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Published on 21 July, 2017

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A surprise call to the mission field

Kenya (MNN) — Giving up ‘normal’ for the mission field
PUBLISHED ON 21 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ doctors, hospital ministry, kenya, medical missionaries, ob/gyn, surgeon, tenwek hospital, world gospel mission

Young Saudi student bound for WMU sentenced to beheading

Saudi Arabia (MNN) — Human rights violations persist in the form of executions
PUBLISHED ON 21 July, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ airport, arrested, beheading, e3 partners, execution, human rights, mujtaba al-sweikat, persecution, pro-democratic rallies, protests, rioting, saudi arabia, standing in the fire, tom doyle, western michigan university, wmu

India’s new president puts religious minorities at heightened risk

India (MNN) — India’s government creating fearful environment for religious minorities
PUBLISHED ON 21 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ hinduism, india, narendra modi, open doors, persecution, Ram Nath Kovind

Mongolia’s Church calling for unity of believers

Mongolia (MNN) — Mongolia’s church may be young, but they have big plans
PUBLISHED ON 20 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ church, materialism, mongolia, young

Biblica completes Accessible Edition of New Testament

UK (MNN) — Those with learning disabilities are one of the largest unreached groups
PUBLISHED ON 20 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ Accessible Bible, biblica, international bible society, learning disabilities, New International Reader's Version, uk

Egyptian government extends state of emergency

Egypt (MNN) — Churches cancel summer ministries, but the danger may not be over
PUBLISHED ON 20 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ egypt, islamic state, middle east concern, Miles Windsor, persecuted church, persecution

FMI sees fruits of Bengali conferences

Bangladesh (MNN) — FMI is seeing the fruits of the January conferences in Bangladesh
PUBLISHED ON 19 July, 2017 BY Beth Stolicker
TOPICS:▼ bangladesh, conferences, FMI, Snapshot Packets

A farming technique changing lives in Africa

Africa (MNN) — This method of farming is based on biblical principles
PUBLISHED ON 19 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ africa, agriculture, community transformation, Farming God's Way, farming methods, farming ministry, transformation training

Venezuela’s mock vote stirs a nation already boiling over

Venezuela (MNN) — In wake of mock referendum vote, pray
PUBLISHED ON 19 July, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ annabel torrealba, bonaire, mock referendum vote, president maduro, trans world radio, venezuela, vote

Meriam Ibrahim: three years later

Int’l (MNN) — Three years after Meriam Ibrahim’s release, what impact is she having?
PUBLISHED ON 18 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ freedom, meriam ibrahim, prison, voice of the martyrs canada

Bonaire project reaches full funding

Int’l (MNN) — TWR finishes fundraising to spread the gospel over radio
PUBLISHED ON 18 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ bonaire power up project, fundraiser, radio, trans world radio, transmitter

Churches in Egypt cancel summer activities amid terrorist threat

Egypt (MNN) — A threat by the Islamic State is gravely affecting summer ministries.

PUBLISHED ON 18 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ Coptic Orthodox Church, egypt, ISIS, sat-7, terrorism

After fire, ministries reach out to grieving families

Lebanon (MNN) — Families are rebuilding after a great loss
PUBLISHED ON 17 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ aid, death, disaster, fire, gospel, grief, lebanon, recovery, refugee camp, syrian refugees

Nigerian Sign Language gains Scripture

Nigeria (MNN) — 1.9 million Deaf gain Gospel access
PUBLISHED ON 17 July, 2017 BY Katey Hearth
TOPICS:▼ Chronological Bible Translation, deaf bible, Deaf Bible Society, Deaf church planting, deaf ministry, deaf opportunity outreach, door International, nigeria, Rob Myers, sign language Bible translation, sign language Scripture, west africa

Lebanese schools trying to unite refugees with local children

Lebanon (MNN) — Ministry addresses chasm between Lebanese kids and refugees
PUBLISHED ON 17 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ children, education, lebanon, refugee, rift, school, segregation, separation

Eritrean Church turns cemeteries into meeting places

Eritrea (MNN) — A new surge of persecution forces Eritrean believers to meet in secret
PUBLISHED ON 14 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ church, eritrea, oppression, persecution, strict

Belize needs books

Belize (MNN) — Mission Cry aims to have Bibles and Christian books in every home in Belize by November
PUBLISHED ON 14 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ belize, books, festival, homes, pastor

