Monetizing Women’s Bodies in Iran
[Image reads: “Women under 30/ Blood group o/b who has children/ Get 4 million by donating an egg] What happens if the poor can’t work to make a living? In many places in the world, there is a shortage of jobs, and people are unable to provide for their families simply by working hard. But the poor often have another
Continue ReadingA Silent Disaster in the Cradle of African Christianity
A few months ago, we reported on the humanitarian disaster and destruction of ancient Christian heritage in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian army together with Eritrean forces had invaded the northern region of Tigray. Reports of mass murder, mass rape, ethnic cleansing and man-made famine were coming out of Tigray, fuelling grave concerns for the population. Precious and unique Christian churches, monasteries
Continue ReadingTweens and Teens for Missions: Great New Resource!
Are you a parent, sunday school teacher or youth leader in your church? We have have developed an exciting, free resource for young people between the ages of 9-13. Our Mission 10/40 course introduces tweens and teens to the amazing, ongoing story of mission. In eight chapters, this course goes through all the basics, including sections on the Biblical story
Continue ReadingFrom Captive to Graduate: Joyful News from Nigeria
Premier Christian News reported how Mary Katambi, one of the girls abducted by Boko Haram from her school in Chibok has graduated university with a degree in accounting. She was given a private scholarship (not by BtJ) to make this possible. Her parents expressed pride and gratitude. At one time, they feared they would never see her again. Now their
Continue ReadingChibok Girls: God chose the weak to shame the strong
What kind of person is most likely to survive prolonged extreme physical and psychological pressures? You would think that a young, fit, spiritually mature and stable man, with military or outdoor training and some medical skills would make the best chance. What chance would a group of teenage schoolgirls from a poor and illiterate background have? When writing about children
Continue ReadingProtests in Nigeria
It was another sad week for Nigeria’s Middle Belt. In Kaduna State, an Assemblies of God church was burnt down, and eight Christians were killed by ‘bandits’ on Wednesday. Many of the attacks on Christians are blamed on bandits. This makes it look like a crime problem instead of a problem of the growing influence of Islamic extremism. The government
Continue ReadingUpdate: Extreme Weather in China Gives Bad Omen
We have reported recently here and here about extreme weather and floods in China. The situation is not letting up and we want to ask you to continue to keep this in your prayers. The Three Gorges Dam has held so far, for which we are thankful. The government has, however, opened the dam’s emergency floodwater spillways, which has led
Continue ReadingSurprise Report: Increased Persecution in China Leads to New Explosive Church Growth
The crackdown on Christians in China is fueling growth in the underground church, according to reports from inside the country. A crack down throughout China over the last few weeks has shut down several remaining official churches. More than 42 official state-run churches have been shut down over two weeks, in Yugan county. However, the same thing has been experienced
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
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