“I think the direction we are going to see global missions moving is to partner more with the global church to mobilize workers and increase momentum,” missionary says. The Week of Prayer for International Missions is Dec. 3–10.
Sharing the gospel recently at two Mississippi prisons, Missouri Baptists also provided vision clinics and eyeglasses.
In addition to countries persecuting Christians, International Christian Concern named six entities it identified as the world’s worst in terms of oppressing religious freedom and religious minorities.
Vandals have defaced a church’s sign in Gainesville, Georgia, that declares: “We stand with Israel.” North Hall Church pastor Bucky Kennedy is using the incident to proclaim the gospel.
Less than five hours before he was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Oct. 26, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for Death Row inmate William Keith Speers …
“We need to learn to look beyond the headlines. We need to look for who is missing from the reports and what’s not being said. Many times, our own brothers and sisters in Christ will be found in that void.”
Rick Gage, head of GO TELL Ministries, said more than 2,000 people made decisions for Christ during the crusade in Mississippi. Of those, 1,354 made salvation decisions.
If Texas Death Row inmate William Keith Speer is executed as scheduled Oct. 26, two men whose lives have been transformed by God will be present — one on the death chamber gurney and one in the adjacent viewing area.
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