Missions Box: Good News from Nonprofits Worldwide

Helping Vietnam Find Peace After Typhoon Yagi

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 /Leave a comment

VIETNAM — Discover how Samaritan's Purse brings hope and relief to families affected by Super Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam with essential supplies. Vu Thi Huong – Samaritan’s Purse: I felt like fainting and didn’t want to live anymore. We were...

Finding Refuge and Hope at Christian Shelter in War-Torn Lebanon

November 21, 2024 /Leave a comment

When the war between Israel and Hamas spread to Lebanon, persecuted Christians found themselves swept up in the war.

LEBANON — When the war between Israel and Hamas spread to Lebanon, thousands of persecuted Christians found themselves swept up in the war and lost everything overnight. When the war between Israel and Hamas spread to Lebanon, thousands of persecuted...

Believers Eastern Church Marks World Food Day with Acts of Compassion

November 18, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

Believers Eastern Church dioceses marked World Food Day with compassionate initiatives aimed at alleviating hunger in local communities.

SOUTH ASIA — Believers Eastern Church dioceses marked World Food Day with compassionate initiatives aimed at alleviating hunger in local communities. From distributing warm meals and food packets to providing fruit and dry rations, the church’s efforts touched the lives of the hungry, the needy,...

Ukrainian, Russian Jewish Christians Lead War Aid Effort in Israel

November 15, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

Ukrainian and Russian Jewish Christians are delivering aid to suffering families in Israel, 2,000 miles from the war in Europe.

LOVES PARK, IL —It's a surprise twist few would have imagined — Ukrainian and Russian Jewish Christians are playing a vital role delivering aid to suffering families on the frontline in Israel, 2,000 miles from the war in Europe. ISRAEL WAR'S...

Transforming the Lives of Cleft Lipped Children in South Sudan

November 15, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

SOUTH SUDAN — For many children in South Sudan, suffering from a cleft lip and palate means a lot more than just looking different. These children are often relentlessly bullied, outcasted by society, and can even be neglected by their parents simply because of the...

Fudia Standing Tall After Free Life-Changing Surgery

November 15, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

A ten-year-old girl from Sierra Leone received free, life-transforming surgery from Mercy Ships to straighten her severely bowed legs.

AFRICA — A ten-year-old girl from Sierra Leone is standing 14 centimetres taller after receiving free, life-transforming surgery from international charity Mercy Ships to straighten her severely bowed legs. Through Mercy Ships, Fudia was diagnosed with Blount’s disease – a condition that causes severe leg...

Pastor Franklin Graham and The Churches of The Mekong Delta Will Bring the Historic Love Season Evangelistic Program to Can Tho

November 15, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

Pastor Franklin Graham is preparing to hold the Love Season Evangelistic Program at the Can Tho Stadium on December 3 and 4.

CAN THO, VIETNAM — Pastor Franklin Graham, along with over 215 churches across the Mekong Delta, is preparing to hold the Love Season Evangelistic Program at the Can Tho Stadium on December 3 and 4. This will be a historic event—the first of its kind...

Governor Kristi Noem Joining Franklin Graham on Samaritan’s Purse Airlift Mission to Deliver Winter Clothing in Western North Carolina

November 14, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting winter clothing into one of the hardest-hit areas of North Carolina this afternoon. Franklin Graham, the president of the international Christian disaster relief and evangelism organization, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will deliver hundreds of winter jackets,...

Empowering the Hearts and Souls of Bolivian Children

November 14, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

These families are praying for hope for their children, their prayers are being answered by the Bolivian chapter of Children’s Heart Project.

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — Many Bolivian families are struggling to find suitable care for their children suffering from congenital heart disease (CHD) as many regional doctors lack to proper equipment to screen for CHD. As these families are praying for a glimpse of hope for...

Love Zambia Campaign Reaches More than 730,000 People

November 14, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

Through the Luis Palau Association’s Global Network of Evangelists, the Love Zambia Campaign has reached more than 730,000 Zambians.

ZAMBIA — The Love Zambia Campaign has reached more than 730,000 Zambians over a period of 5 months. Through the Luis Palau Association’s Global Network of Evangelists, volunteers from more than 25 countries ministered in villages and cities across the nation, culminating in a 3-day...

Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Chaplains Deploy to Oklahoma City Region Following Multiple Tornadoes

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

The Billy Graham RRT is deploying chaplains to the Oklahoma City region after an ongoing series of violent storms spawned multiple tornadoes.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying crisis-trained chaplains to the Oklahoma City region after an ongoing series of violent storms spawned multiple tornadoes. Many homes have been impacted, and tens of thousands were left without power. [caption id="attachment_21712" align="alignright"...

