Touch This Nation, Change Our Hearts

Decades ago, when God called our family to move to a dark area of the world where Christians are persecuted and share the good news with the lost, dedicated prayer warriors joined us on that journey. Many were elderly. They couldn’t work, but they had been through the fire and they could pray! They prayedContinue reading “Touch This Nation, Change Our Hearts”

Persecution News: Ethiopia, Iran, Belarus, China

Join us on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, for the International Day of Prayer for the Unreached. ETHIOPIA: Terrorists have launched several deadly assaults against Christians in the East Arsi Zone of Oromia Region over the past two months. More than 20 Christians were martyred in February in separate attacks inside a church and against OrthodoxContinue reading “Persecution News: Ethiopia, Iran, Belarus, China”

Missing Refugees, Mass Shootings, Storms

BANGLADESH: Nine people, including three Rohingya and three Bangladeshis, were rescued, but perhaps more than 250 are still missing, after a boat on its way to Malaysia capsized in the Andaman Sea around April 9. TURKEY: A former student opened-fire on a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, injuring at least 16 before killingContinue reading “Missing Refugees, Mass Shootings, Storms”

Cuba Awakens: Within the Blackouts, Revival Light Shines

Cuba is facing more blackouts this week. But a failing power grid is only one form of darkness Cubans have had to contend with since Communism took control in the late 1950s and persecution became commonplace. Many Christian leaders fled the country back then, but those who remained were prayer warriors who cried out toContinue reading “Cuba Awakens: Within the Blackouts, Revival Light Shines”

World News Holy Week and Beyond

PAKISTAN: A truck rammed into a crowd of 200 at high speed, injuring at least 60 members of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Klasske, Gujranwala, during an Easter sunrise procession on April 5. (Ayyaz Gulzar, Radio Veritas Asia, April 6) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Due to the threat of ongoing missile and drone attacks duringContinue reading “World News Holy Week and Beyond”

Resurrection Sunday Attacks Kill 93 in Nigeria

Just a week after 27 Christians were killed on Palm Sunday in Jos, Plateau state, suspected Fulani militants attacked the Christian communities of Mbalom and Mbasombo, Benue state, killing 26 and transforming joyful Resurrection Day festivities into mourning and displacement. (Tim, Open Doors, April 7) The same day, two churches in Ariko village, Kaduna stateContinue reading “Resurrection Sunday Attacks Kill 93 in Nigeria”

Come Out from There! – Isaiah 52

The Lord woke me up one morning, quoting from Isaiah 52, especially verses 11-12. I felt Him calling us to freedom. To leave behind the strongholds that have bound us, and do what it takes to run in the joy of the Spirit’s leading, so we can draw others into His love. A stronghold isContinue reading “Come Out from There! – Isaiah 52”

Awakening to Jesus

Today, I felt the Lord encouraging us from John 1:1-5, 10:10, 16:33; Philippians 4:13; and Psalm 118:24, to hand our day — not only today but every day — to Jesus to make it His. This day has already begun. What will you do with it? This day is My day. I have given itContinue reading “Awakening to Jesus”

Pray They Will Hear

Gather your church, your family and your prayer partners, and prepare now to join us on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, for the International Day for the Unreached. Did you know 3.37 billion people still have never heard the good news about Christ? That’s a third of the population of the world! Barriers like geographic isolation,Continue reading “Pray They Will Hear”

Listen UP!

How do you make decisions? Do you weigh the pros and cons? Press for what you want? Lean on your own understanding? Ask others their opinions on the matter? Our decision-making processes are one of the main ways the enemy slips in to do his dirty work.  Do any of those methods feel familiar toContinue reading “Listen UP!”