The ‘Antioch of Asia’?

In 1983, Ed Pousson picked up Patrick Johnstone’s Operation World prayer guide and read an entry on Singapore. In it, the Southeast Asian country was described as the ‘Antioch of Asia.’  The American missionary and his Malaysian wife, Lai Kheng, had previously lived and served in Malaysia and were planning to make their home there Read more…

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These Christians Have Not Given Up on North Korea

The past seven years have been agonizing for any foreigner serving North Koreans. Since 2017, the US has barred its citizens from going into North Korea without special permission, all but halting humanitarian organizations and businesses based in the US from operating there. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, nearly all foreigners left China, including those Read more…

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South Korea’s Missions Success Won’t Be Its Future

Beginning in 2002, South Korean national Somang Son served as a missionary in New Delhi, India, for five years. In 2015, she embarked on another mission trip to the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. It was a new city and a different team, but one thing remained the same: She was the youngest missionary there. Read more…

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New Zealand Uncovers Historic Abuse in Church-Run Institutions

Survivors, advocates, and pastors call for “true repentance” among religious groups that ran schools and homes between 1950 and 1999.
Not long after Frances Tagaloa accepted Christ at 16, she started experiencing flashbacks.
Over the next few year…

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New Zealand Uncovers Historic Abuse in Church-Run Institutions

Survivors, advocates, and pastors call for “true repentance” among religious groups that ran schools and homes between 1950 and 1999.
Not long after Frances Tagaloa accepted Christ at 16, she started experiencing flashbacks.
Over the next few year…

Read More