Missions Board

Forum 18, 14th November 2023 On 17 October, Minsk City Court ordered the liquidation of New Life Full Gospel Church. The Minsk City Executive Committee had called in court for its liquidation because local courts had found some of the Church’s online materials “extremist”. They also claimed that the Church had conducted activity not set […]

A United Vision for Northern Iraq (excerpts) Steadfast Global, 28th November 2023 Our work to help Christians in the Kurdistan region of Iraq commenced within weeks of the fall of Mosul to Islamic State in June 2014. The flood of refugees into this region was almost without precedent and UNHCR camps were quickly erected to […]

Voice of the Martyrs, 28th November 2023 On Feb. 13, 2017, a group of men on motorbikes and in SUVs abducted Pastor Raymond Koh. His wife, Susanna, and their children have not heard from him since, though Susanna has continued to seek information from the police and Malaysia’s justice system. Susanna filed a legal case […]

Things have been going more smoothly for Fraser as he finalised manuals he needed for providing training for a Seminary in Pretoria this week.  He arrived there safely, and the training got off to a good start.  Pray the week will be beneficial for all, for the rest of his time there, especially delivering training […]

Church in Chains, November 23rd, 2023 On 20 November the case of ten Christians, now detained for two years and seven months, finally went to trial. They were accused of “illegal business operation” because they bought Bibles from the officially recognised Three-Self Church and resold them to fellow Christians at a lower price. Several are […]

Joshua Project, November 28th, 2023 Nanak was the founder of Sikhism. This Hindu storekeeper (1469-1539) had a life-changing spiritual experience, which incited him to travel for years seeking spiritual truths. A wealthy admirer funded a village for Guru Nanak and his followers after they settled in Punjab. Some followers remained as permanent residents of the […]

Daniel Centre The Daniel Centre is now stable with 6 positive residents and little drug issue.  3 social work students have been doing their practicum there and have been having good interaction with the residents. Contractual negotiations have started for renting their Cluj depot as they wait for the completion certificate on their rebuilding project.  […]

Open Doors, November 9th, 2023 (excerpts) In the Muslim-majority Southern Philippines, Christians can face persecution and opposition. An undercover community of Christians are sharing stories from the Bible to disciple and encourage the next generation of the church. Ten-year-old Wahid has already learned a powerful truth – words that he can cling to in the […]

Updates on the persecuted Church Barnabas Fund, November 8th, 2023 Hyacinth Alia – a church leader and Governor of Benue State, Nigeria – condemned a violent attack on three Benue villages on 17 October in which nine people were killed. He also called on security forces to act against the armed militants. Around 45,000 Nigerian […]

Church in Chains, November 3rd, 2023 (excerpts) In May 2023 we rejoiced at the news from Iran that Sara Ahmadi and her husband Homayoun Zhaveh had been acquitted and released from Evin prison following a ruling at the appeal court in Tehran. Sara and Homayoun are converts from Islam who were sentenced to 8 and 2 years […]