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Faith Triumphs Over Idols in Africa
In the West African nation of Togo, a 23-year-old man named Ganiou faced a sudden test of faith one evening when his mother became unable to breathe. Witnessing her suffering, his entire village urged him to perform voodoo rituals for her healing. Ganiou, a Christian,...
Threads of Redemption
Malaika arrived as the most troubled student at Sifa Collective. With relationships battered by years of trauma and broken trust, her family members had registered her for the program. “We hate her,” they declared to the staff. “See what you can do with...
Legacies of Faithfulness: Jim and Jan Ruff
From the beginning of their missionary career, Jim and Jan Ruff committed to following the Lord’s leading. Over the last 49 years, they have faithfully followed that sovereign guidance through each stage of a surprising journey. Starting as ABWE...
An Operation That Launched a Church
The early morning rain cut through dusty air, splashing against the parched, red earth. As channels of water flowed off National Route N1, the shallow streambed below filled waist-deep—one of countless answered prayers witnessed by the 14 new believers scheduled to be...
Do These 5 Things To Show Missionaries You Care
The New Testament makes clear that we should have an attitude of loving support towards missionaries: “send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God . . . support people like these” (3 John 6, 8). We know that we are to show sincere care for sent-out...
A Church Built on Prayer
One church plant in Nicaragua is so dedicated to prayer that even its name reflects a longing for God’s presence. The verse referenced in its name, Iglesia Bautista Jeremias 33:3—Jeremiah 33:3 Baptist Church—reminds the growing congregation of God’s command...
Are Christians Closing Doors With Muslims?
“I have more in common with my Muslim neighbors than I have in common with most of my unbelieving American neighbors.” That was what one American Christian remarked during one of our recent ABWE training seminars teaching Christians in the U.S. to build...
Comparing the Qur’an vs the Bible – Scriptures Pointing Different Directions
For Muslims, the Qur’an is a book providing guidance—but for Christians, the Bible has more than guidance: good news. The pluralistic spirit of our contemporary Western culture often inclines us to quickly highlight the fact that the Qur’an vs the Bible seem to...
Worldly Trash or Knowing Christ?
“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my...
See How Medical Missions Trips Open Closed Doors
Around the world, missionaries face the challenge of closed doors. It can be difficult for direct evangelistic and church planting efforts to gain interest or acceptance in a community. However, medical care is often an effective means of opening some of those doors...
Despite living in a war zone, Ukrainians continue to focus on strategic gospel ministries
In September of 2023 on the outskirts of Kiev, about 35 people from three churches gathered for the Good Soil Evangelism & Discipleship Seminar. It was the first one held in Ukraine since the invasion began in February of 2022. Since that time, churches have...
Contending for the Faith with Urgency
“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3 ESV) Urgency is an interesting phenomenon. It...