missionaries

Secular Missionaries Spread Their Gospel Abroad

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Christian missionaries are the ones so often depicted as judgmental and dismissive of native cultures. The history of Christian missions certainly does include bad ideas about native peoples and bad behavior by those tasked with bringing the Good News to them. Still, today, it’s Western liberal secularists leading the way in being judgmental and dismissive of native cultures.

The Martyrdom of Kayla Mueller: The Transforming Power of Courage

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

On August 3, 2013, Kayla Mueller and a friend visited a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo, Syria, to repair the hospital’s internet connection. They were reportedly taken captive by ISIS the next day. Kayla was not heard from again until the next spring. Then she sent a remarkable letter to her family through cellmates who were released. She stated that she had been “treated w/the utmost respect + kindness,” clearly writing before she faced the torture that was to come.

In California’s Coachella Valley, Catholic Church Ministers to Indigenous Purépechas

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Aida Sansor and Maria Teresa Pacheco have traveled the Eastern Coachella Valley area, seeking to connect with the indigenous Purépecha community.

Chinese Communist Officials Deport 13 South Korean Missionary Families

Monday, September 23, 2019

Communist officials in China deported 13 families in 2017 who had been living and working in the country as missionaries.

US Doctor Shot on Mission Trip Rescued by a Mystery Man on a Motorcycle

Friday, May 31, 2019

An American doctor who was shot while on a mission trip to Haiti is telling the story of the harrowing moments when he thought he was going to die and of the man who served as “an angel” by turning away the gunmen. 58-year-old Doug Burbella traveled to Haiti with a missions group through Living Waters.

Divided Methodists: Will Sexual Colonialism Split the UMC?

Thursday, February 28, 2019

For generations, U.S. churches sent missionaries around the world, preaching the Gospel and planting churches in places such as Africa, South America, and Asia. Today, many of the millions of Christians and churches that resulted from those missionary efforts are more biblically faithful than their American forebears. This is especially true of certain denominations and certain issues.