Chinese Christians Push to Adopt Children with Disabilities

Xiaofei Wang, a pastor’s wife at a house church in the Chinese port city of Xiamen, had long heard of families overseas who would adopt children with special needs from China. Some of these adoptive parents had limited finances and other children to care for, yet they were eager to bring another child into their Read more…

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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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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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