Korea Prayer Rally Draws over a Million Christians

November 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

Korea Prayer Rally organizers challenged the church to carry out its social responsibility and to pray for spiritual revival.

KYIV, UKRAINE — Over a million Koreans gathered on Reformation Sunday to pray for ‘Healthy Families and a Holy Nation‘, and respond to the government’s approval of same-sex marriage. Korea Prayer Rally organizers challenged the church to carry out its social responsibility and to pray...

The Salvation Army, Walmart, and Sam’s Club Team up to Make Christmas Special for Those in Need

November 13, 2024November 12, 2024 /Leave a comment

Making Christmas and the holidays bright for families in need. That's the shared goal for The Salvation Army, Walmart, and Sam's Club.

ALEXANDRIA, VA — "Doing the Most Good" includes making Christmas and the holidays bright for families in need. That's the shared goal for The Salvation Army, Walmart, and Sam's Club this holiday season. Through the rest of the year, Walmart customers and Sam's Club members...

Archdiocese of Kathmandu Brings Relief to Flood Victims in Lalitpur

November 11, 2024November 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

The Believers Eastern Church Archdiocese of Kathmandu stepped forward to provide much-needed relief to those affected in Lalitpur.

LALITPUR, NEPAL — More than 200 people have died in Nepal following days of relentless rain that triggered severe flooding and major landslides across the country. Thousands of homes have been damaged in what is considered the worst flooding in the Kathmandu Valley in recent...

Helping To Unify The Church in Brazil

November 8, 2024November 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

Following devastating flooding in Brazil, Samaritan’s Purse brought the church and pastors together for a time of healing, renewal, and unity

RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL — Following devastating flooding in Brazil, Samaritan’s Purse brought the church and pastors together for a time of healing, renewal, and unity. The result is tremendous spiritual growth and God’s love being shared throughout the region. [video width="1352" height="720" mp4="https://missionsbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/helping_to_unify_the_church_in_brazil-1080p.mp4"...

Displaced Pastor Ministers to Persecuted Christians in IDP Camp in Nigeria

November 7, 2024November 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

Pastor Barnabas lives in one of the internally displaced people camps in Nigeria, along with Christians who have been forced from their homes

NIGERIA — Pastor Barnabas lives in one of many internally displaced people (IDP) camps in Nigeria, along with thousands of Christians who have been forced from their homes by Islamic extremist violence. Across sub-Saharan Africa, 16.2 million Christians have been forcibly displaced by violence and...

All God’s Children International Launches Public Phase of $22 Million Campaign, Unlocking Hope

November 7, 2024November 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

All God's Children International (AGCI) is excited to announce the public phase of its $22 million comprehensive campaign, Unlocking Hope.

VANCOUVER, WA — All God's Children International (AGCI) is excited to announce the public phase of its $22 million comprehensive campaign, Unlocking Hope. This initiative seeks to transform the lives of more than 1,275,000 vulnerable children around the world by empowering local leaders to disrupt...

Webinar Recap: Three NRB Members on Fostering Missional Awareness, Increasing Global Media Reach

November 6, 2024November 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

NRB Membership presented an exclusive webinar to bring the Gospel to areas in Kenya via 1,000 handheld radios.

WASHINGTON, DC— On October 23, NRB Membership presented an exclusive webinar featuring three NRB members who recently collaborated to bring the Gospel to areas in Kenya via 1,000 handheld radios tuned to local Christian stations and loaded with audio Bibles and Christian teaching. [caption id="attachment_21694"...

Syrian Beautician Receives Help to Start New Life with Her Family in Iraq

November 5, 2024November 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

When Ruba* first accepted Christ into her life while living in Syria, her life was under threat. They fled to start a new life in Iraq.

LEBANON — When Ruba* first accepted Christ into her life while living in Syria, her life was under threat from a terrorist group along with her family. They quickly fled to start a new life in Iraq, but at first they had nothing. However thanks...

UK Christians Unite in Prayer and Outreach in the Midst of the Age of Atheism

November 5, 2024November 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

The number of atheists in the UK has grown to such an extent that it is now possible to speak of the country’s “first atheist age”.

UK — According to the findings of a major study the number of atheists in the UK has grown to such an extent that it is now possible to speak of the country’s “first atheist age”. According to the findings...