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In an unprecedented turn of events this week, China invited Taliban leaders to the ancient city of Tianjin to host discussions of future cooperation. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, met nine visiting Taliban leaders, which included Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. China informed the Taliban that they expected it to play an important role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan

Next week, BTJ will be hosting a live update for those who will be joining us for the Middle Eastern Christian Business Forum and the BTJ missions trip to Iraq. The meeting will be a private online question and answer session for those that are confirmed to join us. In addition to this article, an email has been sent out

David Joannes joins Back to Jerusalem on our latest podcast to share about a police raid that took place during leadership training inside of China. A group of passionate Christians were arrested and thrown in jail for meeting together in an unauthorized Bible study. The Chinese government had seen them as such a threat that, according to David, the police

Mark Zuckerburg, founder of Facebook, is reportedly engaged in negotiations to form partnerships with mega churches in the US, as it prepares to roll out a new tool for religious engagement. Is this new outreach by the social media giant a reason to rejoice or to be worried? According to one report, Facebook is providing churches with “starter kits” that

BTJ is asking all of our partners to join with us in a special prayer. We are currently facing a real challenge with banking in China. Details cannot be given, but as support goes to our partners on the field in China, there is a lot of risk involved. It is vital that funding is able to reach the work

As China continues to look for ways to master the weather, the weather continues to grow more extreme. Are the two connected? China, like the rest of the world, has created massive dams in order to tame the wild rushing rivers and dug massive lakes to create reservoirs of water when needed, but in some ways, China has gone a

OK… so it is finally happening! Churches will soon be able to go LIVE on BTJ’s social media platform – DingDash! Right now, BTJ is in the testing stages for DingDash LIVE: a feature that will allow churches to share their services online without worrying about being blocked. Our first LIVE event will be on August 4, 2021. DingDash already

If you are in the Denver area this morning, come and join us for a special Back to Jerusalem Sabbath service at Roeh Israel, a Messianic Jewish congregation. This will be a special service, where I will be sharing details from the frontlines of the most unreached areas on earth. I will be sharing behind the scenes information about China,

Perhaps one of the most powerful Christian essayists, but largely unrecognised writer of the 20th century, is F.W. Boreham. Though he may not be known by most American or European missionaries, he is the best selling Australian author of all time, with many of his books going into their 24th reprint. F.W. Boreham had a vision to go and serve

At least 25 people have now been killed in the heaviest rain storm to hit China in the last 1,000 years. More than 1.2 million people have been affected. More people remain missing as BTJ continues to help those in need. Yesterday, funds were sent into China to purchase food, blankets, and hygiene kits. Henan Province is the center of