Sanctions, Sudan, and religious freedom

Sudan (MNN) — Has the situation in Sudan improved in the last six months?
PUBLISHED ON 14 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ africa, anti-conversion, open doors usa, religious freedom violations, religious persecution, sudan

Disability an overwhelming problem among Syrian refugee youth

Turkey (MNN) — Getting refugees medical aid isn’t always easy
PUBLISHED ON 13 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ christian aid, christian aid mission, disability, host country, medical aid, refugee, refugee crisis, syrian civil war, syrian refugees, turkey

Bengali church planters and a need for the Gospel

Bangladesh (MNN) — Bengali Christians need support to continue planting churches
PUBLISHED ON 13 July, 2017 BY Beth Stolicker
TOPICS:▼ asia, bangladesh, Bengali, church planters, FMI

Ministry helps with pro-life training in countries with high abortion rates

Eastern Europe (MNN) — Advancing biblical pro-life in Romania, Ukraine
PUBLISHED ON 13 July, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ abortion, abortion rates, biblical pro-life, eastern europe, life matters worldwide, pregnancy care, pro-life, pro-life ministry, romania, statistics, tom lothamer, training, ukraine

Marawi: relief aid containing Bibles criticized

Philippines (MNN) — Christian relief efforts in besieged city of Marawi, a point of prayer
PUBLISHED ON 12 July, 2017 BY Ruth K'lama
TOPICS:▼ aid, gospel, marawi, persecution, philippines, voice of the martyrs usa

Laptops fight human trafficking in Nepal

Int’l (MNN) — Tent Schools updating education technology for refugees
PUBLISHED ON 12 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ distribution, education, laptops, refugees

Church in Southeast Asian country faces mounting pressure

Southeast Asia (MNN) — New law ramping up pressure for churches
PUBLISHED ON 12 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ asian access, church, pastor, persecution, religious freedom, southeast asia

FARMS loan program changes lives in Thailand

Thailand (MNN) — Financial health helps the Church grow
PUBLISHED ON 11 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ bangkok, coffee, coffee farmers, farms international, give back, gospel, loan ministry, micro-loan, ministry, thailand, tithe

Biblical mentors build relationships in prison, care for those leaving prison

South Africa/Tanzania (MNN) — Growing prison outreach strategies
PUBLISHED ON 11 July, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ bible studies, biblical mentorship, crossroads prison ministries, mentors, mentorship, prison ministry, prisoner aftercare, prisoners, prisons, relationships, south africa, tanzania

Coptic Orthodox nuns attacked in Palestine

Palestine (MNN/MEC) — There will be a hearing today on a long-running dispute
PUBLISHED ON 11 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ Coptic Orthodox Church, middle east concern, nuns, palestine, west bank

Bible translations in Ethiopia need funding

Ethiopia (MNN) — Help needed to put the Bible in 15 Ethiopian languages
PUBLISHED ON 10 July, 2017 BY Beth Stolicker
TOPICS:▼ africa, bible translation, ethiopia, unreached people, wycliffe associates

Japan church meets in unlikely location

Japan (MNN) — Having church in a bar?
PUBLISHED ON 10 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ asian access, bar, Praise Community Church, sendai, worship

Christians in Iran handed lengthy prison sentences

Iran (MNN/MEC) — Three Christians await lengthy prison sentences
PUBLISHED ON 10 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ iran, middle east concern, Miles Windsor, persecution, religious freedom

Islamic State loses Mosul

Int’l (MNN) — Is ISIS facing extermination or relocation?
PUBLISHED ON 7 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ asia, extermination, extremism, ISIS, islam, mosul, relocation, war

ASM mission trips enable the ‘first experience’ of hearing God’s Word

Southern Mexico (MNN) — Want to go and give someone their first Scripture encounter?
PUBLISHED ON 7 July, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
FULL INTERVIEW
TOPICS:▼ audio bibles, audio scripture ministries, jim loker, mission team, mission trip, southern mexico, unreached people groups

The other side of Bible distribution in China

China (MNN) — Believers in China are waiting for Bibles
PUBLISHED ON 7 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ asia, bible smuggling, bibles, china, church, gospel, registered church, underground church, vision beyond borders

Believers defy persecution to minister in Sudan

Int’l (MNN) — Believers are overcoming trials in Sudan to minister
PUBLISHED ON 6 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ pastor, persecuted church, persecution, sudan

