Missions Box: Good News from Nonprofits Worldwide

Loving the Gypsies

May 21, 2021May 19, 2021 /Leave a comment

A group of about 60 families of gypsies impacted by the combination of local flooding & the COVID lockdown had completely run out of food.

SOUTH ASIA — Can you tell me what a gypsy is without Googling it? Do you know where they come from? Frankly, I couldn’t have answered either of those questions accurately until I began research for this Missions Box News article. I had been reading...

ICEJ: Our Ambassadors to Israel

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 /Leave a comment

It may come as a surprise to many Christians that we have an embassy to Israel in Jerusalem -the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - It may come as a surprise to many Christians that we have an embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. Not the U.S. Embassy that was relocated to the capital of Israel in 2018. It’s the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem, and it has...

International Day for the Unreached: May 23, 2021

May 20, 2021May 19, 2021 /Leave a comment

The International Day for the Unreached is a day for Christians to pray that someone will be able present the Gospel to the unreached

WHEATON, IL – Did you know that there are two billion people who have never heard of Jesus Christ? They don’t know that He came to earth to redeem them from the curse of sin and grant them eternal life in heaven. They don’t know...

World Water Crisis: An Exposé from GFA World

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 /Leave a comment

GFA World, one of the world’s largest faith-based providers of clean water to South Asia, witnessing the reality of the clean water crisis

WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World is one of the world’s largest faith-based providers of clean water to the nations of South Asia. The workers at GFA witness the reality of the global clean water crisis every day. Photo by Ildar...

World Thrust – Catalyst for Global Missions

May 19, 2021May 18, 2021 /Leave a comment

The leaders at World Thrust International believe that no church is too small, no church too big to be actively involved in world missions

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – The leaders at World Thrust International believe that no church is too small, nor is any church too big to be actively involved in world missions. Unfortunately, some churches think they are too small. Others think they are too big. This may...

Dust on the Pews

May 19, 2021May 18, 2021 /Leave a comment

This past week, Gallup, the renowned polling, research, and analysis firm, issued a new report on the status of the church in America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gallup, the renowned polling, research, and analysis firm, issued a new report on the status of the church in America. What should have been shocking news was, unfortunately not. Americans’ membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below...

Cycling 4 Water from Sea 2 Sea 2 Sea

May 19, 2021May 18, 2021 /Leave a comment

The Cycling 4 Water Sea 2 Sea 2 Sea initiative is a joint project in collaboration with GAIN, the Global Aid Network

LANGLEY, BC – Six men plan to mount their bicycles on the morning of June 27, 2021, in Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories of Canada. From that port outpost on the Arctic Ocean, the men will cycle southward, hoping to reach Prince Rupert, British Columbia,...

GFA World Helps India Face Its COVID Goliath

May 18, 2021May 20, 2021 /Leave a comment

GFA World is uniquely poised to assist India during COVID crisis through network of churches, schools, hospitals, clinics, & relief resources

WILLS POINT, TX – The COVID-19 virus is claiming 120 lives per hour in India, according to a CBS News report. With relatives of the dead waiting hours in line at the country’s crematoriums, many fear that the number of deaths is under-reported. Worldometers reports...

City on a Hill: A Place of Transformation

May 17, 2021May 14, 2021 /Leave a comment

City on a Hill is a faith-based organization located near the center of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the 5th poorest city in the United States.

MILWAUKEE, WI – City on a Hill is a faith-based organization located near the center of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is, according to an article in Time Magazine published on September 17, 2015, the 5th poorest city in the United States. Photo...

Canadian Christian Organization to Help Prevent COVID-19 Deaths Among India’s Most Vulnerable

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 /Leave a comment

ONTARIO, CANADA — As COVID-19 deaths continue to grow exponentially in India, one Canadian NGO is stepping up to help that country's most vulnerable people access the life-saving jab. Effect Hope is a Canadian Christian global health organization that supports people with neglected tropical diseases....

