A court has ordered North Korea to pay an American missionary’s family $330 million after the missionary was kidnapped by spies and placed in a prison camp, where he later died.
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Kidnapped Missionary in Nigeria Released
The Free Methodist Church USA announced the release of its kidnapped missionary in Nigeria, Phyllis Sortor.
Evangelical Mission Organization Says It is Suffering From Lack of Missionaries
An evangelical mission organization says parts of North America is “unreached” due to a lack of missionaries.
How Christians Treating Ebola Patients is History Repeating Itself
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that many of the doctors waging war on Ebola in Africa are Christians. It’s a story as old as the faith itself. I’ll explain.
Kent Brantly Donates Blood to Another Missionary Doctor Fighting Ebola
An American physician who contracted Ebola while working in a West African hospital has received a blood transfusion from another American missionary doctor who survived the disease.
Missionaries Who Beat Ebola Speak Out as Another Doctor is Diagnosed
North Carolina-based missions group SIM identified a third American diagnosed with Ebola in Liberia, even as survivors Nancy Writebol and Kent Brantly began to tell their stories.
American SIM USA Doctor with Ebola Arrives in Nebraska for Treatment
Dr. Rick Sacra, a SIM USA doctor and the third American to be infected with Ebola, has arrived in Omaha to receive treatment for the virus.
Another American Missionary Being Treated for Ebola
Another American has been infected with the Ebola virus. Dr. Rick Sacra, missionary physician for SIM USA stationed in Liberia is reportedly receiving treatment for the disease.
"Radical" Pastor David Platt Elected International Mission Board President
David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills, has been elected president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.
Recovered from Ebola, US Missionary Kent Brantly Discharged
An American doctor treated for Ebola, Kent Brantly, was discharged from Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital Thursday. Another American aid worker, Nancy Writebol, was discharged Tuesday.
