No School in North Korea
While it is easy to dismiss oral reports of human rights abuses, video footage is much harder to deny or forget. Brave unnamed sources in North Korea have filmed North Korean children doing hard physical labor on railroad construction. The Daily Mirror, a British newspaper, obtained the footage and published it on-line. To demand of the general population to
Continue ReadingRemember the Persecuted Christians this Christmas
Don’t want to be a Debby-downer this Christmas? I understand. No one really wants to bring everyone down during Christmas talking about hungry children, orphans, or war refugees. The LAST thing you want to bring up at a joyful Christmas party is Christian persecution. Ugghhhh. Yuck! Some people just want to watch football and enjoy their sugar cream pie (assuming
Continue ReadingHow to Create a Sustainable Food Supply
Over the years, our Chinese BTJ people have gained extensive experience with greenhouses, especially with aquaponics. This technique combines the raising of fish and vegetables in one greenhouse system. In many areas, it is a challenge to get a steady supply of healthy food. Building and maintaining greenhouses is a way to bless the local population who live in places
Continue ReadingCanadian Aid Workers in China Accused of Being Spies
All foreign Christians working in China and North Korea know that there is a chance their work will get them in trouble with authorities, no matter how hard they try to benefit their adopted country. But it is not always the work that leads to trouble. As foreigners, they can become unwilling actors in high level political games. This was
Continue ReadingGod Sends a Storm Pillar to Protect Israel from ISIS
As ISIS leaders are running from the fighting in Iraq, they are fleeing to Syria where the leaders of Israel have been concerned. ISIS has been eyeing the northern border of Israel and have claimed that they will establish a caliphate in the Levant – including taking over the state of Israel. Fortunately, it seems that God has not abandoned
Continue ReadingILLEGAL BIBLE PRINTING
In my opinion, it would be pretty hard for any tale to match the awesomeness of the illegal Bible printing story told by Brother Ren at the beginning of Eugene Bach’s The Underground Church (available here on the BTJ website). That said, I once heard a story that does come close, if not in terms of sheer daring, then at
Continue ReadingPRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR OUR PROJECTS
One of the ways in which we want to serve Christian projects is by helping them develop a reliable power supply. The lack or deficiency of a power grid frustrates the work that is being done and makes people’s daily lives much more complicated. Over the years we have built up experience in developing sustainable power supplies in places where
Continue ReadingTHE MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN CHINA
When you think about Islamic terrorism, what part of the world springs to mind? The Middle East? New York City? Somewhere in Europe like London, Paris or Oslo? These parts of the world have all experienced well-publicized acts of terrorism – some of them more frequently than others. Regardless of what city, country or region comes to mind for you,
Continue ReadingArmageddon Hits India and Why You haven’t Heard
On November 8th, there was a massive disaster that hit India that most people did not hear about. When most of the world was watching the US election, no one noticed when the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, made the suprise announcement that they planned to demonetize the country and make everyone use credit. The Rs500 and Rs1000 notes
Continue ReadingWHAT YOU ARE NOT BEING TOLD
Which country sends out the most missionaries per capita? And, which country receives the most missionaries? Do you know? The answers will probably surprise you. Consider the following statistics: About two thirds of the world’s population lives inside of what we call the “10/40 Window”. For those new to the world of international missions, the term “10/40 Window” refers to
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