International Day of Light – May 16, 2021

May 14, 2021May 13, 2021 /Leave a comment

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is calling people to celebrate the International Day of Light

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is calling people all around the world to celebrate the International Day of Light on May 16, 2021. What UNESCO Teaches Us about Light The Director-General of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector published a letter ahead of...

Reaching the Neglected of All Nations

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 /Leave a comment

The vision and goal of All Nations International caught my attention because they are not the same as most Faith Based Organizations.

KANSAS CITY, MO – My job is to raise awareness of Missions Box News readers to the many faith-based organizations that strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. During my preparation, I prayerfully peruse FBOs for something unique in each that...

Physical Therapist Obeys Calling to the Middle East

May 13, 2021May 12, 2021 /Leave a comment

A physical therapist takes her career to the Arabian Peninsular, treating pain in people’s bodies and pointing them to Jesus

MIDDLE EAST — A physical therapist takes her career to the Arabian Peninsular, treating pain in people’s bodies and pointing them to the one who provides peace to their souls. "I wanted to go to one of the toughest countries in the world where there’s...

GFA World Sending Vital Help Through Oxygen Supplies to COVID-Ravaged India

May 12, 2021May 20, 2021 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World --- one of the world's largest humanitarian agencies founded by K.P. Yohannan, whose heart to love and help the poor has inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, to serve the deprived and downcast worldwide -- is sending oxygen...

Rod Dreher Sounds the Alarm on Totalitarianism Today

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 /Leave a comment

I learned from the Christians who experienced hard totalitarianism - Only those who were willing to suffer for their faith & Christ stood up

COLORADO SPRINGS — Ken Harrison is joined by three-time New York Times bestselling author Rod Dreher on the latest episode of “On the Edge with Ken Harrison.” Together they discuss how the Soviets gained control over Russia and the Eastern Bloc, the Communist exploitation of...

GCU & CityServe Create Distribution System to Aid Arizona Families in Need

May 10, 2021 /Leave a comment

Major announcement on GCU partnership with Cityserve to provide thousands of household goods to local families in need

PHOENIX, AZ – Grand Canyon University (GCU) and CityServe released a joint media advisory today announcing a new collaborative service to aid needy families in Arizona. A 35,000-square-foot warehouse on the university campus will be converted to become a distribution hub for food and essential...

Amid ‘Tsunami of COVID Suffering’ GFA World Calls for ‘Eleventh Hour’ Prayer

May 6, 2021May 20, 2021 /Leave a comment

GFA World is calling for "eleventh hour" prayer as India suffers a devastating second wave of COVID-19 & the growing number of new variants

WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World, a major humanitarian agency founded by K.P. Yohannan, has been the model for numerous charities like GFA World Canada, to help the poor and deprived worldwide, is calling for "eleventh hour" prayer as India suffers a devastating second wave...

Mission Nannys

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 /Leave a comment

LA JOLLA, CA – See the missionaries. They are the Stoddard family. They serve the Lord in Japan. See Mrs. Stoddard. See Mrs. Stoddard smile. She is a happy mommy. See Mr. Stoddard. See Mr. Stoddard look bewildered. He is a happy daddy, but he’s...

2021 CRC Worldview Survey Release #2: Counterfeit Christianity in America

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 /Leave a comment

2021 CRC Worldview Survey Release #02: Introducing America’s Most Popular Worldview – Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.

GLENDALE, AZ – The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has released the second of its Worldview Inventory Survey reports for 2021. “Release #02: Introducing America’s Most Popular Worldview – Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.” Keep in mind that the first CRC report for 2021 revealed...

International Needs Is Transforming Communities

May 3, 2021April 26, 2021 /Leave a comment

International Needs offer economic empowerment, refugee relief, education, health, sanitation, spread of the Gospel, in 17 countries

HUDSONVILLE, MI – The website of International Needs poses some interesting questions. What would happen if you had no access to safe drinking water? What if your children had no opportunity to attend school? We know that hundreds of millions of people around the world...