Prayer leads to open doors; open doors lead to people hearing about and accepting Jesus Christ.Read more…
SIERRA LEONE
Wesleyan Church National Superintendent J.Y. Konteh reported news of a revival breaking out in the Kavala District where The Wesleyan Church has been partnering with the Great Commission Movement and the JESUS Film Project. Thousands are turning to Christ andRead more…
ANGOLA
Early in the new millennium Angola was officially named by the Global IDP Project the worst place in the world for children to grow up. During a quarter century of war millions of people were forced to flee and hundredsRead more…
COLOMBIA
There are currently between two million and 3.4 million displaced people in Colombia. Many live in sub-par shantytowns on the outskirts of the country’s major cities. As a result of decades of civil conflict, Columbia is facing the worst humanitarianRead more…
INDIA
The government in Rajasthan, India, recently became the sixth state in India to enact an anti-conversion law. The Rajasthan Dharma Swatantraya (Freedom of Religion) Act outlaws any attempt to convert a person from one religion to another Ì¢âÂÒby use ofRead more…
UNITED STATES
Twelve Christian leaders from the Middle East recently shared with nearly sixty Western Christian leaders on the state of the Church in the Arab World. The event was held 20-22 April at the Billy Graham Center in Wheaton, Illinois, USA,Read more…
UNITED STATES
The third annual Spring Conference for African-American Journalists of Faith was held 21-23 April 2006 at Morehead College in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The keynote speaker was John W. Fountain, professor of journalism at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). The conferenceRead more…
UNITED STATES
Pentecostal and so-called non-mainline Protestant churches show continuing growth in the United States, while mainstream churches continue to lose membership, according to the latest annual figures on US church membership. The largest Protestant denomination in the United States, the SouthernRead more…
UNITED KINGDOM
A national survey in the UK shows that Christians are the happiest people in the nation. The survey was carried out by CommunicateResearch and was sponsored by the Evangelical Alliance and Premier Christian Radio. Findings show that seventy-five percent ofRead more…
UNITED KINGDOM
A poll commissioned by the Evangelical Alliance and Premier Christian Radio found that seventy percent people in the UK believe Christian principles are still valid in today’s society, even though half of those who answered in the affirmative professed noRead more…
RUSSIA
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been working in Russia since the early 1990s. Due to inaccessible cities and villages across eleven time zones expansion has been difficult, despite the need. However, MAF is now expanding into Siberia. MAF’s Dave BochmanRead more…
The Interwoven Tasks of Prayer and Evangelism
Prayer and evangelism are not strangers, but friends.Read more…
PANAMA
Through providing food, clothing, school supplies, teaching materials and generators, Convoy of Hope (COH) helps enable more than three thousand Ngobe Bugle Indians to attend an annual conference in western Panama. The conference provides teaching for pastors, laypersons, youth andRead more…
RWANDA
The Book of Hope has joined with Hillsong Church of Australia and many international Christian ministries for HOPE RWANDA: 100 Days of Hope. From 7 April through 15 July, they will provide the Book of Hope to every student andRead more…
UNITED KINGDOM
On 28 March 2006, a Thanksgiving service took place in Westminster Abbey to mark the 150th anniversary of The Mission to Seafarers. The Mission to Seafarers (formerly The Missions to Seamen) is a missionary society of the Anglican Church whichRead more…
ECUADOR
The Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos-Orench will begin 1 June as provisional bishop of the Diocese of Central Ecuador, one of two Episcopal dioceses in Ecuador. The Diocese of Central Ecuador has twenty-nine missions, fourteen presbyters and two deacons. The administrativeRead more…
UNITED STATES
Royal Rangers International (RRI) held an historic conference in Florida, USA in February. In Spanish, the conference was called Seminario de Actualizacion Latinoamericano (SAL, which means salt). The purpose was to introduce new evangelistic program resources to the national RoyalRead more…
Second Annual Global Day of Prayer Seeks to Unite Millions Worldwide
Global prayer gathering, held 4 June 2006, seeks to include participants from over two hundred nations.Read more…
London Soccer Stadium to Be the Focus for Mass Christian Prayer
This yearÌ¢âÂã¢s GDOP, to be celebrated 27 May 2007, will have its UK hub in West Ham football stadium in London, England.Read more…
Practical Prayer Evangelism
A step-by-step look at beginning a prayer evangelism ministry.Read more…
Training Evangelists in Manila through the Second Asian Advanced Institute for Evangelists
Conference seeks to enlighten, encourage and empower the lives and ministries of practicing evangelists from Asia and the South Pacific.Read more…
China’s Millions Website
Website seeks to raise awareness and serve as an educational tool for those interested in helping to fulfill God’s purposes for China.Read more…
StreetLevel 2006: Changing the Course of Homelessness in Canada
Conference for those passionately engaged in finding solutions to poverty and homelessness reaps great results.Read more…
Doubt and Amazement: ProChrist2006 in Europe
Germany-based outreach event, translated into eighteen languages, attracted millions of individuals from twenty European nations to Christ.Read more…
Tamil Nadu Pastors Conference and 55th Annual Convention
The 2006 Evangelical Fellowship of India Annual Conference, 24-27 May, seeks to equip, motivate and mobilize pastors throughout India.Read more…
A Contribution from the Latin American Evangelical Churches
Seeking unified ecumenism in Evangelical Churches throughout Latin America.Read more…
Movement for African National Initiatives 2006: Uniting African Church Leaders
African church leaders take the lead in not only missions on the African continent, but global missions as well.Read more…
Head of UK Evangelical Alliance Backs Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
More than two million Christians in over one hundred countries are expected to unite for prayer for children at risk 3-4 June.Read more…
Joining Together Across Church Divides: The Growth of Prayer Week in the UK
The story of how one man’s vision led to a national annual prayer week which has transformed countless lives.Read more…
The Importance of Prayer in Evangelism
Eight reasons why prayer is so important in evangelism.Read more…
Prayer, Evangelism and Human Methodology
Prayer and human methods are the two wings required for the airplane of evangelism to successfully get off the ground, fly safely at the appropriate altitude and arrive at its intended destination.Read more…
Prayer and Fasting for Evangelism
Biblical guidelines for combining fasting with prayer evangelism.Read more…
Prayer in Evangelism
“Prayer in Evangelism” Lausanne Occasional Paper provides insight into integrating the two.Read more…
Into Their World… The Malay of Malaysia
More than ninety-nine percent of Malay remain unevangelized due to government laws and restrictions and other factors.Read more…
Dwindling Water Supplies Around the World a Cause for Concern
Only 2.5% of the 1.3 trillion cubic kilometers (km3) of water on earth is fresh, usable water. This is critical especially for many of the unreached peoples of the world.Read more…
Roman Catholics in Mission: An Update
Lay movements and leadership momentum are leading to a greater emphasis on evangelization within the Catholic Church.Read more…
IN THIS ISSUE…Prayer Evangelism and Other Issues of Global Interest
Peoples of the World Second Annual Global Day of Prayer