Does any other nation’s popular culture speak to the wider range of audience? Do we preach the gospel so that it reaches a diverse audience?
When Angie, from Myanmar was selling clothes in a mall in Taipei, an OMF worker met and invited her to a small group of the Shopworkers church. She became a Christian and grew a burden for the people of her own country. She want to give them the best -Jesus Christ . Yet for a […]
New missionaries are often surprised by small differences when they first go to live in a new country. Aven showed creativity and flexibility when she and her husband were surprised on their first grocery trip in Japan.
For the millions of Muslim people in East and Southeast Asia, the fasting month of Ramadan marks the time Muslims believe the Qur’an was first revealed to Muhammad. It’s a great time to pray for God to bless these Muslims and to pray that they would learn more about Jesus. We invite you to pray [...]
Long sealed off from the surrounding world, the kingdom of Tibet, for geographical and religious reasons, had long posed a formidable challenge to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Theo Sorensen was one of the pioneering missionaries who faithfully faced the challenge. He served for about two decades (1899 to 1920) in Tatsienlu, the place traditionally [...]
I was in the last leg of my 24-day short-term placement in the Land of the Blue Sky, back in 2019. During a 45-minute bumpy ride back from to the capital one night, a huge van overtook us – I couldn’t believe my eyes. The signwriting on the back of the van read ‘Noah’! Intrigued, I began to read and look at Noah’s life more closely that night.
There’s a very strong temptation to proudly cling to what seems normal and therefore “right” to me. But if I’m going to live in Japan, I have to discover, and humbly accept the Japanese way of doing things.
When you move to a new country, there are many things that are done differently. It is easy to become frustrated and even judgmental, but we must graciously submit, as far as is biblically possible, to the customs and authorities of our new home.
Start typing and press Enter to search
