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News, essays and press releases on MissionsBox.org provide our readers with insights and prayer points into how nonprofits, faith-based organizations, government entities and other relevant people are responding to the world around them that’s often filled with negative news.

Recent News

Water Stress: The Unspoken Global Crisis

March 24, 2021March 23, 2021 /Leave a comment
Gospel for Asia (GFA World, founded by KP Yohannan) Report - Unspoken Global Crisis, Water Stress - nations struggle for safe drinking water
WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by K.P. Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada, to assist the poor and deprived worldwide, issued this Special Report update on the typically under-discussed looming global water crisis.  Water problems are...
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Russia Gospel Surge ‘Is COVID Silver Lining’ as Thousands Hear About Christ

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 /Leave a comment
Christians in Russia reached thousands more families with the Gospel over the past few months than ever before, largely because of COVID-19.
LOVES PARK, IL — Christians in Russia going door-to-door in the bitter cold reached thousands more children and families with the Gospel over the past few months than ever before -- largely because of COVID-19. RUSSIA GOSPEL SURGE IS 'COVID SILVER...
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The Gospel Challenge Launches Easter Outreach

March 23, 2021March 17, 2021 /Leave a comment
The Gospel Challenge - With the uncertainty created by the pandemic, people need the hope of Jesus more than ever this Easter.
LEAWOOD, KS — With the uncertainty created by the pandemic, people need the hope of Jesus more than ever this Easter. For this reason, the Gospel Challenge Foundation, in partnership with The Readable Bible, Iron Stream Media and Bott Radio Network, is pleased to announce...
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Ready…Set…MissionGO!

March 22, 2021March 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
Each initiative of MissionGO is a means of developing relationships with the people “for the purpose of sharing the Gospel.”
BUFFALO, NY – The MissionGO website leaves little doubt as to one aspect of their ministry in the African country of Sierra Leone. 1,489,343 People living in Sierra Leone don’t have access to clean water. 100% Need Living Water As you have already perceived, providing...
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StoryRunners – How Shall They Hear?

March 22, 2021March 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
StoryRunners was founded to accelerate the spread of the Gospel to people who have no awareness of Scripture and who have no written language.
ORLANDO, FL – StoryRunners is an incredible ministry of Cru (formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ). StoryRunners was founded specifically to accelerate the spread of the Good News of Jesus Christ to people who have no awareness of Scripture and who have no written...
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A Conversation Concerning Cuba

March 19, 2021March 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
The Lord has raised up Echo Cuba, Explore International, and Outreach Aid to share the Gospel in a land the Lord has not forgotten.
MIAMI, FL – Just mentioning the word “Cuba” arouses a myriad of images in the minds of Americans. Those images may depend on the listener’s age, heritage, or location. Castro – Guantanamo – Havana – Missile crisis – Cigars – Miami. Any or all of...
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How a Monkey Farm Became The Farm of Hope

March 18, 2021March 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
God always works in mysterious ways — we may not always see it, but you have just read about one of them. It’s called the Farm of Hope.
PLAYA OCOTAL, COSTA RICA – The Farm of Hope is a wonderful example of how the Lord works in mysterious ways. The First Rescue Center – for Monkeys The Monkey Farm was established in 2012 by a small group of Christians. The founders’ intent was...
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Water ‘Biggest Crisis No One Is Talking About’ Says Gospel for Asia Report

March 18, 2021March 19, 2021 /Leave a comment
Gospel for Asia report for World Water Day, March 22, says 2/3 of planet may face crisis shortages by 2025, 30 million in US lack safe water
WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by K.P. Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada, to assist the poor and deprived worldwide – Published a new report for World Water Day, says two-thirds of planet may face crisis...
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Luis Palau Memorial Prayer

March 18, 2021 /Leave a comment
In this powerful video paying tribute to the life of Luis Palau, the evangelist leads us in a prayer of commitment to Christ.
PORTLAND, OR — After a three-year battle with lung cancer, evangelist Luis Palau died peacefully early [in the] morning (Thu Mar 11) at his home in Portland, Oregon. He was 86 years old. For more than 65 years Palau played an influential role in Christian...
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Mercy Ships and CURE International Announce Partnership Providing Surgery to Reach More Children Living with Disabilities

