Connected with the 10/40 window: Office letter from The Netherlands
Dear brothers and sisters, Most people who work with Back to Jerusalem’s offices have their own back story in mission. They have worked for different organisations and projects (and often still do), connected with the 10/40 window or other neglected mission fields. Hearing their stories is always moving. One sister helps trafficking victims in US cities. A brother evangelises Poland’s
Continue ReadingJOIN US ON A TRIP TO CAMBODIA AND VIETNAM
Back to Jerusalem wants to invite you to join us on a special VISION TRIP to Cambodia and/or a Business as Mission meeting in Vietnam. These two events are certain to transform your life forever! A VISION TRIP is a special opportunity to join BTJ missionaries on the field, interact with unreached people groups, and serve where needed. BTJ missionaries
Continue ReadingTurkey
The official death toll in Turkey is now over 50,000 people. However, those numbers are much higher, with some saying as high as 250,000 deaths. This sobering number became a reality as we drove through the streets of Antakya (The Biblical city of Antioch), and witnessed street after street of high-rise buildings that were completely flattened. We attended a local
Continue ReadingThe Gnashing of Teeth in Syria – A Living Apocalypse
Without hyperbole, the nation of Syria is living in the apocalypse. It is a nation where wailing, suffering, and the gnashing of teeth is never ending. The sun and moon are drowned out daily by the smoke of bombs and explosions. Misery and suffering foretold in the book of Revelation is unfolding in Syria and the recent earthquake is just
Continue ReadingUkraine: The Only Weapon That Can Bring Life
“This weapon gives life, hope, changes life, gives happiness,” says a Ukrainian soldier while pointing to a New Testament provided by BTJ. Then he shows his automatic rifle and continues, “this weapon takes life and brings pain and heaviness. May God protect us from it!” A year ago, BTJ funded and produced almost 36,000 New Testaments in the modern Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBTJ Smugglers Hat
Each BTJ Smugglers hat comes with the BTJ Logo on the front and “Back to Jerusalem” written in Chinese along the back adjustment strap. This black hat features the Chinese character 回 (hui), which has multiple definitions, but four of them are especially pertinent to our ministry: To return To turn around Muslim To circle It should be evident why
Continue ReadingChina’s Biggest Need Today? Bibles.
Some have said, “There is no need for Bibles in China, since they print more Bibles than anywhere else in the world!” Our partners in China recently held a secret meeting in Hunan Province. Some leaders from one of the main networks of the underground church gathered to discuss the things they had seen in the last three years and
Continue ReadingShould Believers be Involved in Social Justice?
“Consider G-d’s doing! Who can straighten what He has twisted?” Ecclesiastes 7:13 Many in the Jewish community interpret “Tikkun Olam” to mean “repairing the world” in terms of social justice. But why have Jewish people decided that this should be an essential goal for every Jewish person to strive for, when we cannot straighten or even change what God has
Continue ReadingPastors in China Forced to Preach Pro-Communist Message
Upon hearing the phrase, “underground church in China,” Christians often ask one simple question – “why do Christians in China hide underground?” The simple answer is that the term ‘underground church’ does not necessarily mean anyone is literally hiding in a secret location in a cave or underground. Instead, it is the name given to a group of Christians who
Continue ReadingGateKeeper Prayer Points (18th May 2023)
