missionaries

A new report has found that just three percent of Christian missionaries worldwide are focused on evangelizing to "unreached" people around the world.

The Great Commission is central to the Church Age. It is the last thing Jesus talked to his followers about before ascending back to heaven. Through the ages, believers have taken Jesus' charge to preach the Word to the ends of the earth very seriously. Whether they were missionaries at home or abroad, these particular 10 Christians are inspiring examples of people who knew what was most important in this life. They had experienced the forgiveness and love of Christ and were compelled to share this Good News with others. Hopefully their words will inspire you, whether you are called to be a missionary in your hometown or called to go to the far reaches of the globe.

Photo courtesy: ©Thinkstock/kevron2001

A family member of several of the formerly kidnapped Christian Aid Ministries missionaries in Haiti said a ransom had been paid, but their kidnappers still refused to free the missionaries before they managed to escape.

On Monday, Christian Aid Missionaries shared that their 12 kidnapped Christian missionaries who found freedom from their Haitian captors last week did so due to a daring middle-of-the-night escape and a multi-mile journey through briar-filled woods under the moonlight.

All 17 missionaries who were kidnapped in October by Haitian gang members have been released, according to a statement by the missionary organization behind the trip.

Why are we willing to risk life and limb so that others can hear about Jesus? We know that the lovingkindness of God is better than life. We know that our Savior took up his own cross to give his life in our place. We know that the souls of men, women, boys and girls are eternal. We know that the hope of the Gospel is real and that the reality of Hell cannot be denied. We go because all nations need to hear. We go because God is glorious. We go because the risks pale in comparison to the rewards.

Three more missionaries from the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries have been released in Haiti after a local gang abducted them in mid-October.

Two of the 17 missionaries who were abducted in Haiti last month have been released, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries confirms.

On Thursday, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries held another "special day of prayer and fasting" for their missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti more than a month ago.

A Catholic priest who was abducted by a Haitian gang in April is asking for prayers for 17 missionaries who are still being held prisoner by the gang.