March 18, 2021March 22, 2021 /Leave a comment
Mercy Ships & CURE International to provide specialized surgical care to children living with disabilities across the continent of Africa
SPRING LAKE, MI — Mercy Ships and CURE International announced a partnership to provide specialized surgical care to children living with disabilities across the continent of Africa. Both organizations provide hope and healing to children living with disabilities through surgical care in under-resourced countries. During a...
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Christian Leaders Comment on the Passing of Evangelist Luis Palau

March 17, 2021 /Leave a comment
Christian leaders releases statements on the passing of evangelist Luis Palau - Samuel Rodriguez, Skip Heitzig, John Jackson, James Dobson
SACRAMENTO — Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), releases the following statement in reaction to the passing of evangelist Luis Palau: "When I think of how to describe Luis Palau,...
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In Memoriam: Dr. Larry Walker – 1932 – 2021

March 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
Dr. Larry Lee Walker passed away on March 8, 2021 - His name may not familiar to most, but many of us are beneficiaries of his life’s work
MEMPHIS, TN – Dr. Larry Lee Walker passed away on March 8, 2021. His name is probably not familiar to most Bible-believers, but many of us are beneficiaries of a portion of his life’s work. Larry Walker was...
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Operation Mobilization Ship Ministry Celebrates 50 Years at Sea

March 15, 2021March 18, 2021 /Leave a comment
Operation Mobilisation (OM) is celebrating the 50th year anniversary since their first ministry ship took to the seas.
UNITED KINGDOM — The pioneering vessel, Logos, and her volunteer crew left a shipyard in Rotterdam on 18 February 1971. They were bound for London, where the refitted ship was shown to supporters of the venture and loaded with literature for her maiden voyage. In...
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911 Life Ministries in Columbia

March 15, 2021March 9, 2021 /Leave a comment
911 Life’s goal is to build into the strengths and talents of mothers and their children, helping them reach their full potential
MEDELLIN, COLUMBIA – The 911 Life Ministries’ website makes one thing very clear. “WORSHIP is at the center of everything we do at 911 Life. True worship is more than just praise and adoration. It’s pouring out God’s love in practical and tangible ways to...
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In Memoriam – Luis Palau 1934 – 2021

March 12, 2021 /Leave a comment
PORTLAND, OR – For anyone who knew him or had ever sat under his preaching, the next four words are heartbreaking. Luis Palau has died. Today, at the age of 86, Palau completed more than 55 years of faithful ministry, preaching the Gospel of Jesus...
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Feeding Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia

March 12, 2021March 9, 2021 /Leave a comment
Venezuelan families who have fled to Colombia to escape their country’s crumbling economy give thanks to God for food from Samaritan’s Purse.
COLOMBIA — Venezuelan families who have fled to Colombia to escape their country’s crumbling economy give thanks to God for food provided by Samaritan’s Purse. Yancy: Things are becoming horrible in Venezuela. Food cannot be found. Maria: Venezuela...
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‘Ground-Breaking’ Child Safety Standards Offered for Public Review by Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention

March 11, 2021March 9, 2021 /Leave a comment
The child safety standards are offered to assist ministries of all kinds as they work to protect children in their care from abuse
JACKSONVILLE, FL — The Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) has released "ground-breaking" standards for child safety and opened them for public review, March 1. The standards are offered to assist ministries of all kinds as they work to protect children in their care from...
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A Safe Harbor in Russia

March 11, 2021March 9, 2021 /Leave a comment
The Harbor is breaking the ruthless cycle of poverty and abandonment among Russia’s millions of children-at-risk by offering them real hope.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – Millions of children and young people live in at-risk conditions in Russia. The problem is exacerbated by the thousands of orphaned children who age out of state-run orphanages each year to make way for the thousands of children waiting to replace...
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Pathway Learning – Equipping Christian Leaders Around the World

