Allen Allnoch is a Shepherd’s Staff missionary and a fantastic writer. Allen’s home is in Bluffton, SC, and his mission field is in South Africa. Check out his blog. In preparing lessons for our after-school children’s programs this week, I’ve had to grapple with an extremely troubling issue: human trafficking. As the soccer World Cup [...]
I received this email today from Shepherd’s Staff missionary and good friend Ed Compean. Ed is a church planter in Kenya. His church serves the inhabitants of one of the world’s largest slums: Kibera. Check out this prayer request and remember to pray for Ed and for God’s will in this situation… Dear Friends, Because [...]
I’ve been listening to Not for Sale in audio book format on my walk man while I run (listening to audio books or studies is a brilliant way to continue learning while getting in shape). Listening to this blew my mind. My first instinct about the idea of modern slavery is to stay ignorant. But [...]
VOM has these posted on their Facebook page
USA (ICC/MNN) ― Millions of Christians are persecuted for their faith in Christ every year. That’s why the Washington, DC-based human rights group International Christian Concern has just released its annual Hall of Shame Awards. The Hall of Shame is a list of the world’s top ten persecutors of Christians. According to ICC, this report [...]
Sharon’s first prayer request is pretty serious. Sharon ministers to Karen refugees that live in camps in Thailand. The Karen (pronounced car-en) are an ethnic group from Burma (Myanmar). The thug government of Myanmar has instituted a policy of ethnic cleansing against these people (link). “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of [...]
India (MNN) ― Persecution in India by Hindu extremists may have died down, but it has certainly not ceased. Believers cannot stop praying, either. According to a report by World Evangelical Alliance, a Christian living in the state of Karnataka was recently the victim of a direct attack as his house was burned to the [...]
I read this on Mission Network News. There is an incredible move of God among Muslims on the Arabian Peninsula. Pray for the safety of these believers as their faith is tested. Yemen (MNN)-Seven Christians have been arrested in Yemen, and their future is uncertain. Darara Gubo is International Christian Concern’s regional manager for Africa. [...]