The Chinese Christian Who Helped Overcome Illiteracy in Asia
In 1918, Yan Yangchu (Y. C. James Yen) set sail from the United States for France despite the possible threat of submarine attacks during World War I. The recent Yale University graduate, along with 40 other Chinese Christian students, had been invited by the YMCA to provide social activities for 30,000 Chinese laborers in France Read more…
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When I Opened My Bible, God Gave Me a Magnifying Glass
In 1991, as a young girl, I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. It was not an easy decision, for I was born and raised in a devout Sikh family. Sikhism is among the youngest of the world religions, founded in AD 1469 in the northern state of Punjab, India. I was born in a Read more…
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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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Mobilizers See Millions of Future Missionaries in Overseas Filipino Workers
When Delyn Garcia moved from the Philippines to Israel in 2018 to work as a caregiver, her goal was to earn enough money for her family back home to build a house. Yet life as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was extremely difficult. The first year, she had to pay back the agency 1 million 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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Arrested Filipino Pastor Apollo Quiboloy Claims He’s the Messiah
Apollo Quiboloy called himself the “Appointed Son of God.” But to Filipino and American authorities, he was a man wanted for years on charges of sexual abuse and human trafficking. Quiboloy, the 74-year-old leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, surrendered to authorities on September 8 after 2,000 security officers descended on the religious sect’s Read more…
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