In this Issue: Stories from Niger, New York, and North Africa
- WORLD: Latest Statistics on Scripture Access
- NIGER: 10 People Killed, Churches Burned
- UNITED STATES: Discipling toward Faith
- NORTH AFRICA: The Little Things
- FRANCE: Tragedy Leaves Parisians Open to the Gospel
Dear readers,
Our last edition of News Briefs featured a piece from Justin Long analyzing the annual status of global mission for 2015. You might also want to take a look at a follow-up article which points out that 70% of the least evangelized people live in just 70 states and provinces.
This week, we point you to an analysis piece from Wycliffe Global Alliance on the status of worldwide Bible translation.
Readers may have already seen another piece of recent global analysis, Open Doors’ World Watch List. The annual list ranks the top 50 countries where Christians face the most persecution and reports that it wasn’t an increase in violence, primarily, that drove religious persecution to record levels in this last year but rather increased “cultural marginalization” of Christians. Take a look at the report itself, Open Doors’ press release, or Not Forgotten: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Most Difficult to Be a Christian (Christianity Today).
Finally, we hope you’ll appreciate more personal stories from Niger, New York, North Africa, and France.
Blessings,
Marti Wade