March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
Pathway Learning was born in the heart of Dr. Steve Childers when after leading a training session for church leaders in Africa.
WINTER PARK, FL – Pathway Learning was born in the heart of Dr. Steve Childers when after leading a training session for church leaders in Africa. His lesson included the matter of serving widows and orphans in the communities represented at the conference. None of...
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New Report Reveals Alarming Rise in Trafficking, Forced Marriage of Christian Women and Girls Globally

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
How do parents have the honest "conversations" with your teenager to resolve and create healthy mental mindfulness amid COVID-19
SANTA ANA, CA — There is a growing, hidden, "shadow pandemic" of violence, abduction and trafficking directed towards Christian women and girls around the world, according to a new report from Open Doors USA. "Same Faith, Different Persecution," published ahead of International Women's Day, explores...
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Quotes

Roderick Davis Quote

January 18, 2019 /Leave a comment
“Love is the root of missions; sacrifice is the fruit of missions.” —Roderick Davis, missionary to Kenya

Essays

Gospel for Asia (GFA World, founded by KP Yohannan) Report - Unspoken Global Crisis, Water Stress - nations struggle for safe drinking water

Water Stress: The Unspoken Global Crisis

March 24, 2021March 23, 2021 /Leave a comment
WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by K.P. Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada, to assist the poor and deprived worldwide, issued this Special Report update on...
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Bishop Danny Punnose, vice-president of Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by K.P. Yohannan, shares on Great Lent: The Great invitation

Great Lent: The Great Invitation

March 23, 2021 /Leave a comment
WILLS POINT, TX – Bishop Danny Punnose, vice-president of Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by K.P. Yohannan, has been the model for numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada, to help the poor and...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the massive blast that devastated Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, left many asking: “Will we ever see hope dawn again?”

‘God Has Not Deserted Us’: A Voice of Hope In Beirut’s Carnage

March 16, 2021March 11, 2021 /Leave a comment
LEBANON, BEIRUT — Our hope hangs by a thread. The COVID-19 pandemic and the massive blast that devastated Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, six months ago have brought my native country to its knees, and left many...
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Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by KP Yohannan, issues this Special Report on the state of Modern Day Slavery amid the COVID 19 pandemic.

Modern Day Slavery Accelerates Under Cover of COVID-19

February 26, 2021March 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by KP Yohannan, whas been the model for numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada, to help the poor and deprived worldwide, issued this Special...
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We all know what happens with New Years resolutions -they seldom result in the permanent behavior modifications we originally hoped.

Resolved to Make No New Year’s Resolutions

December 31, 2020 /Leave a comment
Here we are facing the final days of 2020. Many look forward to disposing of the past year’s calendar and replacing it with one they hope will bring better things. We tend to develop a...
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Vladimir Miskevich shares about a grieving Russian mother who has kept an Immanuel's Child "Star of Bethlehem" ornament for 15 years

Small Star, Bright Light in Russia

December 22, 2020 /Leave a comment
I find it quite odd that two words so closely related have come to paint entirely different pictures in our minds - "Advent" & "Adventure."

The Great Advent-ure

December 14, 2020 /Leave a comment
Samuel Rodriguez shares on the pain & suffering amid the Coronavirus pandemic, and the assurance of God's care for us in the midst of it all.

Samuel Rodriguez Says You Can Thrive Through Your Pain | Charisma

December 11, 2020December 8, 2020 /Leave a comment
KP Yohannan, founder of Gospel for Asia (GFA World), shares on the impact of Dr. John Haggai, the one thing we should do for God amid a world in turmoil.

KP Yohannan: The World Is In Turmoil, But Do ‘One Thing’ for God

December 5, 2020December 4, 2020 /Leave a comment
Thanksgiving is not just a holiday - It is the heart attitude with which we enter Heaven, It is what we do before we face troubles and trials

Thanksgiving Can Be Tough in Times Like These

November 22, 2020 /Leave a comment
GFA World, founded by KP Yohannan, reports on the massive challenge of reducing extreme poverty worldwide - through providing education.

