Jesus commands us in Matthew 28.18-19: “…All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” The central mandate of the Great Commission is to “make disciples of [...]
We encourage anyone who knows Christ as prophet, priest, and king to serve on short- or long-term mission trips. Getting out of our context and serving other, whether it’s in a soup kitchen in Quincy, a homeless shelter in St. Louis, an AIDS orphanage in South Africa, or a clinic in India is crucial for [...]
The growth of the Algerian Church over the past decade is an answer to prayer. A long road of tearful sowing by a tenacious succession of missionaries and intercessors is bearing beautiful fruit – while impossible to assess accurately, some believe that the number of believers far exceeds 100,000. The large majority are Kabyle Berber in [...]
Severe drought coupled with 20 years of civil unrest in Somalia has left the horn of Africa in a food crisis of monumental proportions. Refugees are fleeing from Somalia to the surrounding countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti, which are already under the strain of a massive food shortage. The Church must move quickly to [...]
In the world today there are nearly 27 million slaves. That is more slaves than ever came from Africa across the Atlantic into America. People are being bought and sold to be used in forced labor in the spice trade, in the gold and diamond trade, and in the sex trade. This gross injustice is [...]
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. And if children, then heirs – heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with Him in order that we bay also be glorified with Him.” Romans 8.16-17 We are dead. Dead in our sins and trespasses in [...]