hand if you have ever even heard of Abkhazia. Anyone? Anyone? Abkhazia is a...

American Pastor Imprisoned in Turkey Is Set Free

October 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

Pastor Brunson is on his way home after more than two years either in prison or, more recently, under house arrest in Turkey.

IZMIR – Pastor Andrew Brunson is on his way home to North Carolina after more than two years either in prison or, more recently, under house arrest in Turkey. The Trump administration has been tightening the screws on the Turkish economy for its part in getting...

Donating Blood, Saving Lives

October 15, 2018 /Leave a comment

GFA-supported pastor Naitik organized a blood donation camp on April 12, 2018. The believers in his congregation were excited for this opportunity to bless those in need of blood and to show the love of Christ in a practical way. So when the Nepalese Red...

The Erdogan Enigma

October 12, 2018 /Leave a comment

NEW YORK – Recep Erdogan is the President of Turkey, one of the most complex nations in the world at the moment. His economy is crumbling, he is responsible for holding a North Carolina pastor in jail on bogus charges of attempting to overthrow the...

Algerian Man on Trial – Accused of Evangelizing His Own Wife

October 12, 2018 /Leave a comment

Rachid Ouali appeared at a hearing in court on August 9, 2018, in the town of Bouira, about 60 miles south of Algiers. He was appearing accused on charges of attempting to evangelism his wife. Rachid is a Christian. His wife is a Muslim.

ALGIERS – Rachid Ouali appeared at a hearing in court on August 9, 2018, in the town of Bouira, about 60 miles south of Algiers. He was accused on charges of attempting to evangelism his wife. Rachid is a Christian. His wife is a Muslim....

God Opens Doors in Unexpected Places

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 /Leave a comment

Imagine two Christian women teaching young children about Jesus in a Buddhist preschool. That’s the kind of thing that happens when we decide to follow Jesus wherever He leads. His plans are divine, unexpected, and incomparable.

THAILAND – When Christians wait upon the Lord to open doors, unexpected things happen. When we follow where He leads, we end up in places far different – even stranger sometimes – than we would have had we followed our own plans. That was exactly...

I’ll Fly Away – Christian Pilot Listens to God Saves 140 from Indonesian Quake

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 /Leave a comment

September 28, 2018, Icose Mafella stayed calm to hear the voice of God. 140 fewer people died that day in the Indonesia earthquake because he did.

PALU, Indonesia – On Friday, September 28, 2018, Icose Mafella awakened with an unsettling feeling that would not go away. A devout follower of Jesus, he knew that he needed to stay calm so that he could hear the voice of God. 140 fewer people...

Pakistan Expels 18 Foreign Aid Groups

October 10, 2018 /Leave a comment

Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has given 18 international foreign aid groups 60 days to shut down their operations and leave the country. All 18 agencies had filed appeals in response to an earlier notice from the IM.

ISLAMABAD – The Interior Ministry of Pakistan has given 18 international foreign aid groups 60 days to shut down their operations and leave the country. All 18 agencies had filed appeals in response to an earlier notice from the IM. The first agency to report...

The Shameful Truth About Modern Slavery

October 8, 2018 /Leave a comment

Most people in the United States believe that slavery no longer exists. That leads us to the first of four shameful truths about modern slavery.

WILLS POINT – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in 1948, seventy years ago. Article 4 of the Declaration says, "No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms." [caption id="attachment_7529"...

Manipur Woman Wins Prestigious Humanitarian Award

October 5, 2018 /Leave a comment

MANIPUR – Manipur native, Binalakshmi Nepram is the 2018 recipient of the prestigious Anna Politkovskaya Award. The award is presented annually by the organization, Reach All Women in WAR (RAW in WAR) to a woman who has stood up to victims in areas of conflict...

Literacy Will Change Their Worlds

October 4, 2018October 10, 2018 /Leave a comment

September 8th was International Literacy Day. The goal of the South Asia education ministers was to end illiteracy from the entire region by 2017.

INDIA – September 8th was International Literacy Day. With so many days set aside to draw attention to causes, we rarely take a look back to recognize what we have done to meet the needs of the cause beyond memorializing the day. Illiteracy is a...

Render Unto Caesar in China

October 4, 2018 /Leave a comment

The plan to Sinicize Christianity in China was finalized in March 2018 aims to close 20,000 house churches,forcing members to join state-sanctioned churches

WASHINGTON DC – People need to be seriously aware that Jesus said more than "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's" in Mark 12:17. He also said, "And to God the things that are God's." Christians and evangelical churches around the globe are feeling...

Reaching a Captive Audience

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 /Leave a comment

Mojtaba Hosseini was arrested for being a threat to the national security of his home country of Iran. His crime was being a leader of a house church group.

IRAN – Mojtaba Hosseini was arrested for being a threat to the national security of his home country of Iran. His crime was being a leader of a house church group. When he was originally arrested, he was placed on probation and warned to cease...

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