Support Ministry to Displaced People in Myanmar
A 6-year-old boy and two of his siblings now live at a children’s home run by a native ministry because their father—a poor farmer—was concerned that their village might soon be destroyed in the ongoing civil war. Another group of siblings and their mother also recently arrived at the home after their father was presumed killed by the military.
Assist Those Whose Worship Is Monitored in China
Native missionaries continue to face more restrictions in their evangelism and discipleship efforts. Churches were required to install surveillance cameras on their pulpits, villagers have been told to report anyone under the age of 18 who attends church meetings, a particular translation of hymns has been banned, and wastebaskets were installed in churches in which anything deemed illegal must be thrown.
Praise The Lord Alongside New Believers in Ghana
A native ministry organized a four-day convention and spent many days training ushers, counselors, prayer warriors, and other committees to ensure the event ran smoothly. “Praise the Lord!” the ministry leader said following its conclusion. “The Lord ministered and won many souls to the glory of God.”
Support Missionaries Through Difficult Days in Myanmar
A native ministry has been unable to communicate with many ministry workers because of the ongoing civil war. In April, one worker’s village was bombed, and he fled to the jungle. He has not been heard from since that time. A ministry worker in another place fled with his neighbors after a heavy battle in their village.
Silence is Not an Option
For a moment in time—when a democratically elected president stood at Myanmar’s helm—a generation of young adults hoped life would be different than it had been for the generations that came before them. But in February 2021, when that same president was overthrown in a military coup, that dream shattered.
Deliver Bibles To The Broken-Hearted in Myanmar
Christian workers from one native ministry have delivered Bibles—often through smugglers’ routes—to refugees in at least five camps as well as to refugees living in 10 different countries. In some places, the transport was particularly dangerous as the Bibles were confiscated by soldiers; but each time, the missionaries were miraculously able to recover them.
Help Expand God’s Kingdom in Ivory Coast
A tribal priest who practiced witchcraft was a persecutor of Christians and the reason a native ministry was unable to plant a church in his village. But as missionaries led a revival in another town, his pregnant wife became ill and, after the doctor said he could not heal her, she was brought to them for help.
Share The Hope Of Christ in Myanmar
Evangelism seems impossible in the war-torn country, but missionaries persevere, traveling to villages and preaching the gospel, baptizing new believers, and fellowshipping. “As you know, the situation in our country is getting worse,” one ministry leader said. “But by the grace of God we try our best to reach our people with the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Share The Lord’s Mercy in Myanmar
The civil war in Myanmar continues to inflict terror and tragedy, with soldiers now going door to door demanding that men ages 18 to 35 join the military. A native ministry’s building that housed more than 60 children and young people was destroyed by a bomb, and one of its churches in another village was also destroyed during fighting.
Help Vulnerable Students Receive An Education in Myanmar
An 11-year-old boy was accepted into a native ministry’s school after the director happened upon him, his younger siblings, his mother, and grandparents following their escape from their village, which had been bombed as part of the ongoing civil war.