Dear Friends, This week, please intercede with us for Jean Musavuli from the Democratic Republic of Congo The most populous country in Francophone Africa, the DR Congo is home to nearly 92 million people from 250 ethnic groups Approximately 94% of Congolese are Christians: 30%..... read more
Dear Friends, Thank you for joining us in prayer for Emmanuel Ndikumana from Burundi Located in the Great Lakes region of Africa, the Republic of Burundi is home to approximately 11 million people, of whom 86% are Christians (62% Catholic), 8% practice indigenous religions, and 3% are..... read more
Dear Friends, This week, let us intercede for Dimbiniaina (Andry) Randrianasolo from Madagascar Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean, to the southeast of mainland Africa The island nation is famed for its tropical rainforests, reef-rich beaches, and biodiversity Over 90% of..... read more
Dear Friends, This week, please pray with us for Daniel Dama from Benin Located in West Africa, the Republic of Benin is home to nearly 11 million people According to the 2013 census, 49% of Beninese are Christians (26% Roman Catholic), 28% are Muslims, 12% practice Vodun (Voodoo),..... read more
Dear Friends, Please join us as we intercede this week for Serge-Armand Yao in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Located in West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire is a religiously diverse republic of 24 million According to a 2014 census, 43% of Ivoirians are Muslims (mostly Sunni) who reside mainly..... read more
Dear Friends, This week, please join us in prayer for Emmanuel Mukeshimana from Rwanda Located in East Africa, the mountainous country of Rwanda is home to 113 million people According to the 2012 census, 50% of Rwandans are Protestant, 44% Catholic, and 2% Muslim Rwanda has a very..... read more
Dear Friends, This week, please intercede with us for Dr David Kasali in the Democratic Republic of Congo The most populous country in Francophone Africa, the DR Congo is home to nearly 92 million people from 250 ethnic groups Approximately 94% of Congolese are Christians: 30% Catholic,..... read more
Suffering is the daily lot of many of the world’s Christians, particularly those in Western Africa Unfortunately, churches give little heed to this reality in most Sunday services Behind this lies a barely concealed apprehension Christians have with regard to the proper stance to adopt toward..... read more
Introduction Since 9/11, hardly a day goes by without some religiously motivated act of extremism According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, religious extremism worldwide claims nearly 100,000 Christian lives annually Since the 1980s,..... read more
Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil— Ephesians 5:15-16 (NRSV) The Crisis More than three years have passed since the beginning of the “Arab Spring,” a term that symbolized hope for the people of the..... read more
Muslim-Christian interfaith dialogue often raises the question: Do we worship the same God The answer is usually colored by the preferences, presuppositions, or theological-doctrinal understanding of the individual In this essay, I affirm the complexity of this question, explain some of the..... read more
While we generally welcome theological differences stimulated by the cultural context, discussions that address the socio-political dimension of life often cause discomfort for evangelical believers In my context of Latin America, we take contextual realties quite seriously With an approach to..... read more
The Iraqi people have experienced a deep wound Since 2003, national unity has been torn apart, creating an irreparable fissure in what was probably a superficial unity within the country After 2003, Iraq developed a system that consolidated democracy along sectarian, religious, and ethnic lines,..... read more
Although urbanization is not new, the degree and speed with which the world, and especially the non-western world, is turning urban is remarkable People from every culture and ethnicity are moving to our cities by the millions Yet we still tend to work in traditional ways of doing mission We..... read more
Manohar training pastors in Andhra Pradesh We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited – 2 Cor 6:3 How does God awaken someone to a fresh Kingdom vision For Manohar James, it involved getting beaten up in the “land of the gods,”..... read more