Fighting Extreme Poverty with Ideas & Education that Imparts Values

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 /Leave a comment
GFA World, founded by KP Yohannan, reports on the horrific realities girls face, child marriage, trafficking, & the redemption that God brings

Rewriting the Tragedies of Girlhood

October 16, 2020 /Leave a comment
Shaya Ben-Yehuda, managing director of international relations at Yad Vashem, shares regarding the incredible true story of Corrie Ten Boom.

The Incredible Story of Corrie ten Boom | Washington Examiner

October 10, 2020October 9, 2020 /Leave a comment
The United Nations General Assembly declared the second day of October as the International Day of Non-Violence, observed since 2007

International Day of Non-Violence: October 2nd Conundrum or Oxymoron?

October 1, 2020September 24, 2020 /Leave a comment
Nurses who worked in the Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital in New York saw God’s faithfulness during a global crisis in COVID 19

Two Nurses Describe Fighting COVID-19 in New York City

August 21, 2020 /Leave a comment
GFA World, founded by KP Yohannan, issued this Special Report on winning the ancient conflict against the mosquito and vector-borne diseases.

Are We Winning the Ancient Battle Between Man and Mosquito?

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 /Leave a comment
Former US Army Special Forces David Eubank seeks to inspire people to love others at all costs, following the lessons learned at Mosul, Iraq

Loving at All Costs Throughout the Fierce Battle for Mosul

August 19, 2020 /Leave a comment
While each step of the supply chain is important, there is none more pressing than delivering through the "Last Mile of Need."

How Churches Are Filling the Gaps in the “Last Mile of Need”

August 19, 2020August 18, 2020 /Leave a comment
When the COVID 19 outbreak began, for most it was an unknown disease, in off China. For me, it didn’t affect my day-to-day, so I dismissed it

Gospel for Asia Canada Ponders Community Life During COVID-19 Isolation

August 18, 2020August 17, 2020 /Leave a comment
God has placed me in a stressful training these past months by allowing silence, not giving answers and asking me not to run, but to rest

In the Silence

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020 /Leave a comment
There are effective means of replacing anxiety with peace and of providing for the pressing needs of the people who have fallen prey to the pandemic.

Pandemic Anxiety – What Can We Do?

August 3, 2020 /Leave a comment
Gospel for Asia (GFA World and affiliates like Gospel for Asia Canada) founded by Dr. K.P. Yohannan: Gospel for Asia's ministry shown through YouTube videos.

Experience Glimpses of Gospel for Asia’s Ministry on YouTube

July 31, 2020July 30, 2020 /Leave a comment
Faith-based organizations, such as churches and nonprofit ministries, must evolve the way they communicate to engage the "COVID generation"

Faith-based Groups ‘Must Evolve Messaging’ to Engage ‘COVID Generation’

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 /Leave a comment
Seems we have arrived at a time where social media makes it the time to revise the quote: Our character is what we do when we think no one else is looking

Walking in the Spirit in the World of Social Media

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 /Leave a comment
GFA issued a Special Report update on the ongoing global water crisis, highlighting tap water safety problems in the USA, and clean water challenges in Asia

Don’t Drink the Water!

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 /Leave a comment
David Jeremiah shares his reflection on David, the fathers of the Bible, and longing for the Father this Father's day season.

Advice for Fellow Fathers: Seek the Father — David Jeremiah Voices | Christian Post

June 25, 2020 /Leave a comment
Reinhard Bonnke has gifted the church with a number of beautiful worship songs framed around Spirit-filled poetry that he penned over the years.

The Heart of Soul-Winner Gifts Glorious Worship Songs to the Church

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 /Leave a comment
Gospel for Asia founder, KP Yohannan, interviewed by Kerby Anderson, talks about the COVID pandemic in South Asia and its effects in India in particular.

KP Yohannan Talks COVID-19 with Kerby Anderson

June 20, 2020June 19, 2020 /Leave a comment
Born in Homs & an evangelical Syrian, Tony Alkhoury is 1 of 450 Syrians in the US on an active student visa. In Arabic, his family name means “the priest.”

How an Evangelical Syrian Spoke at Harvard’s Commencement | Christianity Today

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 /Leave a comment
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