Extreme flooding in China, prayers asked
Very heavy rainfall has led to the first code red flood warning in 80 years. The Qijiang river is bursting its banks in many places. At the moment it is unclear how serious the situation is because communication has been lost in some areas. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated already, as water levels are expected to reach
Continue ReadingTrouble in North Korea, and how they let us know
North Korea blew up a highly symbolic liaison office today in the border city of Kaesong. It comes days after they cut the diplomatic communication lines with South Korea. What is going on? It is not easy to grab the spotlight, when there is so much going on in the world. The United States are consumed with domestic issues, an
Continue ReadingWandering the streets of North Korea
Homelessness is on the rise in North Korea, according to a report from Daily NK, (a media outlet run by North Korean defectors). An interview with two people, one living inside North Korea and one recently defected, explores the reasons for this. Homelessness among children is a long-standing problem in North Korea. There is even a specific term for them
Continue ReadingIranian brothers begin prison sentence
The organisation Middle East Concern, reports that four Iranian brothers have gone to prison after their appeal was denied at the beginning of this year. Hossein Kadivar, Khalil Dehghanpour, Kamal Naamanian and Mohammed Vafadar were arrested last year for ‘endangering state security and promoting Zionism’. They began their 5 year sentences on the 2nd of June. Three of our brothers
Continue ReadingGood News amongst much bad news for the troubled church in Nigeria
Last Saturday, Eugene Bach did a Facebook live about the situation in Nigeria. Pastor Olamide Dawson, a Nigerian pastor involved with the CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria) spoke with Eugene about the recent kidnapping of Bishop Joseph Masin. We were called to pray for his release. Bishop Joseph Masin is an important leader of the churches in Nigeria and chairman
Continue ReadingFood and face masks in India
We received encouraging news from our partners in India today. Like the rest of the world, the pandemic has a great impact in India, but they testify how God had already prepared them for it although they were unaware. In the past few years, they had done a lot of training in sustainable farming and aquaponics. Many villages had been
Continue ReadingAgility in battle: lockdown changes and challenges
In every country in which we are working, our teams have to deal with the constantly changing reality of pandemic restrictions and supply issues. Fortunately, we have had some practice at this. Back to Jerusalem is used to working in volatile regions, where we always have to be ready to quickly change our plans. However, this situation also poses some
Continue ReadingGlobal Missions Amidst a Pandemic: A Live Prayercast
At the beginning of the lockdown in Europe and the VS, we published an article about rioritizing the Great Commission in a time of lockdown. Now that it is clear that the Corona virus is not going to blow over in a matter of weeks or even months, it has become more urgent to find new ways to think and
Continue ReadingMissionary doctors fighting Covid-19 in China
It is not what you think it is. Our mental image of missionary doctors is usually a blond female in white scrubs injecting the black arm of a starving child, or something similar. But we are talking about Chinese missionary doctors running clinics in underserved minority areas in China. Meet Mary (not her real name). Mary was the daughter of
Continue ReadingLaunch of Fufu kids!
How do you make a lock down more useful and more fun for your children? We have an answer to that. Welcome to Fufu Kids! Yes, Lock downs are a challenge, but they are also a chance to expose your children to things that may not be in their school curriculum. Mission being one of those. We believe your kids
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