“We were hearing horror stories about what was happening, and we couldn’t believe it,” Zaki remembers. “After spending three weeks there, we saw the challenges that the church was facing because of the Arab Spring.”
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If you want to continue to learn about the Church in Latin America, explore our second November book. By Martin Hartwig Eitzen (LeaderStudies; also supported by Langham) from Paraguay, Dependent, Independent, Interdependent? analyzes how Western missions have shaped Latin American churches and considers how Majority World and Western believers can partner with cultural sensitivity and …
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“In suffering, we discover a new space – a space in which God is present,” says Dr. Yohanna Katanacho. As a Palestinian Israeli Evangelical, Yohanna knows this firsthand: “In the Middle East, we think that we are completely abandoned. It’s not true. God is with us.” Yohanna’s story is one of God’s power to transform …
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Pray for peace and stability in my ministry context of West Africa, where terrorism is claiming many lives daily. The kidnapping of local men and women is becoming the order of the day.
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If you’re curious about the development of theology in Latin America, read our first November book of the month, A Visible Witness: Christology, Liberation, and Participation by Jules A. Martinez-Olivieri (LeaderStudies; also supported by Langham) from Puerto Rico. Although we’ve featured the English edition of this book before, a new Spanish edition is now available. …
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We would love to see a DRC where human dignity is celebrated, where integrity rules, and where Christ is Lord in every action and life.
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We welcome 15 new scholars to LeaderStudies this fall! Pray for them as they labor during the pandemic.
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Athena Gorospe (LeaderStudies; 2017 ScholarLeader of the Year) loves the Old Testament because it directly confronts bondage, oppression, violence, and exploitation – the same evils we fight today. Crux Sola Blog recently featured an interview with her as one of 30 Old Testament Bible Scholars to read and follow. She teaches at Asian Theological Seminary …
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In Ituri, there are more than ten armed groups that kill, loot, and rape the population regularly. The city of Bunia, where we live, is not spared from their cruelties.
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Presidential elections will be held at the end of the month. Please pray with us for peace before, during, and after the elections. Pray for all the political actors in the country, that the Lord may soften their hearts and guide their actions.
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Kei Hiramatsu (LeaderStudies) successfully defended his dissertation after pandemic-related setbacks. Praise God! Please pray for Kei and his family as they return home to Japan. Pray for their three children especially because they have not lived in Japan before.
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Patrick (LeaderStudies) recently published an article in Missio Dei that analyzes Romans 8 and concepts of shame/guilt in order to present the message of salvation more winsomely to the East Asian context.
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Eric Sarwar (LeaderStudies) from Pakistan just published an article in Fuller Studio about the power of art in Christian worship and peacebuilding.
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Our second October book of the month is The Quran with Christian Commentary by Gordon Nickel. It offers an English translation of the Quran, notes discussing specific passages, and articles by experts, including one by Ayman S. Ibrahim (LeaderStudies) on violence in the Quran.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made me think a lot about the fragility of the human person, the brevity of life, and the need to rely on God alone in times like these.
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