AMG International celebrates 75 years of ministry

Int’l (MNN) — AMG International is celebrating 75 years of ministry
PUBLISHED ON 6 July, 2017 BY Reagan Hoezee
TOPICS:▼ 75 years, amg international, child sponsorship, ministry, missions

Fire destroys homes in Syrian camps, takes lives

Lebanon (MNN) — A family mourns the loss of their daughter
PUBLISHED ON 6 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ becaa valley, fire, hearts for lebanon, lebanon, sat-7, syria, syrian refugees

Hallmark trip to China sees legal distribution of Bibles

China (MNN) — Ministry makes first-ever Bible distribution trip to China
PUBLISHED ON 5 July, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ bible distribution, bibles, bibles for the world, china, chinese christians, gospel of john, john pudaite, rural china, russia, yunnan province

After Boko Haram: what kind of imprint will be left?

Nigeria (MNN) — After Boko Haram, how do Christians recover in Nigeria?
PUBLISHED ON 5 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, influence, islam, leaders, nigeria, north

Iranian Christians face 80 lashes in communion case

Iran (MNN/MEC) – Four Christians charged with “threatening national security”
PUBLISHED ON 5 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ communion, court case, iran, national security, threat, verdict

After ISIS: what kind of imprint will be left?

Int’l (MNN) — What’s left after ISIS is gone?
PUBLISHED ON 4 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ after, extremism, influence, ISIS, militants, terrorism

Wycliffe and summer translation projects

Int’l (MNN) — Wycliffe has summer Bible translation projects in the works
PUBLISHED ON 4 July, 2017 BY Beth Stolicker
TOPICS:▼ bible translation, campaign, from first words to changed lives, fundraising, thai sign language, wycliffe bible translators

Filmmakers winning the Middle East to Christ

Middle East (MNN) — A training resource helps writers share the Gospel through film
PUBLISHED ON 4 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ art, film, film training, Gospel presentation, jesus film, jesus film project, middle east, outreach strategy

Venezuela: protests increasing, food and medicine dwindling

Venezuela (MNN) — Ministry affected by nation’s unrest, prayers needed
PUBLISHED ON 3 July, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ attack, bonaire power up project, constitution, food shortages, grenades, helicopter, jim munger, medicine shortages, president maduro, protests, supreme court, trans world radio, twr, unrest, venezuela, violence

Summer camp update from the field in Russia

Russia (MNN) — God is working through orphan care in Russia
PUBLISHED ON 3 July, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ russia, soar, soar international, summer, summer camp, summer ministry

Clean public latrine installed in Haitian village

Haiti (MNN) — For Haiti with Love provides clean outhouses for villages in Haiti
PUBLISHED ON 3 July, 2017 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ cholera, for haiti with love, health, hygiene, latrines, united nations

Canada celebrates 150 years, a separation from Christianity

Canada (MNN) — A cultural rift is growing
PUBLISHED ON 30 June, 2017 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ 150th anniversary, alberta, anniversary, bill 89, canada, happy birthday, m-103, ontario, religious freedom, voice of the martyrs canada

Ecuador: Brutal attack leaves bullied child in grave condition

Ecuador (MNN) — 11-year-old boy in Ecuador critical after bully attack
PUBLISHED ON 30 June, 2017 BY Ruth K'lama
TOPICS:▼ compassion international, ecuador, gospel, medical assistance fund

Aircraft replacement needed for ministry in Indonesia’s “final frontier”

Indonesia (MNN) — Aviation ministry transports Bibles, Awana materials, and teachers
PUBLISHED ON 30 June, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ amphibious caravan, aviation, awana, bibles, dave ringenberg, indonesia, mission aviation fellowship, papua

A taxi driver, a suffering woman, a town in witchcraft, and the power of audio Bibles

Mexico (MNN) — Eternity is at stake with push for audio Bibles in southern Mexico
PUBLISHED ON 29 June, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
FULL INTERVIEW
TOPICS:▼ audio bibles, audio scripture ministries, bible translation, jim loker, mexico, southern mexico, taxi driver, witch doctors, witchcraft, wycliffe bible translators

Ukraine: the Forgotten War

Ukraine (MNN) — Responding to the cry of the forgotten in Ukraine
PUBLISHED ON 29 June, 2017 BY Ruth K'lama
TOPICS:▼ christians, gospel, I care refugee assistance program, IDP, mission eurasia, russia, ukraine

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